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Divine Self-Absorption and Absolute Non-Duality in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 5, Poem 5)
In the fifth poem of Chapter 5 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet expresses the concept of absolute divine non-duality through the lens of self-love and self-sufficiency. The verse describes the Divine as exclusively engaged in an interplay of love and beauty with Itself ('With ourselves, we always play the game of love'). The second couplet reinforces this by stating that since no one else truly exists or is manifest, the Divine pays attention to nothing else. This encapsulates the mystical view that God is the sole reality, acting as both the lover and the beloved, and rendering the existence of any separate 'other' an illusion.
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Persian Literature Prerequisite Course