Motif
body carried by unseen forces
body_carried_by_unseen_forces
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
sufi
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The Mesnevi OF QONYA. / PREFACE. / IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE.; lines 7888-7997 confidence: high
Wisdom and the subtle mind are described as vast or shoreless oceans; bodies drift like basins or bowls on water and sink when full.
Bodies are compared with basins on water, waves, and drops moved in a vast sea by an invisible wind.
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