Attar’s “Conference of the Birds“ - The Greatest Sufi Masterpiece?

In this video, we explore the famous persian sufi poem “Mantiq al-Tayr“ or The Conference of the Birds, written by Fariduddin Attar. Support Let’s Talk Religion on Patreon: Or through a one-time donation: Also check out the Let’s Talk Religion Podcast: Sources/Suggested Reading: ’Attar, Fariduddin. “The Conference of the Birds“. Translated by Afkham Darbandi & Dick Davis. Penguin Classics. 1984. “Farid ad-Din ’Attar’s Memorial of God’s Friends: Lives and sayings of Sufis“. Translated by Paul Losensky. Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Paulist Press. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:36 ’Attar’s life 6:32 ’Attar’s works 8:08 Sufism 9:18 The Conference of the Birds 12:58 The Journey 16:22 Meeting the Simorgh 20:39