Just as a rose among the thorns is tinged with red and white, the Assembly of Israel contains Din [judgment] and Rachamim [mercy]” (Introduction of The Book of Zohar, “The Rose”).

Judgment, the quality of rigidity in our relationship, is red. But when we remove the judgment in our relationship and treat each other only through friendship, love, and kindness, this is white.

That is, a Kabbalist feels bestowal and love in the form of white light, and the rigid relationship between us in the form of red.

Judgment and mercy are two qualities of a person, according to which we invite upon ourselves the same two qualities from the Creator. As we treat each other, so does the Creator treat us.
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From KabTV’s “Introduction of The Book of Zohar” 6/4/23

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