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Mutual Containment of the Heart and the Divine Ocean in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Poem 22)
In Poem 22 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the relationship between the human heart and the Divine is depicted as a paradox of mutual containment: the heart exists within the endless Divine Ocean, yet the entirety of this Ocean is also contained within the heart. This reflects the Sufi concept that the human soul is a microcosm containing the macrocosm of Divine Reality. Furthermore, the poem emphasizes the necessity of spiritual serenity, suggesting that true spiritual success is achieved when the turbulent waves of this inner sea finally settle into a state of profound calm.
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Updated 2026-07-03
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