40 - The Boundaries of Sufism

A popular Sufi teacher was executed in eighth century Baghdad for publicly declaring "I am the Truth!"  Yet today, many consider him a visionary with knowledge beyond normal understanding.  Mansour al-Hallaj was but one of the early Sufi masters who challenged established systems of knowledge, power and social order.  In this episode, we look at those who pushed, and came to define, the boundaries of spiritual experience.