In Chapter 18, Poem 46 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet employs the metaphor of weaning a child to illustrate the process of spiritual maturation. The seeker is described as being trapped by their own illusions and worldly attachments, which are symbolized as the 'wet nurse's milk.' To achieve true spiritual awakening and connect with the deeper divine reality (the 'mother behind the veil'), the individual must abandon these superficial comforts and transcend their own self-imposed veil of illusion.