In Chapter 8, Poem 64 of Mokhtar Nameh, Farid al-Din Attar explores the profound mystical paradox of the self. The verses articulate the tension between being 'without soul and body' yet simultaneously needing them, and being 'unaware of myself' while still being 'with myself'. This reflects the Sufi concepts of annihilation (fana) and subsistence (baqa), where the seeker transcends the personal ego to reach a state of selflessness, yet realizes a deeper, true self in the process. The poem highlights the complex interplay between the illusion of the ego and the necessity of spiritual existence to experience divine reality.