batch.motif.sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg-l1832-l1845
---
record_id: batch.motif.sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg-l1832-l1845
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
passage_locator:
label: 'DESTROY NOT EARTHLY BEAUTY: IT BEAUTIFIES THE SOUL / THE DEVIL MAKES USE
OF THE BEAUTY OF WOMEN / SELF-AGGRANDISEMENT AND VAINGLORY NO PART OF LOVE / LOVE
NEEDS NO MEDIATOR; lines 1832-1845'
start: '1832'
end: '1845'
translation: 'The Persian Mystics: Jalálu''d-dín Rúmí'
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage states that one who has attained union with God no longer needs
intermediaries such as prophets or apostles. The inward voice supersedes outward
words, and the speaker says that even evil sent by God appears good to the God-intoxicated
saint, while ordinary people perceive mercy, wrath, and vengeance differently.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage says that a person who has attained union with God has no need
of intermediaries.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Prophets and apostles are described as links connecting ordinary humanity
with God.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: A person who hears the inner voice within has no need to listen to outward
words, even those of apostles.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The speaker rejects intercession to be saved from evil sent by God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Evil at God's hand is said to seem good to the speaker.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Mercy and kindness to ordinary people are contrasted with wrath and vengeance
as perceived by God-intoxicated saints.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: one who has attained Union with God
description: A person described as having attained union with God and therefore
lacking need of intermediaries.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: God
description: The divine being with whom union is attained and from whom evil may
be sent.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Prophets and apostles
description: Religious messengers described as links connecting ordinary man with
God.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: ordinary man
description: Ordinary humanity described as needing links to connect with God.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: God-intoxicated saints
description: Saints whose perception differs from that of ordinary people regarding
mercy, wrath, and vengeance.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: united mystic
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The figure has attained union with God and no longer needs intermediaries.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: divine source
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: God is the being with whom union occurs and whose hand sends what is called
evil.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: intermediary links
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Prophets and apostles are described as links connecting ordinary man with
God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: ordinary seeker needing mediation
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Ordinary man is described as requiring prophets and apostles as connecting
links to God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: transformed perceivers
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: God-intoxicated saints perceive mercy, wrath, and vengeance differently from
the vulgar.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: inner voice
literal_form: the "inner voice" within
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: outward words
literal_form: outward words, even of apostles
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: intercession
literal_form: intercession
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Union beyond mediation
summary: The passage describes union with God as a state in which intermediaries
are no longer needed, because the inner voice supersedes outward apostolic words.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Reversal of ordinary valuation
summary: The speaker says he does not desire intercession from evil sent by God,
because what appears evil from God's hand seems good, and ordinary evaluations
differ from those of God-intoxicated saints.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Direct union with the divine beyond intermediaries
taxonomy_refs:
- annihilation_union
- divine_beloved
- mystical_quest
basis: The passage explicitly presents union with God as a state beyond prophets,
apostles, outward words, and intercession.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage uses union language but does not narrate a quest sequence
or explicitly name annihilation; taxonomy links beyond union should be reviewed.
- id: motif:2
label: Mystical reversal of good and evil
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
- wisdom
basis: The speaker states that evil at God's hand seems good, and contrasts vulgar
perception with that of God-intoxicated saints.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a doctrinal or mystical valuation motif rather than a narrative
episode.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1832-1834
quote_or_summary: One who has attained union with God is said to have no need of
intermediaries.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1834-1836
quote_or_summary: Prophets and apostles are described as links connecting ordinary
man with God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1836-1839
quote_or_summary: The one who hears the inner voice within need not listen to outward
words, even those of apostles.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 1839-1843
quote_or_summary: The speaker does not desire intercession to be saved from evil
sent by God, because evil at God's hand seems good to him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 1843-1845
quote_or_summary: What ordinary people perceive as mercy and kindness is contrasted
with what God-intoxicated saints perceive regarding wrath and vengeance.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: The extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif candidates are
interpretive and should be reviewed, especially taxonomy assignments.
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 tradition or corpus.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg__l1832-l1845
passage_sha256=fcb1ef1e9102f78a369266ed030edba5fb855b525a99a1f4ffe98ae061ab0be5