In Chapter 13, Poem 11 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet contrasts the superficial realization of the self with true spiritual understanding. Attar emphasizes that discovering the 'secret of gnosis' (ma'rifat) leads to continuous spiritual elevation ('a thousand stations'). He diminishes the value of recognizing oneself merely in physical 'form' (surat), arguing that the ultimate goal of the mystic is to discover oneself through divine 'attributes' (sifat), which represent a deeper, spiritual reality beyond the material.