In Chapter 21, Poem 25 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet addresses the necessary discipline of the carnal self (nafs). The poem emphasizes that the self cannot embark on the spiritual path without explicit guidance, and that aimless struggle against it is futile. Instead, the nafs must be firmly commanded and constrained for it to yield obedience, highlighting the requirement for strict spiritual authority and discipline over one's base desires.