Motif
divine nourishment replacing human need
divine_nourishment_replacing_human_need
A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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daoist
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Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer CHAPTER IV. / MAN AMONG MEN. / CHAPTER V. / THE EVIDENCE OF VIRTUE COMPLETE.; lines 2900-2974 confidence: medium
The qualifications of the truly wise are bestowed by God as heavenly food; those who feed on the divine have little need for the human, wear human forms without human passions, and have no place for positives and negatives.
The truly wise are said to receive heavenly food and, feeding upon the divine, to have little need for the human.
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