Humility, Self-Annihilation, and Spiritual Agility in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 8, Poem 18)
In Chapter 8, Poem 18 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the seeker is urged to purify themselves of the shame of selfhood and travel the spiritual path with agility, free from the burden of self-existence. Attar presents a vital paradox: to avoid becoming a mere dead clod of earth at the end of physical life, one must actively strive to become humble as dust while still alive, achieving spiritual rebirth through self-annihilation.
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