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Taking Flight: The Conference of the Birds


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“These lofty words are an antidote for anyone sickened by extremism’s poison.” Attar

The Conference of the Birds is an epic poem from the 12thcentury written by Sufi poet Farid ud Din Attar.

T
he story is an enduring source of insight and inspiration for truth seekers everywhere. Rumi, said, “Attar is the soul itself.”

I
f you want a story to speed you down the path to your fulfillment then let Attar be your teacher.

If you are feeling lost, beat down, angry, or despairing, let the story of these birds and their quest to find a king, guide you and lift you up.

“The way of love is not subtle argument.
The door there is devastation.
Birds make great sky-circles of their freedom.
How do they learn it?
They fall, and falling,
they’re given wings.”
--Rumi

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