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The Soul as the Source of Perception in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 10, Poem 43)

In Chapter 10, Poem 43 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet articulates a profound mystical view on perception, reality, and the self. The poem posits that the "point of the soul" is the foundational root of all principles, allowing the entirety of both worlds to be perceived from within. Furthermore, it suggests that everything visible or hidden in the universe does not inherently exist in the external "essence of the world," but rather resides entirely within the observer's own eye or soul. This highlights the Sufi concept of the microcosm containing the macrocosm, emphasizing subjective, inward realization over external materialism.

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