batch.motif.sufi-jami-persian-mystics-davis-gutenberg-l1171-l1194
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-jami-persian-mystics-davis-gutenberg-l1171-l1194
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
passage_locator:
label: GOD THE ONLY LOVE ETERNAL / FINITE AND INFINITE BEAUTY / HOW TO OBTAIN UNION
WITH THE DIVINE / TRUTH; lines 1171-1194
start: '1171'
end: '1194'
translation: 'The Persian Mystics: Jámí'
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage identifies Truth as hidden in visible attractions and as the
essence of the world. It says the world appears when Truth shines in partial modes,
but Truth remains if all returns into the Whole. It then describes God as merciful
and generous, continually annihilating and refashioning worlds, with divine Names
alternately annihilating and creating outward things.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Truth is said to lie hidden in fair idols and in all cynosures.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: What is seen relatively appears as the world, while what is viewed in essence
is called Truth.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The world of loss and gain appears when Truth shines forth in partial modes.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: If the world and its dwellers were gathered back into the Whole, Truth would
still remain.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: God is described as glorious and as possessing bounty, mercy, grace, and loving-kindness
embracing the world.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: God is said to bring a world to nothing at every moment and fashion another
in its place.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: All gifts are said to be due to God, while special gifts proceed from special
Names.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: At every breath, one Name annihilates and one Name creates outward things
anew.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Truth
description: The hidden essence underlying visible attractions and the world; it
remains even if all returns into the Whole.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: The glorious God
description: God whose bounty, mercy, grace, and loving-kindness embrace the world
and who continually annihilates and refashions worlds.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: special Names
description: Divine Names from which special gifts proceed; one annihilates and
one creates outward things anew at every breath.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: hidden essence
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says Truth lies hidden in visible attractions and is the essence
of what appears relatively as the world.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: divine creator and annihilator
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: God is described as bringing a world to naught and fashioning another in
its place at every moment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: agents of annihilation and creation
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The Names are described as annihilating and creating outward things anew
at every breath.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: fair idols and cynosures
literal_form: fair idols; cynosures
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: the Whole
literal_form: the Whole
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: special Names
literal_form: Names
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Truth hidden in appearances
summary: The passage states that visible attractions contain hidden Truth and that
the world, when seen in essence, is Truth.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Return into the Whole
summary: Truth appears in partial modes as the world of loss and gain; if the world
and its dwellers were gathered into the Whole, Truth would remain.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Continual annihilation and recreation
summary: God is described as continually bringing a world to nothing and fashioning
another, while divine Names annihilate and create outward things anew.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: truth hidden within appearances
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage presents visible attractions and the world as relative appearances
in which Truth is hidden or whose essence is Truth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is doctrinal and mystical rather than narrative; the taxonomy
reference is broad.
- id: motif:2
label: return of multiplicity into the Whole
taxonomy_refs:
- annihilation_union
basis: The passage imagines the world and its dwellers gathered back into the Whole,
with Truth alone remaining.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The wording supports return into the Whole, but does not describe an individual
practitioner's mystical union.
- id: motif:3
label: continual divine annihilation and recreation
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: God and the divine Names are said to annihilate and create worlds or outward
things at every moment or breath.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No exact available taxonomy reference is provided for continual cosmic
recreation.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1171-1176
quote_or_summary: Truth is said to be hidden in fair idols and cynosures; what appears
relatively as the world is, in essence, Truth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1177-1182
quote_or_summary: Truth shines in partial modes, the world of loss and gain appears,
and if all were gathered back into the Whole, Truth would remain.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1183-1188
quote_or_summary: The glorious God is described as merciful and generous toward
the world, bringing a world to naught and fashioning another in its place at every
moment.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; concise summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 1189-1194
quote_or_summary: All gifts are due to God; special gifts proceed from special Names,
and at every breath one Name annihilates while one creates outward things anew.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; concise summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is short and conceptually explicit. Motif assignment is cautious
because the material is mystical-theological rather than narrative, and available
taxonomy categories are broad.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly support comparison to another text, tradition, or external motif family beyond broad taxonomy tagging.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:sufi-jami-persian-mystics-davis-gutenberg__l1171-l1194
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