Life-changing power of Attar's Conference of the Birds. Who are we? Where are we going?

Sholeh Wolpé speaks about Sufi mystic Attar's life-changing masterpiece, The Conference of the Birds. At the end of her talk, Sholeh wonders if she now understands what true Hell may be. Her modern translation of The Conference of the Birds was recently published by W.W. Norton and is available globally.
This video is part of a longer presentation at the Alphabet City, Pittsburgh, September 7, 2019. Videography courtesy of City of Asylum, Pittsburgh.