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The Paradox of Mystical Presence and Non-Duality in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Poem 97)

In Poem 97 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the ultimate mystical state of bewilderment (hayrat) and the transcendence of dualities. By declaring 'I am neither one nor two' and 'neither with You nor without You,' the poem illustrates a spiritual state where conventional boundaries of identity, presence, and separation collapse. This reflects a profound realization where the mystic is simultaneously moving yet still ('Constantly sitting, I am moving'), entirely consumed by a divine reality that defies ordinary human logic and categorization.

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