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Category: Farid-ud-Din Attar

‘The Conference of the Birds’, is an epic poem of approximately 4500 lines written in Persian by the poet Farid ud-Din Attar in the early 12 century. It recounts the longing of a group of birds who desire to know the great Simorgh, and who, under the guidance of a leader bird, start their journey towards the Great One.  One by one, they drop out of the journey, each offering an excuse and unable to endure the journey. Each bird has a special significance, and strength with an inherent weakness. The birds must cross seven valleys in order to find the Simorgh: (Yearning), (Love), (Gnosis), (Detachment),(Unity of God), (Bewilderment) and, finally, (Selflessness and Oblivion in God). These represent the stations an individual must pass through to realize the true nature of God. Within the larger context of their journey is a view that God is not external or separate from the universe, rather is the totality of existence and it is a God that is within.

Attar 1 The Assembly of Birds Convenes

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Attar 2 Birds Caught By Beauty, Fear or Knowledge

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Attar 3 Struggling with Ambition, Humility or Servitude

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Attar 4 Journey of Love, Trust and Authenticity

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Attar 5 Dogged by Desires, Vanity, Riches or Death

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Attar 6 Burdened by Confusion, Weak Will or Self Absorption

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Attar 7 Through The Seven valleys Realizing ‘The One’

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Attar 8 Reaching The Palace Uncovering The Faces of God Within

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