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Transcending Formal Creeds and Continuous Spiritual Renewal in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 33, Poem 23)

In Chapter 33, Poem 23 of the Mokhtar Nameh, Attar illustrates the continuous evolution and fluidity of the spiritual seeker. By declaring that he is not bound by a 'single creed and a single way' (یک مذهب و یک شیوه نیم) and that he adopts 'another creed' at 'every moment' (هر لحظه، به نو، مذهب دیگر دارم), Attar conveys that the journey of divine love cannot be contained within static dogmas or formal religious structures. Instead, true mystical devotion requires a dynamic, ever-renewing state of consciousness that constantly adapts to the infinite manifestations of the Beloved.

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