In Chapter 29, Poem 28 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet articulates the Sufi concept of spiritual subsistence, wherein the seeker's true life is sustained entirely by the Divine. The poem contrasts authentic spiritual vitality with mere physical existence, stating that the heart shares a breath with the Beloved "without the burden of the body." This reflects the mystic's realization that their presence in the world is completely dependent on continuous spiritual communion, rendering physical existence secondary to divine connection.