In June of 1967 Murshid Samuel Lewis christened his home at 410
    Precita Avenue, the Mentorgarden.  At that time Murshid Sam had
    fourteen direct students and he offered them and others a range of
    classes from the vast wealth of his own wide range of  spiritual
    training.  There were Sufi classes, Dharma classes, and Walks and
    Dance Classes.  
Khankah SAM
Sam's Garden
Hazrat Inayat Khan






    Following his teacher, Hazrat Inayat Khan, the Sufi classes began with
    this invocation;
    "Toward The One, The Perfection Of  Love, Harmony, And Beauty, The
    Only Being, United With All The Illuminated Souls, Who Form The
    Embodiment Of The Master, The Spirit Of Guidance."

    The classes dedicated to the Dharma teachings of Hinduism and
    Buddhism included the study of breath, meditation, and sacred
    writings.  They usually included taking refuge in the Buddha, the
    Dharma, and the Sangha, and the transmission of the Om Sri Ram Jai
    Ram Jai Jai Ram mantra of his Guru Papa Ram Das.
410 Precita Ave.
    It was at the Mentorgarden that the Dances of Universal Peace, as they
    are now known and practiced around the world, were born.  These
    circle dances are centered on the sacred phrases of the world religions.  
    Moving together, in the atmosphere of these phrases creates joy, and a
    sense of Unity.

    Murshid Sam also developed a body of walking practices with this
    close group of disciples.  Awareness and conscious direction of the
    breath, and posture are the foundations of these Walks.  Various
    attunements are embodied in the practices: elemental qualities; chakras
    in the body; astrological archetypes; the Sifat-i-Allah (divine qualities of
    Allah), and the great spiritual Masters, Saints, and Prophets.  The walks
    took Murshid Sam climbing Bernal Heights, walking the streets of the
    city, as well as practicing in the sacred spaces of the Mentorgarden.

    "I feel like a gardener who
    planted a bunch of seeds and
    nothing came up; and again the
    next year he planted a bunch
    more seeds and nothing came
    up; and again the next year
    more seeds with the same
    result; and so on and on and
    on.  And then this year, he
    planted a bunch of seeds: not
    only did they all come up, but
    all the seeds from the previous
    year came up and all the seeds
    from the year before, and so
    on.  So I've just been frantically
    running around trying to
    harvest all the plants until
    Allah came to me and said,
    "Don't worry.  Harvest what
    you can and leave the rest to
    Me."  
    by Murshid Sam Lewis
    In Memory of
    Murshid Samuel Lewis
    October 18, 1896 ~
    January 15, 1971  

A group picture
that was taken in the 1970's in San Francisco.  

    The above quote is from the book "In the Garden"
    by Murshid Sam Lewis
    copy right, 1975 by the Lama Foundation

    Following in the foot steps of his teacher, Samuel Lewis, Murshid
    Wali Ali continues to offer classes at the Mentorgarden, and there are
    also Dance meetings once or twice a month.

    ("Breath is life. Breath is movement. Voice is breath.
    Let breath Breathe")     ~Murshid Sam Lewis




    Pictures above were taken by Andalieb Carole Lacock
Murshid Wali Ali Meyer
Some of these pictures where photographed by Mansur Johnson,
Copyright @ 2010.  Please visit his website at www.mansurjohnson.com