batch.motif.sufi-jami-persian-mystics-davis-gutenberg-l1292-l1340
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-jami-persian-mystics-davis-gutenberg-l1292-l1340
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
passage_locator:
label: OUR NEED OF THE BELOVED / THE HIDDEN TRUTH / THE SEA OF BEING / THE REVELATION
OF TRUTH; lines 1292-1340
start: '1292'
end: '1340'
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 presents Being as a sea whose billows veil its actual form;
identifies Being with the essence of the Lord in whom all things exist; explains
two modes of the revelation of Truth, inward and outward emanation; and admonishes
the addressee that the self has no independent existence or action because He
lives within human forms.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Being is described as a sea in constant billows, and humans are said to behold
only the billows.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The billows are said to come from within, rest upon the sea, and veil the
sea's actual form.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Being is identified as the essence of the Lord of all; all things are said
to exist in Him and He in all.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: 'The Majesty of the Truth is said to be revealed in two manners: an inward
subjective revelation and an outward objective manifestation.'
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The inward revelation is named Most Holy Emanation and consists in the self-manifestation
of Truth to His own consciousness from eternity under the forms of substances,
their characteristics, and capacities.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The outward revelation is named Holy Emanation and is described as the manifestation
of Truth with the impress of the properties and marks of the substances.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The second revelation ranks after the first and is described as a theatre
where perfections contained potentially in the first revelation are manifested
to sight.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Power and being are denied to humans, yet power and action are ascribed to
them because He lives within their forms.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The addressee is told that the self is non-existent and that actions should
not be deemed to be done by the self.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: The addressee is warned not to vaunt the self, deal in false merchandise,
or feign independent existence.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Being / Truth / Lord of all
description: The passage identifies Being with the essence of the Lord of all, speaks
of Truth self-manifesting, and says He lives within human forms.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Humans / addressee
description: Humans behold the billows; the addressee is told that the self is non-existent
and not independently active.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: immanent divine source
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Being or Truth is described as the essence in which all things exist, as
self-manifesting, and as living within human forms.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: human perceiver and admonished self
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Humans behold the billows, and the addressed knower is instructed not to
consider the self independently existent or active.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: sea of being
literal_form: sea in constant billows
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: billows
literal_form: billows seen by humans, resting upon the sea
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: veil
literal_form: veil enfolding the actual form of the sea
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: forms inhabited by He
literal_form: human forms within which He lives
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: wall before fresco
literal_form: wall built before a fresco is begun
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Sea of Being
summary: Being is represented as a sea; humans see only its billows, which both
arise from and veil the sea.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: All things in the All
summary: Being is identified with the Lord's essence, and all things are described
as existing in Him while He exists in all.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Two revelations of Truth
summary: Truth is said to be revealed first inwardly as Most Holy Emanation and
then outwardly as Holy Emanation, where potential perfections are made visible.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Admonition against independent selfhood
summary: The addressee is told that human power, being, and action are not independent
because He lives within human forms, and the addressee is warned against vaunting
the self.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: annihilation of independent self in divine immanence
taxonomy_refs:
- annihilation_union
basis: The passage denies independent selfhood and human power while affirming that
He lives within human forms and that all things exist in Him and He in all.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage states metaphysical non-independence and immanence, but does
not narrate an event of union.
- id: motif:2
label: twofold manifestation of divine truth
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
basis: Truth is described as revealed in two manners, inward subjective revelation
and outward objective manifestation, with the second ranked after the first.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The dual structure is explicit, but it is doctrinal exposition rather
than a mythic narrative.
- id: motif:3
label: water image for hidden reality and manifest forms
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Being is imaged as a sea, while the billows seen by humans arise from it
and veil its actual form.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a symbolic metaphor rather than an enacted mythic motif.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1292-1297
quote_or_summary: Being is described as a sea in billows; humans behold the billows,
which arise from within, rest on the sea, and veil its actual form.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1298-1303
quote_or_summary: Being is called the essence of the Lord of all; all things exist
in Him and He in all, glossed as all things comprehended in the All.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1306-1314
quote_or_summary: The Majesty of Truth is revealed first as inward subjective revelation,
named Most Holy Emanation, involving Truth's self-manifestation to His own consciousness
from eternity.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 1315-1324
quote_or_summary: The second revelation is outward objective manifestation, named
Holy Emanation; it manifests Truth with the marks of substances and serves as
a theatre where potential perfections become visible.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 1326-1331
quote_or_summary: Power and being are denied to humans, but because He lives within
human forms, power and action are ascribed to them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 1332-1336
quote_or_summary: The addressee is told that the self is non-existent, actions are
not done by the self, and that the wall should be built before the fresco is begun.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 1337-1340
quote_or_summary: The addressee is warned not to vaunt the self, trade in false
merchandise, or pretend to exist of the self; vain conceits and foolish lies are
rejected.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal doctrinal and symbolic elements are explicit. Motif labeling is cautious
because the passage is philosophical-mystical exposition rather than narrative
myth.
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 make an explicit comparison to another text, tradition, or external motif family.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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