Motif
inescapable chain of existence
inescapable_chain_of_existence
A motif of the Mystical Quest and Interior Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
sufi
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The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam STANZA / STANZA / STANZA / STANZAS WHICH APPEAR IN THE SECOND EDITION ONLY; lines 5045-5111 confidence: high
Philosopher and Doctor are "one Link in an eternal Chain" that none can slip, break, or overreach.
Philosopher and Doctor are each described as a link in an eternal chain that none can slip, break, or overreach.
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The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam XXVIII. / XLIV. / LXXVII. / LXXXVI.; lines 4598-4633 confidence: medium
Philosopher and Doctor may preach as they will; each is one link in an eternal chain that none can slip, break, or overreach.
The quatrain frames learned preachers as links in an eternal chain that none can evade or break.
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