Two valleys to zimurg

Abstract

This paper is based on the mystical-philosophical poem, The Birds Conference, poem-meditative, where the author Farid ud-Din Attâr describes a true spiritual epic through a symbolic narrative, where a group of birds travel seven valleys in search to find the king of birds Zimurg. A metaphorical way to delineate the inner search for a consciousness that is far from the embarrassment of the verbal signs propelled by the labyrinths of the mind. Instead, bring the seeker to the horizon of the Beloved, of mystical contemplation. In this way, some sections of this work of rare beauty and depth stand out, observes its contours, as an introductory way of perceiving the depth of these writings. As a first invitation to a dip in the inner work against self.