Khankah SAM is
A community dedicated to spiritual awakening, mindful of each soul’s personal journey to heal self and planet.
Welcome to the Khankah!
We are so glad you are here to explore together with us and the whole Khankah SAM family. We trust you will experience love, service, and kindness in this sacred place nestled in the San Francisco hills of Bernal Heights. Come, come whoever you are and join us in potlucks, spiritual practices, Dances of Universal Peace and more. Enjoy your privacy to reconnect with the harmony of your body, mind, heart and soul while inhaling the sweet air and fragrances of our beautiful garden and peaceful setting.
—Pablo and Gina, Khankah Caretakers
Our lineage stream
Khankah SAM was founded in 1972 as a residential community rooted in the lineage of Universal Sufism transmitted by Hazrat Inayat Khan and his student Murshid Samuel Lewis. Our lineage is now known as the Sufi Ruhaniat International. The Khankah is set among beautiful gardens at the foot of Bernal Hill near Precita Park, where the Dances of Universal Peace began. Originated by Murshid SAM, the Dances of Universal Peace set sacred phrases from the world's spiritual traditions to movement and music. They are now danced in over 37 countries.
The Khankah’s namesake Murshid SAM with his teacher Hazrat Inayat Khan. Photo by Mansur Johnson
Faces and spaces
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