I can't find it in the Zohar so I wanted to know if he saw that himself in there or was just stating something he heard second hand.
Maybe someone could point to me where in the Zohar it describes that? AI ofc is getting its panties in a knot when I try requesting that info.
Where AI is helpful.
Here is a plain-English breakdown of the ideas presented in that passage:
God’s nature is freedom: The author plays with the roots of the word "promise" to argue that God’s way is to constantly move things forward and grant freedom or "release."
Control is the opposite of God's way: The author then plays with the roots of the word "control" to describe the opposite of freedom. The passage relies on an antisemitic trope, claiming that a small Jewish minority suppresses or "detains" the non-Jewish majority (Gentiles).
Power requires consent: The text argues that those in power cannot actually control anyone unless the masses voluntarily surrender their ability to choose.
People are limiting themselves: Ultimately, the author claims that "control" is just an illusion. They argue that the larger population is actually maintaining its own subjugation by choosing to believe they are controlled, rather than recognizing their own individuality and exercising their God-given free will.
In short, the passage argues that people are willingly giving up their God-given freedom by believing in the illusion that a small elite controls them.
My point: if I don't pay taxes, I get forced to be a government that has men with guns that force me to do things. If I do what I want to do, I land in prison. I can claim to be free all I want but reality is much different than spirituality which only exists in one's head.