OCTOBER 18, 1896 — JANUARY 15, 1971

At Lama Foundation, 1970 (photo by: Saul)

Samuel Lewis, wearing robe of investiture as a Sufi Murshid given by Pir Barket Ali of Pakistan in 1962.
In the photo Murshid exhibits the Sufi practice of tawajjeh, or sharing magnetism through the glance.

 

Murshid S.A.M. in Fairfax

Murshid S.A.M. at Kaaba Allah in Fairfax standing under the arch made by the father of Murshida Vera Corda

Murshid S.A.M. and Allen Ginsberg

 Murshid S.A.M. with Paul Reps, fellow student of both Hazrat Inayat Khan and Nyogen Senzaki

Murshid S.A.M. (aka Rev. He Kwang Zen-Shi) in his Buddhist robes

 Murshid S.A.M. hoeing in the garden at Garden of Inayat in Novato

 

The last photo of Murshid — taken by Fatima on Christmas, 1970 — 2 days before his fall.
“He’s cracking walnuts and wearing the hat I made him for Christmas.”

Murshid S.A.M.’s Maqbara at Lama Foundation
August 2009 – Photo by Pir Shabda

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