Uzi Moses PhD reads the Zohar on distance in relationships, arguing it's not rejection but love with boundaries. People stay in draining relationships out of guilt, mistaking compassion for self-betrayal. Protecting your own spiritual light is a responsibility, and separating from harm is the highest form of kindness.
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The Zohar says something most people misunderstand. Distance is not rejection, it is love with boundaries. People stay in draining relationships because of guilt. They confuse compassion with self-betrayal. But the Zohar teaches love without boundaries turns into darkness. You are not responsible for fixing everyone. You are responsible for protecting the light you were given. When you stay connected to what pulls you down, you are choosing comfort over truth. Distance does not mean hate. It means clarity. It means saying, "I honor you enough not to mix in ways that harm both of us." The Zohar explains that separation is sometimes the highest form of kindness. It allows each soul to face its own work. Closeness at the wrong time creates damage. Walking away from draining connections is not ego, it is maturity. Share this with someone who feels guilty for choosing themselves.