' Attar of Nishapur '...

Attar of Nishapur (1145 - 1221 ce) saint and mystic,, one of the most voluminous authors in Persian literature on religious topics.. His best-known work,, Conference of the Birds,, is an elaborate allegory, of the soul's quest for reunion with God ........................................................................................................................................ So long as we do not die, to ourselves,, and so long, as we identify with someone or something,, we shall never be free... The spiritual way, is not for those, wrapped up in exterior life. .............. Farid ud Din Attar