In Chapter 17, Poem 25 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet emphasizes the necessity of complete receptivity and silence on the spiritual path. By asserting that 'all your parts must become ears' and that the seeker must be merely an 'onlooker and silent', Attar suggests that true spiritual progress requires ceasing one's own speech and assertions in order to fully listen to and witness the Divine.