Samuel Lewis (October 18, 1896–January 15, 1971) was an American mystic and dance teacher who founded the Dances of Universal Peace movement. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Mysticism (from the Greek grc μυστικός mystikos, an initiate of a Mystery religion) is the pursuit of communion with identity The Dances of Universal Peace (abbreviated DUP are a form of spiritual meditative dance conducted in the company of a number of other dancers in a circle He was also known under his Sufi name Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti and was addressed by his mureeds and others as Murshid. Sufism ( تصوّف - taṣawwuf, Persian: صوفیگری sufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف Mureed is a village and Union Council, an administrative subdivision of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, it is part This is an arabic word that means, "Exalted Teacher. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language " In the popular press he was sometimes known as Sufi Sam.
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Lewis' father Jacob Lewis was a vice president of the Levi Strauss jean manufacturing company. Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, ( 19 June 1916 - 17 June 2004) was the eldest son of Sufi Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan Hidayat Inayat Khan (born London England in 6th August 1917 is the son of Sufi Master Hazrat Inayat Khan and Pirani Ameena Begum. Zia Inayat Khan (often referred to as Pir Zia) is the Pir or spiritual leader of the Sufi Order International, a Universalist Sufi order Panentheism (from Greek (pân "all" (en "in" and (Theós "God" "all-in-God" is a belief system Universal Intelligence is a term used by some to describe what they see as organization or order of the universe The Spirit of Guidance is the term in Universal Sufism for Universal Intelligence as it is manifest in the human mind Universalism can be classified as a Religion, Theology and Philosophy that generally holds all persons and creatures are related to God or the Divine and Karma ( Sanskrit: कर्म, kárman - "act action performance" Pali: kamma) is the concept of "action" Major ideas in Sufi metaphysics have surrounded the concept of Wahdat or "Unity" According to some Muslim groups the Zahir is the external or apparent meaning of the Quran. Batin is defined as the interior or hidden meaning of the Quran. Following in the tradition of Sufis such as Ibn Arabi, Shihabuddin Suhrawardi, Dara Shikoh, the Indian Emperor Akbar, and Hazrat Inayat The Universal Worship Service was created by Inayat Khan as a prayer service honoring the religious traditions of the world as equal sources of spirituality Universal Sufis practice particular forms of Dhikr, otherwise spelt Zikr or Zikar. The qualities of God which in Universal Sufi terms are the aspects of Nature, can be evoked understood felt and seen through the repetition of Wazifas, the Divine Names and Muraqaba (Arabic مراقبة is the Sufi word for Meditation. The Dances of Universal Peace (abbreviated DUP are a form of spiritual meditative dance conducted in the company of a number of other dancers in a circle Ryazat is the Universal Sufi practice of Mindfulness of breath, similar to its Buddhist equivalent Universal Sufi Prayers are also known as the Confraternity Prayers. Ziraat is a Universal Sufi meditational practice focusing on nature and the Five elements. Pir ( Persian: (پیر literally "old " is a title for a Sufi master A caliphate (from the Arabic خلافة or khilāfa) is the political leadership of the Muslim community in classical and medieval Islamic history Mureed is a village and Union Council, an administrative subdivision of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, it is part The Universel Murad Hassil is one of the three international Universal Sufi Temples The Universel is a temple of the Sufi Order International ( a sect of Universal Sufism, in which interfaith and Universal Sufi services are held) in United States The Sufi Order International is an organization dedicated to " Universal Sufism " as elaborated by Hazrat Inayat Khan. Sufi Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882–1927 brought Universal Sufism to the West in 1910 Levi Strauss, born Löb Strauß, ( February 26, 1829 - September 26, 1902) was a German - Jewish immigrant His mother was Harriett Rosenthal, the daughter of Lenore Rothschild of the international banking family. The Rothschild family (often referred to simply as the Rothschilds) is an international Banking and Finance Dynasty of German
To his parents' dismay Lewis showed a keen interest in religion and spirituality from an early age and later rejected their attempts at as business career for him. Lewis studied mathematics at Columbia University in 1916. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
In 1919 Lewis entered a Sufi community in Fairfax, California where he met and was influenced by the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan an Indian Sufi teacher and musician . Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fairfax is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States. Hazrat Inayat Khan ( July 5, 1882 &ndash February 5, 1927) was the founder of Universal Sufism and the Sufi Order International India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A year later he began Zen study with Sogaku Shaku, a disciple of the Rinzai Zen Buddhist Abbot Shaku Soyen. Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. The Rinzai school ( Japanese: Rinzai-shū, Chinese: línjì zōng) is one of the three Japanese Zen sects. Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. The twin spiritual influences of Sufism and Zen were to remain central throughout his life.
Lewis remained in the Fairfax Sufi community through the early 1920s and achieved deepening mystical experiences. In 1926 he collaborated in the opening of the first official Zendo teaching Zen Buddhism in America in San Francisco. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zendo (禅堂 Chinese: Chántáng or Sembutsujô, is a Japanese term translating roughly as " Meditation hall" The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city
Lewis continued to study Sufism and Zen and added yoga to his studies. Yoga ( Sanskrit: योग, IAST: yóga, joːgə refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India, to the He developed an interest in horticulture and promoted seed exchanges across the world. Horticulture is the art and science of plant cultivation Horticulturists (or horticuluralists) work and conduct research in the fields of Plant propagation
In 1956 he began travelling the world visiting Japan, India, Pakistan and Egypt, seeking the company of other mystics and teachers. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
In 1967 whilst recovering from a heart attack in a hospital Lewis claimed that he heard the Voice of God speak to him and say, "I make you spiritual leader of the hippies. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world " For the remainder of his life Lewis travelled around California developing and teaching the Dances of Universal Peace which draw on all the spiritual traditions he had encountered. The Dances of Universal Peace (abbreviated DUP are a form of spiritual meditative dance conducted in the company of a number of other dancers in a circle The movement he created continues today in a formal way as Sufi Ruhaniat International, as well as informally through the wide adoption of the Dances of Universal Peace by many other Sufi and non-Sufi groups.
Quotations
"Words are not peace. Thoughts are not peace. Plans are not peace. Programs are not peace. Peace is fundamental to all faiths. Peace is fullness, all inclusive . . . and must be experienced. "
"One of the reasons I am teaching this music and dancing is to increase Joy, not awe towards another person, but bliss in our own self. This is finding God within, through Experience. "
Books
- In the Garden (ISBN 0517524120)
- The Jerusalem Trilogy: Song of the Prophets (ISBN 0915424037)
- Sufi Vision & Initiation: Meetings with Remarkable Beings (ISBN 091542410X)
- Spiritual Dance & Walk: An Introduction to the Dances of Universal Peace & Walking Meditations of Samuel L. Lewis (ISBN 0915424134)
- This is the New Age in Person Published by Sufi Islamia Ruhaniat Society (1972). Omen Press (ISBN 0912358130)
- Murshid - A Personal Memoir of Life with American Sufi Samuel L. Lewis by spiritual secretary of Samuel Lewis, Mansur Johnson (http://www.mansurjohnson.com/ - ISBN 0-915424-16-9)
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