In Poem 19 of Chapter 26 in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, a brief dialogue highlights a central paradox of Sufi spiritual longing. The speaker laments that their heart—the "abode of the soul"—has been ruined by the stormy flood of tears poured out by the eyes. In response, they are advised to "leave your eye in the water," suggesting that since tears are abundant, fully submerging sensory perception into this sorrow is the only remedy. This signifies that complete surrender to spiritual grief and longing is itself the cure for the devastation it causes, transforming suffering into a path toward spiritual healing.