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Sufism Reoriented Sanctuary

Topic: Religion

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Short description: Sufi temple in Walnut Creek, California
Sufism Reoriented Sanctuary
Mastery in Servitude
Religion
DeityMeher Baba
Governing bodySufism Reoriented
Ira Deitrick (President)
PatronIvy Oneita Duce
Location
LocationWalnut Creek, California
StateCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Architecture
Architect(s)Alan Ritchie
Style13 Interlocking Domes
Date established1952
Completed2016
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Sufism Reoriented

Sufism Reoriented Sanctuary is a universal spiritual retreat located in Walnut Creek, California, United States.[1][2] The sanctuary is located at 11 White Horse Court.[3][4][5] Sufism Reoriented was founded and rechristened by spiritual master Meher Baba in 1952.[6]

Sanctuary

The Sufism Reoriented sanctuary is located in Saranap, an unincorporated village in Contra Costa County, California. Carol Weyland Conner, a clinical psychologist, served as the spiritual leader of Sufism Reoriented from June 2001 until her death in April 2023.[7] The current spiritual leader of Sufism Reoriented is Walker Lambert.[8][9]

Construction

Overaa Construction, under project director Bob Carpenter and project architect Alan Ritchie, constructed the sanctuary between 2012 and 2016.[10][11] The sanctuary is a winner of an ENR California Best Project Award and a finalist for Global CEMEX Building Award.[12][13][14][15] Sufism Reoriented intended the sanctuary to last over 700 years.[16][12][17]

History

In 1947, Murshida Rabia Martin, who served as the North American representative of the Sufi Movement in Inayat Khan's lifetime, broke away when Maheboob Khan assumed leadership. Another disciple of Inayat Khan, Samuel Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti, d. 1971), left with her, but subsequently broke from her when Rabia Martin associated herself with Meher Baba.[18][19][20] Meher Baba, with the support of Rabia Martin's successor, Ivy Oneita Duce, reorganized this branch of the Sufi Movement and renamed it Sufism Reoriented.[21]

Murshida and line of succession

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  • Ivy Oneita Duce[22]
  • James S. B. Mackie
  • Carol Weyland Conner
  • Walker Lambert

References

  1. ↑ King, John. "Religious order’s home near Walnut Creek meets architectural reality". https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/place/article/Religious-order-s-home-near-Walnut-Creek-meets-10984650.php. 
  2. ↑ "STRUCTURE magazine | Enduring Devotion: The Sanctuary for Sufism Reoriented". https://www.structuremag.org/?p=9403. 
  3. ↑ "Sanctuary of Sufism Reoriented". https://vimeopro.com/user25388364/sanctuaryforsufismreoriented. 
  4. ↑ Brinklow, Adam (July 13, 2017). "See the spectacular Sufi temple built with Cheesecake Factory money". https://sf.curbed.com/2017/7/13/15965852/sufism-reoriented-saranap-temple-east-bay. 
  5. ↑ Newspaper, Architect's (April 28, 2015). "Sanctuary Rediscovered". https://www.archpaper.com/2015/04/sanctuary-rediscovered/. 
  6. ↑ "Sufism Reorinted, outstanding architecture". https://shotcrete.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2016Win_Architecture-Myers.pdf. 
  7. ↑ "FROM THE MURSHIDS". https://www.sufismreoriented.org/fromthemurshids. 
  8. ↑ "InvestitureTranscript". https://www.sufismreoriented.org/investituretranscript. 
  9. ↑ "ABOUT MURSHID WALKER". https://www.sufismreoriented.org/about-murshid-walker. 
  10. ↑ Group, Elisabeth Nardi | Bay Area News; Journal, Walnut Creek (February 29, 2012). "Sufi Reoriented worship center project approved". https://www.mercurynews.com/2012/02/29/sufi-reoriented-worship-center-project-approved/. 
  11. ↑ "The House Of Worship The Cheesecake Factory Built". https://www.thefader.com/2017/07/12/sufism-reoriented-cheesecake-factory-california-sanctuary. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Sufism Reoriented Sanctuary". https://www.overaa.com/projects/sufism-reoriented-sanctuary/. 
  13. ↑ "Sufism Reoriented Wins ENR California Award". August 11, 2017. https://www.overaa.com/news/sufism-reoriented-wins-enr-california-award/. 
  14. ↑ "Tour of Sufis Sanctuary Temple". https://sanctuary.sufismreoriented.org/registration/register.cfm?reg=9617&evt=2023-Sanctuary-Tour&t=1709185083893. 
  15. ↑ "Sufism Reorinted – A Sacred Design". https://sachi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/SACHI_August26_080318r3_Low_res.pdf. 
  16. ↑ "Walnut Creek Sufi Temple Built to Serve 700 Years". https://www.diablogazette.com/2018/10/walnut-creek-sufi-temple-built-to-serve-700-years/. 
  17. ↑ Group, Sam Richards | Bay Area News (May 6, 2016). "Contra Costa: Sufism center to open soon to last 700 years". https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2016/05/06/contra-costa-sufism-center-to-open-soon-village-still-pending/. 
  18. ↑ Creek, Sufism Reoriented Type Non-profit religious corporation Founded 1952 Location Walnut; sufismreoriented.org, California Key people Carol Weyland Conner Website. "Murshida Rabia Ada Martin". http://www.meherbabatravels.com/personalities/murshida-rabia-ada-martin/. 
  19. ↑ On Samuel Lewis' dissent, see Murshid Wali Ali Meyer (2001). "A Sunrise in the West: Hazrat Inayat Khan's Legacy in California". in Pirzade Zia Inayat Khan. A Pearl in Wine. New Lebanon, NY: Omega Publications. pp. 395–436. 
  20. ↑ Rawlinson, Andrew (1993). "A History of Western Sufism". Diskus 1 (1): 45–83. http://jbasr.com/basr/diskus/diskus1-6/RAWLINSO.txt. 
  21. ↑ King, John (March 8, 2017). "Religious order's home near Walnut Creek meets architectural...". https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/place/article/Religious-order-s-home-near-Walnut-Creek-meets-10984650.php. 
  22. ↑ "How a Master Works". https://www.sufismreoriented.org/how-a-master-works. 



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