In mediaeval Islam's Sufi tradition
Human love is a means to achieve God's love
of achieving Godhead
Extending obsession to the limit of insanity
is an element of the path of Worship
as is obvious in Khusro's Persian-Hindi poetry
I cannot bear separation where are thy embraces?
Who will tell the beloved of my longing?
How can I pass the dark night without my beloved?
I am caught in the web of love, o Khusro!
Only my beloved can cure this pain of love