The Conference of the Birds

“Behind all seen things lies something vaster; everything is but a path, a portal or a window opening on something other than itself. ” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 

Myths and stories can offer such paths and portals—it may be the images they evoke, the power of their metaphors or the questions that they pose. In that spirit, let me tell you my version of The Conference of the Birds, a 12th century epic poem written by the Sufi Farid ud Din Attar.  The poem tells the story of the birds’ quest to find their true king. Attar’s example later inspired Rumi who said, “Attar is the soul itself.” I hope his poem inspires you too.

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