Motif
Infant as image of primal softness and potency
infant_as_image_of_primal_softness_and_potency
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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道德經 道德經; lines 64-460 confidence: medium
The passage asks whether one can concentrate qi and reach softness like an infant.
The passage uses infant or newborn imagery for concentrated softness, return to constant德, and protection from harmful creatures.
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