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Embracing Hardship and Deferring Comfort in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 22, Poem 2)
In Chapter 22, Poem 2 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet counsels the spiritual traveler to abandon material burdens by metaphorically casting their belongings into the sea and embracing the tumult of the path. The poem emphasizes a life of ascetic endurance, urging the seeker to willingly accept today's suffering and calamities while deferring all comfort, joy, and pleasure to the future. This reflects the Sufi principle of embracing present trials for the sake of ultimate spiritual attainment.
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Updated 2026-07-04
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Persian Literature Prerequisite Course