Appendix B Sufism Reoriented

APPENDIX B

SUFISM REORIENTED : ANALYSIS OF WHY ADDITIONAL SPACE IS NEEDED

A New Sanctuary for Sufism Reoriented

An Analysis: Why Additional Space Is Needed

April 13, 2009

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A New Sanctuary for Sufism Reoriented Why Additional Space Is Needed

Contents

The Question

The Discussion

Appendix A – Prayer Hall Seating Study by Project Architect

Appendix B – Rooms and Area Listing

Appendix C – Maximum Concurrent Use Scenarios

Second Submission – Response to July 31, 2008 Letter from Lashun Cross

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A New Sanctuary for Sufism Reoriented Why Additional Space is Needed

The Question The question has been asked, “Why does Sufism Reoriented need additional space for its new sanctuary1?” Some neighbors are concerned that the added space is intended to accommodate plans to expand its membership. This in turn leads to fears of increased traffic to and from the sanctuary and associated problems of road congestion and safety. We have been open and clear about this question. Our local membership has been stable since the mid-1980s at around 350. We do not expect it to increase over time, and we make no effort to proselytize. As prospective members must have a strong, inner desire to dedicate all of his or her surplus energy to love for God and service to His creation, proselytizing has no place. We have found that new members tend to find their way to us naturally at about the same rate as life changes take former members from us. Sufism Reoriented didn’t even have a website until Supervisor Uilkema and some supportive neighbors suggested that we make ourselves better known in the neighborhood. Nonetheless, the concern about growth persists among at least a small number of neighbors. These doubts may persist because our activities and member involvement, and hence our space needs, are broader than other small churches with which they are familiar. We hope this memorandum about our use of space in the new sanctuary will help make it clear that the increased square footage for the new sanctuary is not the result of expected membership expansion, but is required by the nature of our activities and worship. A key idea to hold in mind in evaluating our need for additional space is the high value that we place on beauty and the general aesthetics of sacred spaces. Although much of the additional space is required to house specific activities (outlined below), a significant portion is space in the sense of “spaciousness,” needed to express beauty and create an appropriate environment for worship. An important element in our lives is an ideal, articulated by Meher Baba, of “expressing in the world of forms, truth, love, beauty and purity.” A significant portion of the additional space in the new sanctuary is simply to make the sanctuary beautiful. Space is needed to show respect for and give priority to worship, and to mirror the sense of the worshiper’s inner expansion and inspiration. This is especially true of the Prayer Hall and the generous surrounding ambulatory with its skylights. It is also true of the lower level where almost 10,000 square feet is dedicated to a very wide and long concourse, which will be lined with inspirational murals and flooded with light from a commodious skylight. The area has been designed in this way to provide inspiration for those who pass through for purposes of work or other activities, and significantly to ameliorate the sense of being underground and cramped. In other words, a sizeable portion of the “added” space in our new sanctuary forms part of our aesthetic design intended to focus the mind and heart of the worshipper on divinity and higher ideals. In order to understand the spatial needs of Sufism Reoriented to house the specific activities associated with its worship, it is helpful to review the scope of uses and functions outlined in Sufism Reoriented’s response to Lashun Cross’ letter dated July 31, 2008 (submitted October 8, 2008), referred to herein as “Second Submission.” A folder containing the printed portion of that

1 The new sanctuary proposes 66,074 gross square feet, of which 59,071 square feet is usable space (see Appendix B). This document examines the usable square footage of the new sanctuary.

B-3 submission is enclosed with this memorandum. The exhibits that were included with that submission are available at the offices of the Department of Conservation and Development. It is recommended that this submission, along with the exhibits of documents, books, films and audio tapes accompanying the submission, be reviewed to gain a better understanding of the scope of the work and activities of Sufism Reoriented and especially how they differ from those of many small churches. That detailed submission additionally specifies how Sufism Reoriented’s activities relate to specific spaces in the new building. In this memorandum, we summarize some of that material. In addition, we clarify how the additional space relates to specific activities that currently cannot be provided for at all within our current building as well as activities now carried out at our center that are not adequately housed.

The Discussion

The Prayer Hall Our current Prayer Hall was formerly a large, bare dining hall used by the former owners, an ethnic association. At present, Sufism Reoriented is forced to use its plain, converted Prayer Hall as a multi-purpose room. In addition to holding our weekly worship and devotional gatherings here for thirty-four years, the Prayer Hall is also used as a rehearsal space for chorus and drama, as a social hall for large gatherings, for a variety of elective summer classes in dance, for art storage, for photo and document archives, and as a studio to videotape discourses and record music used for worship. The new Prayer Hall is by design a true sanctuary, or sacred space, and will be dedicated solely to worship and prayer. It is important to note that the size of the new Prayer Hall speaks eloquently to the issue of whether Sufism Reoriented is seeking additional space in order to expand its membership. The seating area of the new Prayer Hall has the same square footage as the current Prayer Hall, approximately 5,000 square feet. The Prayer Hall is the only space in the new building designed to accommodate a general gathering of the membership. The size of the Prayer Hall demonstrates that there is no provision in the new building for significant growth of membership. The Prayer Hall, the focus and centerpiece of the new building, is designed to seat only 350 to 400 people—the same as the current Prayer Hall. Appendix A contains a seating study performed by the project architect, Alan Ritchie, which was used to determine that the Prayer Hall could adequately seat about 370 people. As our full membership attends our worship services, when the Prayer Hall is in use no other activities will occur simultaneously in other parts of the sanctuary (see Appendix C).

The Supporting Activities The remainder of the new sanctuary is designed to provide proper space for the activities that are integral parts of our worship or allow us to meet portions of our spiritual mission. (See Second Submission) For the first time, all activities will be integrated under one roof, avoiding the dispersal of energy that occurs when activities related to our worship and spiritual mission are in unrelated spaces. For the first time, important projects (such as the creation and publication of spiritual literature) will be able to proceed after languishing for decades for lack of space to realize them. And just as importantly, designated space appropriate in size for each activity will be provided so that each activity has adequate space and does not interfere with another or have to be terminated artificially to provide space for other activities.

B-4 Sufism Reoriented currently has insufficient space to fully perform the activities associated with its worship and spiritual obligations. The current building is a converted restaurant. Sufism Reoriented has considered it a temporary and inadequate facility from the time it was purchased in 1974. It was all we could afford at the time. The congregation has saved money for over thirty years in order to build a true house of worship. The following analysis provides a breakdown of these activities and their space requirements. This analysis demonstrates our need for the additional square footage included in the new sanctuary design and accounts for the amount recommended. We have broken the space needs into the following categories: 1. Projects postponed indefinitely for lack of space 2. Activities currently housed elsewhere in private homes or The Meher Schools that can be brought under the roof of the new sanctuary 3. Current activities that now must compete for space with other activities needing dedicated space 4. Activities performed in inadequate spaces 5. Requirements resulting from placing two-thirds of the building underground 6. Increased storage requirements

1. Projects postponed indefinitely for lack of space Sufism Reoriented has many important projects on hold due to insufficient space required for artwork, music, drama and dance, education and training, publications, book distribution and preservation of historical memorabilia and documents important to our worship.

The current building does not have adequate space for: Art Storage – Space is needed for the production, display, reproduction, storage, and packing and shipping of art housed by Sufism Reoriented. Much of this artwork is now packed away in odd nooks and crannies and cannot be adequately maintained, catalogued, or displayed. Current devotional art holdings include 148 original paintings. (See Second Submission, p. 4) The new sanctuary will have a designated art vault. Libraries – Currently we have no space for a library. We have had to dispose of a great many books, magazines and films for lack of space to keep them. At present, books, audio and visual materials are stored in cabinets spread throughout the building. The new sanctuary provides two libraries. One library is for our large collection of spiritual literature used for inspirational reading, publications research and to prepare teaching materials. There, for the first time, these books, discourses, and other printed matter can be properly catalogued and made accessible to readers and researchers in a reading library. A second library is for the storage and preservation of thousands of audio and video recordings, rare photographs and irreplaceable films of Meher Baba or pertaining to the history of Sufism Reoriented. (See Second Submission, pp. 7, 10) Archives – At present, there is no archival space. In order to preserve and maintain our extensive collection of traditional personal relics associated with Meher Baba, such as articles of clothing, sandals, chairs, personal physical objects, letters, cables and so forth, we need appropriate space. Currently there is not adequate space to prepare these objects for archival storage, nor to catalogue, maintain, and display them. (See Second Submission, p. 7) Publishing – Sufism Reoriented is responsible for the publishing, administration, sales and distribution of over 50 books and other written materials. (See Second Submission, p. 7) We

B-5 have a number of major publications planned that are completely on hold awaiting adequate space for writers, editors and production staff. Multi-purpose areas will be utilized for this work (see 3. below for a description of the Multi-Purpose and Multi-Project rooms).

Function Space in New Sanctuary Library 1,065 square feet Film/photo/audio combined library 1,400 square feet Archive room 408 square feet Art vault 394 square feet Total: 3,267 square feet

2. Activities currently housed elsewhere in private homes or The Meher Schools that can be brought under the roof of the new sanctuary The Searchlight Bookstore – Our bookstore is currently housed in an office at the Meher Schools. In the new building, the Searchlight Bookstore will be located on the lower level, where it will continue to be open to the public. (See Second Submission, p. 7, 13) There, visitors will find books, video and audio recordings, photographs and artwork displayed and sold. The bookstore also packs for shipping and distribution. The space allotted to bookstore activities also provides for adequate storage of these materials, now kept in commercial storage units in Walnut Creek. Rehearsal, devotional art, film and audio production – At present, chorus sectional rehearsals are regularly held in individual members’ houses because there isn’t space available in the current building. Art studios and art classes, which produce devotional art work, are also maintained outside the current building due to lack of space, as are music scoring, sound mixing, and video editing and production. Classes – Sunday school classes for younger children, teen classes and study groups are held at the Meher Schools and in private homes. The Classroom will be used for these various non-concurrent uses (and will also be used for prospective member classes, which are now held in a private reception area).

All of these uses, which Sufism Reoriented considers an integral part of our worship, will have designated areas in the new sanctuary.

Function Space in New Sanctuary. Searchlight Bookstore/ bookstore storage 2,379 square feet Art studios (2) 925 square feet Sound mixing 230 square feet Video posts (2) 600 square feet Music scoring 300 square feet Classroom 1,065 square feet Total: 5,499 square feet

B-6 3. Current activities that now must compete for space with other activities needing dedicated space Activities not needing wholly dedicated space – Because many uses now compete for the same space, inefficiency and lack of continuity is created by having to move projects in and out to make room for other projects that must be attended to. Multi-purpose rooms will eliminate this inefficiency and congestion. Multi-purpose spaces are needed for many uses, including projects done by work teams related to publishing and administrative work, the care and maintenance of the sanctuary and grounds, indoor plant care, preparing garden plans; preparing maintenance and cleaning plans; sewing projects; card making; and other sporadic activities. These are currently performed in areas required for ongoing dedicated uses (such as administrative offices, janitorial, hallways, laundry room, kitchen or Prayer Hall). Choral, Music and Drama Rehearsal and Video – The new sanctuary will, for the first time, provide adequate designated space for its 70-person chorus and two smaller choruses to rehearse, as well as for devotional dance classes and rehearsals, classes and coaching in the dramatic arts used in our worship, and video recording of discourses, classes and devotional music, without having to use the Prayer Hall for these activities. These activities are currently crowded into the Prayer Hall, because appropriate space isn’t available. Janitor/Laundry – At present, the janitorial area is in the furnace room, and the laundry is squeezed into a 36 square foot closet. These crucial functions will now have adequate dedicated space. Flower Preparation – As part of our dedication to a beautiful environment, we try to ensure that all areas of the building have fresh flowers. At present, flower arranging must be done in a corner of the kitchen. The new building provides adequate facilities for flower arranging, as well as storage of related equipment and supplies for this important function.

Function Space in New Sanctuary Janitor/laundry 560 square feet Multi-purpose 1,440 square feet Multi-project 465 square feet Music/drama/dance studio 2,200 square feet Video studio 770 square feet Small rehearsal spaces 689 square feet and coaching spaces (4) Flower prep 400 square feet Total 6,524 square feet

4. Activities now performed in inadequate spaces Sufism Reoriented has utilized its current building for over 30 years but it has never had sufficient space for many ongoing functions. Offices – One important area of inadequacy is in office space. At present, many of our administrators either have no office or are crowded into a small, shared office. For example, the project manager for the new sanctuary can only be provided about 60 square feet in an open room shared with 10 others, along with the secretary and treasurer; our president shares

B-7 his 10 x 15 foot office with a colleague, and one or the other must vacate the office in order to discuss confidential matters with members or to meet with visitors; our spiritual teacher has a small office that is also used for rehearsal space. Amenities – The current coatroom (125 square feet for 350 members) has always been woefully inadequate for events where the majority of the membership attends. There are not enough toilets to accommodate a large gathering during a program with an intermission. This year we had to rent 12 portable toilets for our March Celebration. There is not enough storage space in the current building and much storage space is maintained offsite where it is not easily accessed. Kitchen – In addition, The Tavern programs and other large church dinner programs require the ability to prepare and serve up to 125 dinners at one time. The current space is wholly inadequate to prepare, plate up and serve this number. In the new sanctuary, an appropriate kitchen is provided. Technical – As alluded to before, our worship is facilitated by a tremendous reliance on technical facilities that bring out the full potential of our choruses, dramatic arts and devotional dance programs. In addition, almost all of our weekly spiritual discourses are provided by way of self-produced videotape. In order to make this possible, an ample remote technical room is needed.

Function Space in New Sanctuary Kitchen/pantry 1,850 square feet Coatroom 1,750 square feet Offices (9) 2,370 square feet Murshida’s office 1,079 square feet Men’s restrooms 930 square feet Women’s restrooms 1,328 square feet Remote audio/visual tech room 850 square feet Storage (not included elsewhere) 2,255 square feet Total 12,412 square feet

5. Spatial requirements resulting from placing two-thirds of the building underground In order to relieve negative effects caused by placing more than two-thirds of the building underground, the design includes a spacious concourse. It incorporates a large rotunda capped with skylights to bring in natural light, and an indoor park-like setting will be created to relieve the sense of being underground or confined. The concourse will be decorated with inspiring murals. In addition, the Plaza portion of the concourse provides a place for The Tavern (stage and musical productions done in a cabaret style with dinners), which is currently held in an all-purpose area, and for church dinners for large groups.

Function Space in New Sanctuary Plaza, East and West galleries 9,842 square feet and rotunda

B-8 6. Space For Increased Storage Requirements The Prayer Hall is a sacred space and will be devoid of any furnishings or equipment when not required for worship. This requires storage space for these furnishings and equipment. Also on the ground level, storage space is provided for our Classroom, as it will serve a variety of different class purposes.

Function Space in New Sanctuary Prayer Hall storage (3) 1,092 square feet Classroom storage 408 square feet Total 1,500 square feet

This discussion accounts for 44,044 of the 59,071 usable square feet of the new sanctuary (Appendix B). The remaining square feet (15,027) are for circulation (12,276), Mechanical Rooms (2,000), Coffee Room (290), Bath/Dressing/Pantry (258), Bathroom/Toilet (136) and Pump Room (67).

We hope this memorandum provides a clear description of why the additional space is needed and how the new space will be used.

B-9 B-10 Appendix B – Sanctuary for Sufism Reoriented Rooms and Area List

The Sanctuary for Sufism Reoriented Land Use Permit Application is for 66,074 gross square feet. The Ground Floor Level is 20,010 gross square feet and the Concourse Level is 46,064 gross square feet. The analysis and breakdown of space usage is done in useable square feet.

GROUND FLOOR LEVEL

Occupiable Prayer Hall 5,000 Murshida's Office 1,079 Library 1,065 Art Vault 394 Archive 408 Class Room 1,065 Total Occupiable 9,011

Support Bath/Dressing/Pantry 258 Total Support 258

Storage Prayer Hall Storage 394 Prayer Hall Storage 304 Prayer Hall Storage 394 Class Room Storage 408 Total Storage 1,500

Circulation Elevator Lobby 255 Foyers (north, east, south, west) 6,948 Main Staircase 1,065 Total Circulation 8,268

Ground Floor Net Square Footage 19,037

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CONCOURSE LEVEL

Occupiable Support Plaza 4,536 Coffee 290 Flower Prep 400 Pump Room 67 Kitchen Pantry 1,850 Bathroom 85 Studio for Music, Drama, Dance 2,200 Toilet 51 Rehearsal 265 Coat Room 1,750 Rehearsal 270 Women's Restroom 850 Coach 74 Women's Restroom 478 Coach 80 Men's Restroom 480 Film/Photo/Audio Combined Library 1,400 Men's Restroom 450 Video Post 325 Mechanical (Pump) Electrical Room 1,500 Video Post 275 Mechanical Room 500 Music Scoring 300 Janitor/Laundry 560 Sound Mixing 230 Total Support 7,061 Video Studio 770 Office 250 Storage Office 250 Building Storage 460 Office 250 Building Storage 1,220 Office 250 Storage 100 Office 250 Storage 250 Office 250 Storage 45 Office 250 File Room 180 Office 280 Bookstore Storage 929 Office 340 Total Storage 3,184 Multi‐Purpose 1,440 Multi‐Project 465 Circulation Remote Audio/Visual Tech. Room 850 Rotunda 1,850 Art Studio 700 West Gallery 1,548 Art Studio 225 East Gallery 1,908 Bookstore 1,450 Elevator Lobby 437 Total Occupiable 20,475 Video/Music/Sound Hallway 204 Main Staircase Exit C1 107 Staircase Exit C2 230 Corridor 537 Staircase Exit C3 321 Corridor 881 Staircase Exit C4 185 Corridor 881 Staircase Exit C5 225 Total Circulation 9,314

Concourse Level Net Square Footage 40,034

Building Total Net Square Footage 59,071

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SUMMARY TABLE

Occupiable 9,011 Support 258 Ground Storage 1,500 Floor Circulation 8,268 Total: 19,037 Occupiable 20,475 Support 7,061 Concourse Level Storage 3,184 Circulation 9,314 Total: 40,034 Total Useable Square Feet 59,071

B-15 Appendix C – Maximum Concurrent Use Scenarios

The table below is an analysis of the building occupancy for the four events normally conducted by Sufism Reoriented that involve a significant portion of the 350 person membership.

Square March Musical Drama Friday Devotional Level and Space Designation Footage Celebration Taverns Night Class Gathering

GROUND FLOOR LEVEL Prayer Hall 5000 390 0 345 250 Murshida's Office 1079 0 0 0 0 Library 1065 0 0 0 0 Art Vault 394 0 0 0 0 Archive 408 0 0 0 0 Class Room 1065 5 0 0 0 Total Ground Floor 9011 395 0 345 250

CONCOURSE LEVEL Plaza 4536 0 125 0 0 Flower Prep 400 0 0 0 0 Kitchen Pantry 1850 0 25 0 0 Studio for Music, Drama, Dance 2200 0 0 0 0 Rehearsal 265 0 0 0 0 Rehearsal 270 0 0 0 0 Coach 74 0 0 0 0 Coach 80 0 0 0 0 Film/Photo/Audio Combined Library 1400 0 0 0 0 Video Post 325 0 0 0 0 Video Post 275 0 0 0 0 Music Scoring 300 0 0 0 0 Sound Mixing 230 0 0 0 0 Video Studio 770 0 0 0 0 Office 250 0 0 0 0 Office 250 0 0 0 0 Office 250 0 0 0 0 Office 250 0 0 0 0 Office 250 0 0 0 0 Office 250 0 0 0 0 Office 250 0 0 0 0 Office 280 0 0 0 0 Office 340 0 0 0 0 Multi‐Purpose 1440 0 0 0 0 Multi‐Project 465 0 0 0 0 Remote Audio/Visual Tech. Room 850 5 3 5 0 Art Studio 700 0 0 0 0 Art Studio 225 0 0 0 0 Bookstore 1450 0 0 0 0 Total Concourse 20475 5 153 5 0 Building Total 29,486 400 153 350 250

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Second Submission

Response to July 31, 2008 Letter from Lashun Cross

B-17 Response to July 31, 2008 Letter from Lashun Cross RE County File # LP082034

In paragraphs 6 and 7 of your letter of July 31, 2008, you asked several questions, primarily concerning the use of separate spaces on the ground floor and the concourse level (the below grade floor) in the new sanctuary. We have numbered each question and provided brief answers to each separately. This is followed by a fuller, more discursive response, titled Space Usage, Sufism Reoriented Sanctuary, in case that is useful. Additionally, we have listed each room in the building and the major uses for each, as requested in a subsequent email; this is titled List of Rooms and Uses Sufism Reoriented Sanctuary. Finally, we address the question you raised in the same email as to why our organization needs 66,000 square feet rather than 50,000 square feet.

1. Please provide additional information on the classrooms. There is only one designated classroom, and it is on the ground floor. On the floor plan, it is labeled “Classroom.” This room will be used for weekly make-up classes for our members, new member discussion groups, introductory classes for prospective members, children’s Sunday school and a teen discussion group.

2. Is this building to replace the Meher School in the vicinity? The Meher Schools are entirely separate from the sanctuary. The Meher Schools’ facilities on Leland Drive operate under a long-term lease with the Lafayette School District. None of the new sanctuary space is dedicated to activities of The Meher Schools.

3. Specifically how will the building be utilized? For example, when will the building be used as a sanctuary? The Prayer Hall will normally be used from early November through late May, with regular general membership gatherings each Friday and Sunday evening for a period of one to two hours, except for a three week break for the winter holiday. In addition, special musical and/or dramatic programs occur in the Prayer Hall on two or three weekends each year. Smaller gatherings (attended by about 85) occur over a period of five successive days in the evenings (usually Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and

B-18 Monday) about twice a year. These are theatrical programs and occur in the area designated “Plaza”. The broad question of use of spaces is more fully addressed in the later, more discursive section. It is approached again in a third section, which lists the uses of each of the rooms in the building.

4. What are the hours? The building is generally open daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. with access to members at other hours for specific tasks.

5. When will the bookstore be open? Currently the bookstore is open Tuesday evenings from 7-9 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. We expect this pattern to continue. The bookstore will be open to the public during all of its regular hours.

6. Library hours? Is it open to the public? The library is available to members only, generally from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

7. What is meant by multi-project (465 square feet) and (1,440) multi-purpose spaces? The 1,440 square foot multi-purpose space is an open space ringed by the administrative offices. It will house the equipment shared by the offices, such as printers, copy machines, fax machines and standard network office equipment. It includes two or three computer workstations for the individual use of staff and regular volunteers who work on specific projects such as reproducing transcripts, preparing program materials and publications, such as books and newsletters and other ongoing purposes. The smaller, multi-project room is usually used by teams of people working together to collate materials, fabricate greeting cards, prepare mailings, plan projects, work on archival materials and other occasional projects. You may get a fuller sense of the variety of purposes and uses of these spaces from the broader discussion that follows.

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8. Will you have employees? We currently have six employees all of whom work full-time. In addition, there is about an equal number of full-time volunteers.

9. Is this a magnet school? There is no magnet school involved at all. All space is devoted to the spiritual purposes of the church.

10. What is the purpose of the video studio and remote audio visual tech room? Each room serves a specific, though related purpose. The majority of our spiritual discourses are presented as a video program at our regular weekly classes. We create those programs by pre-recording curriculum class material in the video studio. The programs are subsequently ‘finished’ by integrating images and such. We produce as many as 25 hours of original video each year, the major portion of which is pre-recorded in the video studio; other material is recorded “live” during our performances, plays, choral concerts and celebrations which are presented throughout the year in the Prayer Hall or in the Plaza. The remote audio/visual tech room serves the standard functions of a technical control booth. By linking its functions to the Prayer Hall from a distance, we insure that the Prayer Hall’s special atmosphere and purposes for worship will not be spoiled by strictly technical activities. In addition, its central location in the building provides capability for extending its recording, monitoring and playback functions to Tech needs that may occur in the Plaza and other in areas of the building.

11. The floor plans appear to focus a lot of square footage and space on arts, music, drama and dance. The reasons for this are explained in the following overall discussion of the purposes of Sufism Reoriented and its use of the proposed sanctuary.

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Space Usage, Sufism Reoriented Sanctuary

Sufism Reoriented was founded in 1952 by Meher Baba. The founding charter describes Meher Baba as connected with all religions because each of them teaches the same divine Truth and leads to the same One God. Meher Baba is widely recognized around the world as a divine incarnation. For those who recognize him as such, as do members of Sufism Reoriented, it is with great joy and gratitude that they worship and celebrate his life and message. For such people, it can be compared to the way in which Christians celebrate Jesus the Christ, whom Sufism Reoriented also recognizes as a divine incarnation. Indeed, Christianity and its celebration of the incarnation of Jesus is probably the best analogy for understanding Sufism Reoriented and its celebration of Meher Baba. Everyone is familiar with the extraordinary, inspired outpouring in all the arts in celebration of Christ. The churches of Europe are filled with the most marvelous paintings of Jesus and his life. Vocal music of unparalleled beauty and devotion emerged in the form of oratorios, masses, messiahs, hymns, chants. Instrumental music dedicated to the glory of Christ abounded. He is also celebrated in marvelous works of literature, poetry and prose, and dramas describing His life.

Art Sufism Reoriented is fortunate to have many members talented in the arts who celebrate Meher Baba’s life and teachings through art. The following spaces in the building are used for the production, display, reproduction, storage, and packing and shipping of art: the art vault on the ground floor to store art works not currently on display (Appendix A provides some samples of the 148 original paintings housed by Sufism Reoriented); large expanses of wall where these paintings can be hung and where related themes will be depicted in permanent murals; two art studios on the concourse level where artists can work; Searchlight Bookstore where prints and greeting cards of many of these paintings are displayed and sold; multi-project room where the greeting cards are fabricated; Searchlight Book storage room where art works intended for art shows are packed for shipping to local public sites like the Palace of Fine Arts in San

B-21 Francisco or to groups of American Meher Baba devotees as far away as South Carolina. (Incidentally, we have also taken many of our full-scale stage productions and concerts overseas.)

Music and Drama The membership also includes many musicians. Included among the collection of 1,500 musical compositions we have created, (See Appendix B, Sheet Music Archive), there are original oratorios celebrating Meher Baba (for example Lord of the Universe) and his teachings (The Elements) as well as a long series of eleven original musical dramas portraying Meher Baba’s life and work, and yielding altogether 135 performing arts programs recorded on videotape. (Also see Appendix B where performing arts videos are listed and samples are provided.) The following spaces in the building are used for composing, scoring, recording, performing and videotaping the music and drama created in celebration of Meher Baba and his teachings: music scoring room where the original music is electronically composed, scored and recorded onto CD, providing music tracks and sheet music for the chorus and other performers; Consortium of the Arts studio for music, drama, dance where the large 70 person chorus and two smaller choruses rehearse and are recorded, and where classes in dance and acting occur to prepare members to perform and to increase skills important to our worship; Prayer Hall where “live” devotional music is shared every Sunday evening, and where the singers and actors have their final rehearsals, readying them to perform for the four day annual celebration for Meher Baba’s birthday; Plaza where music is combined with drama for twice yearly series of suppers and evening programs; remote audio/visual tech room which is used for projection, monitoring, control, playback and recording functions for audio and video during presentations in the Prayer Hall, Plaza and Consortium of the Arts studio for music, drama, dance; the sound mixing room where audio recordings are edited and mixed to ‘finish’ them for duplication onto CD and DVD; video post rooms where both ‘studio’ and ‘live’ videotaped recordings are edited and duplicated; multi-purpose and multi-project rooms where we produce the liner and cover art, lyrics and content for CDs and DVDs and assemble them for selling; Searchlight Bookstore where CDs and DVDs are available for sale; Searchlight Book storage room where the CDs and DVDs are packed for shipping or stored as stock (see Appendix C for list of video and audio

B-22 programs available through the Searchlight Bookstore); film/photo/audio combined library from which research materials are gathered for making costumes and backdrops, and where all photographic, video and audio materials are catalogued and shelved for use.

Training, Worship, Devotion, Work As a spiritual order, like for example the Jesuits or Franciscans, there is extensive education and training for spiritual students in how to live one’s life in accordance with the principles and guidance given by Meher Baba. Regular spiritual discourses and classes are provided weekly for seven months of the year; as many as 20 new classes (averaging about 70 minutes in length) may be produced on video annually. The following spaces in the building are used for the preparation, recording, duplication, distribution and presentation of the classes: Murshida’s office, administrative offices, multi-purpose room and library where extensive teaching materials are prepared by the Murshida with the help of writers and clerical personnel on the staff; video studio where the Murshida is recorded presenting the discourse; film/photo/audio combined library where illustrative photographs, charts, art work and short film clips are researched and retrieved to amplify the recorded discourse; music scoring room where background music is prepared for the video; video post room where the recorded video is edited together with the illustrative materials, and the background music is integrated into the video program; video post room for duplication where the finished video program is duplicated; Searchlight Book storage room where the DVDs are packed and shipped so the discourses can be seen simultaneously at our two centers as well as distributed to six groups of devotees of Meher Baba to aid their worship. (These small groups, not members of Sufism Reoriented, are located in six cities and have a membership ranging from four to twenty people.) Prayer Hall where classes are presented to the general membership by projecting the video on a large screen; multi-purpose room where a transcript of the class is created, so that members can review the class material between weekly classes; and library where the transcripts are read. Sufism Reoriented has 328 curriculum classes on videotape or DVD produced in this way. (See Appendix D for list and samples of curriculum classes.)

B-23 An important vehicle for spiritual training is learning to work together in groups harmoniously and in ways that promote beauty and proper care of the everyday world. The group projects sponsored by Sufism Reoriented are manifold. Many have already been described in the sections on art, music, drama, etc. But a great number of additional projects relate to the care and maintenance of the interior and exterior of the building and its grounds. These group work teams utilize many rooms throughout the sanctuary for the work of flower arranging, plant care, cleaning, grounds care, gardening, etc.

Publishing Work Sufism Reoriented has published 20 books in the last 53 years. Some are used in university classrooms. (Book titles are listed in Appendix E and samples provided, along with a Searchlight catalogue.) Meher Baba entrusted the publication of his major works to Sufism Reoriented. Publishing work is done in the following spaces of the building: offices and multi-purpose room in the administrative area where manuscripts are prepared, laid out, proof-read and produced; Searchlight Bookstore and storage where the books are displayed, sold, packed for shipping and distributed or stored.

Archival Storage, Preservation of Relics and Memorabilia Those familiar with Christianity know well the importance of and interest in relics and memorabilia, as well as in accounts and records of the life of Jesus. That is true of Meher Baba, and Sufism Reoriented has been charged with major responsibilities by Meher Baba to care for and preserve such materials from his life and work. Given that Meher Baba passed away recently, in 1969, and given the wide variety of recording media available in these times, the archival material Sufism Reoriented is responsible for is extensive and in many forms. The following spaces in the sanctuary are used for storing, preserving, and displaying archival materials: archive room where the traditional personal relics associated with Meher Baba – clothing, sandals, chairs, personal physical objects, letters, cables, diaries, journals and so forth are stored, preserved and displayed; (Appendix F provides a sample list of the 150 historic items and memorabilia archived and stored by Sufism Reoriented); film/photo/audio combined library is where thousands of photographs of Meher Baba are catalogued, stored, and used repeatedly. Irreplaceable films of Meher Baba, as well as videotape copies, are catalogued scene by scene,

B-24 preserved and stored here also. These film and photography library-archives are used not only by Sufism Reoriented for its many projects, but materials in them are also made available to people all over the world wishing to use film footage and images of Meher Baba. Approximately 2,900 audio recordings are also stored here. (See Appendix G for an overview of materials included in this combined library, including list of historic Meher Baba film footage as well as the various video collections; an overview of photographic collections; and a sample list of audio recordings.) We have described the overall purposes and use of the building as it relates to the spaces designed into the building to accomplish Sufism Reoriented’s overall purpose of worship and spiritual training. Following is a list of the separate spaces in the building with a brief description of the primary uses of each.

B-25

List of Rooms and Uses Sufism Reoriented Sanctuary

Ground Floor

Prayer Hall Friday night gathering for all members – Videotaped class given by the Murshid, the spiritual teacher, based on the curriculum described in the founding charter. (Estimate 320 people)

Sunday evening devotional gathering for majority of members – Devotional singing and meditation upon God. (Estimate 220)

Open for individual prayers and meditation daily – Normally only a small number avail themselves of this opportunity. (Average 1 or 2)

Annual four day celebration of Meher Baba’s birth – Musical drama with dance, oratorios, choral concert, spiritual poetry readings, devotional gatherings for worship. (Estimate 400)

Rehearsals prior the birthday celebration, weekends and evenings. (Estimate between 50 and 100)

Prayer Hall Storage – three rooms The Prayer Hall is kept empty except when in use. Everything necessary for the various uses of the Prayer Hall is stored in the three rooms provided. The items include: video projector, video screen, audio speakers, portable sound board, portable light board, 275 chairs, cushions, a telescoping man-lift for access to dome for lighting and maintenance, and other incidental material and supplies typically needed.

Classroom Weekly Makeup class – Members who miss Friday class view the prior Friday videotape on Thursday nights. (Estimate 30)

B-26 Introductory Class – Prospective members are shown an introductory series of videos giving the history and central principles of Sufism Reoriented. (Estimate 3-7)

Discussion Group – Newer members of Sufism Reoriented meet weekly with a senior member for informal discussion. (Estimate 20)

Sunday school gathering for children, ages 4-11. (Estimate 12)

Youth group, ages 12-20 – Regular Sunday meetings for teenagers and young adults interested in Meher Baba. (Estimate 8-10)

Other Small Group Meetings by special arrangement.

Classroom storage area Video projection equipment and screen, chairs, tables and other incidentals needed for accommodating this room’s varying usage.

Murshida’s (Spiritual Leader’s) Office This is a multi purpose space for the spiritual leader. Part of the room is set up as an office with desk, computer workstation, file storage and cabinets. Part of the room is set up as an informal meeting area for individual or group meetings with students for spiritual consultation or regarding the many activities under her direction. It is also used to receive visitors or accommodate small informal gatherings with students.

Office Accessory Room (shown in plan as bath/dressing/pantry) This room has a full bathroom, a dressing room, a pantry and a passageway for direct access to an entrance/exit for the Murshida, located at the back of the building near the parsonage.

Library This room contains a research library of spiritual books and treatises built up over 50 years. It will have library tables and chairs and art and memorabilia on display. It will be used for study, research and reading. The transcripts of the preceding Friday classes are available to be studied here (each member is asked to read the transcript of the last

B-27 week’s class). Individual CD and DVD players are available for reviewing audio and video materials that are part of the curriculum.

Archive Room Sufism Reoriented is the custodian of a large collection of archival material associated with the life and teaching of Meher Baba, including physical objects related to his life, along with extensive papers and documents such as manuscripts, original historical letters, journals, diaries and so forth.

Art Vault Sufism Reoriented has a strong corps of artists who have produced a large array of paintings of Meher Baba, his life and work. They are stored in the art vault and rotated out for display in the building, or to go on tour to Meher Baba centers around the country.

B-28 Concourse Level

Plaza and Galleries This 10,000 square foot area was designed for transit through the building, as well as to provide relief from the cramped or enclosed feeling that might be associated with underground spaces. It is intended to be open and park-like, with benches, plants and occasional chairs placed around. It also will serve as a “loading” area for classes, programs, and meetings on the ground floor. The walls are decorated with paintings and permanent murals done by members.

Plaza This area is used for church suppers, serving around 85. The supper is followed by a dramatic/musical program on the life of Meher Baba. These occur about twice a year usually for five successive evenings. Since this area is kept regularly as open space, everything to facilitate these suppers and theatrical programs is stored elsewhere in designated storage rooms, mostly on the concourse level.

Building Storage This storage space is designated for use as general building storage: decorative items and accessories, extra drapery, carpet, as well as bulk items such as extra furniture, air filters, fans, air cleaners, etc. It will also hold furniture and technical equipment used for twice yearly suppers and musical plays in the Plaza, including: chairs, tables, platforms, video screen and projector, portable sound board, miscellaneous sound and lighting equipment and a portable lighting board.

Remote Audio/Visual Tech Room This room contains the standard tech-control and monitoring equipment for projection of video and playback of audio during classes and presentations in the Prayer Hall, and for recording of performances in the Prayer Hall, the Plaza, the video studio and the Consortium of the Arts studio for music, drama, dance. It includes necessary work surfaces and computer stations.

B-29 Consortium Art Studios These studios will be used by member artists working on pictorial or sculptural art devoted to Meher Baba for display in the building and for reproduction.

Searchlight Bookstore The bookstore is open to the public (7-9 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday). Searchlight sells and displays books, CDs, DVDs, greeting cards and reproductions of art all related to Meher Baba and Sufism Reoriented.

Searchlight Bookstore Storage This storage and workroom is used to receive, process and store the materials sold in the bookstore. Additionally, it is the shipping area for the bookstore and for the organization. Storage includes the stock of items sold in the bookstore as well as materials needed for packaging and shipping.

Offices, Multi-Purpose area, File Room, Multi-Project room and Coffee/Snack room This cluster of nine private staff offices grouped around an open multi-purpose area is the administrative center of the building where work on many activities of Sufism Reoriented is located. The multi-purpose area holds the shared clerical equipment – copier, printers, fax machine, networking equipment, worktables and computer workstations for regular volunteers not having separate offices. The multi-project room is used primarily for tasks involving groups working together, such as collating, publishing and graphic illustration, production of greetings cards, program planning and so forth.

Video Studio Here the class discourses by the spiritual teacher are recorded on videotape.

Consortium of the Arts Studio for Music, Drama, Dance In this rehearsal space the 70 member chorus and two smaller choruses practice; dance and drama rehearsals are held here, as well as classes in music, dance and drama.

Music Scoring In the music scoring room original music is electronically composed, scored, and duplicated to CD, providing sheet music and music tracks for our program work.

B-30 Sound Mixing In the sound mixing room, sound elements and musical tracks are mixed and balanced to ready them for use in ‘live’ programs, for producing new CDs and for integration with edited videos.

Video Post Rooms In the video post rooms the pre-recorded video material is edited and prepared for duplication and projection.

Film/Photo/Audio Combined Library This library combines thousands of archived and currently used photographic, film, video and audio materials. It includes workstations where these various materials are processed, catalogued and entered into their respective Library-Archive collections.

Janitorial and Laundry Room Cleaning supplies and equipment are stored here, along with washers and dryers.

Kitchen and Pantry The kitchen is used primarily for five days twice yearly for church suppers and programs in the Plaza. It will also be used for special occasions, such as weddings, bazaars, The Meher Schools graduation dinners, and so forth. It is also available to staff and full time volunteers for daily use. The pantry is used primarily to store the dishes and other supplies needed for church suppers in the Plaza.

Flower Prep Room This room provides storage for vases and equipment needed to prepare and arrange flowers used weekly in the Prayer Hall and for other church functions, along with worktables and two sinks.

B-31 Why 66,000, not 50,000 Square Feet Needed The prior lists and descriptions make it clear that Sufism Reoriented will fully use all the square footage designed into the building. Indeed, the architect, when he first applied Sufism Reoriented’s program of needs, designed a building with 10,000 more square feet than the current design. We were able to consolidate some uses and pare down others to reduce the overall building size by 10,000 square feet. Sufism Reoriented, in order to minimize the impact of the building on the neighborhood, designed a building that blended harmoniously in size by placing two- thirds of the building underground. Underground spaces can feel cramped, enclosed and dark. We designed the 10,000 square foot Plaza and Galleries areas, adjacent to the major work areas in daily use, to provide relief from this feeling. We widened the transit area so that it would be open and park-like, with benches, plants and occasional chairs placed around. It will be decorated with art creating the impression of light and space. We felt this amount of space is needed to offset the sacrifices involved in not having the major work areas of the building above ground and would make the plan serviceable. Since the concourse is underground, the added size would not impact the neighborhood.

B-32 Art CoUectioD Sample of 143 original art works

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0C-009 Diane Cobb i p ...·"""" .. ..l OC-037 Diane Cobb II."., s.c. with Flowing HW (RMJurl) Highest of the High (Ank Sad(ground) Ell9lempera on canvas over hardboard OW on masonite

ORIGINAL: ORIGINAL: O~inally, this was painted with 8 deep blue bad!.ground (see DC· Size (wttn fnlnMI); 22%x17'h 037.1). In the 19808 the artist repainted the background to pink.. ~~~::~::~::j Full plexiiglas box frame. Sin (with fnlmtI): 34Y.x43~

Silver wood frame

OC-039 Diane Cobb n ...-- - - - n DC.'" Diane Cobb

_Rose IIeher BaN SeIrted CHI Ground In • CotaIJKket Oils on canv8$ Oil. on canvas ORIGINAL: ORIGINAL: Size (unfrllmed): 14 x 11 Sin (with frarM): 33x43 (edge unfinished) - LJ"-_ _ "-_..L..J Gold edge wood trim frame.

rr====='Il DC·107 1-______-1 DC-108 Diane Cobb 1Ws.t.ra 1If/her &IluI on • Parlf s.nch Color pencil and ink on paper Colored pencil on paper ORIGINAL: ORIGINAL: This was scanned and digitally enlarged and reprinted in a larger size for Size (with frlinMI): 17x2O ule at White Horse Court in 2002 Fluted bIonde-goId metal frame Size (with tram.): 14 Y. x 11 Y. White metal frame.

DC·112 Diane Cobb OC-117 Diane Cobb II.,., S.ba wtth Do.. (FuJI'nwge) ".". BIbB md ".".. In the G.vden Oil. on masonite OHa on hardboard ORIGINAL: ORIGINAL: Size (unframed): 46x 37 Size (with frame); 34 Yo x 35 114 Gold leaf frame with green velvet circle r:~=:::-=~=:::l Silv9rwood frame. matt.

B-33 DC·12t1 Diane Cobb OC·122 Meher s.ba Archlfectu,., Study y;;..... -':!II ., o.r.hMrArtJ(alut1H2Eat·W.. t GMherlng) Oils on canvasboard Oils on canvaa ORIGINAL: ORIGINAl: sa. (unframed): 14 x 18 Size (with ""me): 73%x49% (edge cannot be finished) L ______--' Gold edged wood trim frame

DC·123 Diane Cobb OC·125 OianeCobb ,..------.1 MeheI' ~ with Flute Meller &IN ~ng Ball Pastels on paper with gold leaf highlights Oils on C8nYaa ORIGINAL: ORIGINAl: Size (wfth fnlme): 23%x16% SID (untr.med): 24 x48 IL------JI GoIdleafframe painted edge (white)

DC-130 Diane Cobb OC·137 Diane Cobb IHher s.bII GMng Praud Remember Me? Oils on canvas Acrylic on canvas ORIGINAL: ORIGINAL: Given to MUBhida Conner by the artist Size (unfmned): 48,48 .~~~J~ SID (unframed): 18 x 14 ,.; palnted edge (hangable without framing) '------'

,------:;;0---, DC.138 Diane Cobb DC·140 .. 7bIte, If You Look (mMIJt fOI' you) Oil on canvas --??Onm ORIGINAl: Given to Murahida Connef b Y - ORIGINAL: Done in 2006 the artist sa. (unframed): Size (unframed): 18x36 Painted edge _--'--'-.:.L....::."--_-' Edge is painted (does not need framing to L ha",)

.-:--._.. MMW·103 Mira Wl'Iite NP.... Ode to • Bird of R,. Oils on canvaa Walnut Oil on canvas ORIGINAl: ORIGINAL: Stu (unfnmed): 61314xn Size (with frame): pailted edge (edge unfinished) LMw~~

B-34 Sheet Music Library – Music Scoring Room

Sample list of titles from the catalog of 1,500 original musical compositions

Alphabetic listing of music and song titles for vocalists and chorus

All These Flames are One I Am for the Few Seasons of the Heart Answer to My Question I Call You Love Sermonette In a Thousand Faces She Dawned in My Life Be Still, and Know that I Am God In the Form of a Man Smile Beauty Before Me It’s You So True is Your Love Beginner’s Luck Story in the Sand Beloved One Kalki, Lord of Fire Sunday Boundless Sea Keep On Dancing Surrender Building Love a Bridge Keep on the Sunny Side Take My Life / Let It Be Canticle La Spaniola (Arising) Take Us to Your World Celebrate Meher’s Descent Little Moses The Dust of These Streets Change Can Come Living Flame of Love The God-Man’s Tears Come Ashore Longer Than The Hut Lost in You The River Song Day of Light Love Leaves No Trace The Rose Delicate Balance The Sun Comes Up Desire for Nothing Mary’s Song The Swan Song, II Diamond Light/Earth Meher Baba’s Grace The True Teacher Dwell in Love Misterios ( in Portuguese) There’s a Heartache Murshid Song There Are No Words Earth These are the Days Enter Unhesitatingly Nataraj To Enter the Door Never Have I Been Alone To Follow You is to Flow Garland Round the Sun Never Once Transformation Give Yourself to Love Not a Day Goes By Truly You God Is Not While I’m Around Turn With Love Goin’ Home Of Ourselves Wait ‘Til You See Him He Sees Oh Beloved/Your Dawning Walk Beside Me He Who Knows the Way On the Wings of a Dove Water Over Stones Heartbeats Measure Once I Gaze upon Your Face We Love, and Become What We Love Heaven’s Radio Once in a Thousand Years Welcome to My World Here and Now Once in the Dream of a Night When My Blue Moon Hidden in the Heart of All His Love People Get Ready Your Eyes Hold Me Closer Perfect Thy Motion Your Task is to Return

B-35

Music Programs on Videotape – Film/Photo/Audio Combined Library

Sample list of 44 recorded music performances

done by Sufism Reoriented from 1980 - present

Music Performances on videotape

A Concert in Praise of Meher Baba (dedicated to Murshid James MacKie’s life and work) A Program of Carols in Praise of the Birth of the Christ All Forms Consortium Chorus Concert, H. David Hogan Conducting Devotional Music Program – April 4, 1982 God Is (Choral song) God is Great Golden Thread Heartbeat of the World, Full Version Lord of Fire (from The Elements, an Oratorio in Praise of Meher Baba) Lord of the Universe; first live presentation – February 25, 1982 Love’s Perfect Design Mindlin Sings Hafiz Mischa: a Featured Performer Musical Themes from Lord of the Universe New Year’s Eve at the Sufi Center Qawwali Recital by the Music Division of “The Studios” – June 14, 1981 Sweet Encounters The Elements; An Oratorio in Praise of Meher Baba – Parts 1-9 The Heart’s Awakening The Master’s Prayer The Scoundrel Song White Rose

B-36 Drama and Dance Programs on Videotape – Film/Photo/Audio Combined Library

Sample list of 68 recorded drama and dance performances

done by Sufism Reoriented from 1980 - present

Drama performances on videotape

A Garland of Egos (2005 Play) Acting Classes – Parts A-F (recital scenes) Acting Classes - Parts 1-18 (recital scenes) Francis Brabazon Poetry Evenings God Speaks – The Musical! – Parts 1-2 (2001 Play) I Never Come, I Never Go – Parts 1-3 (1973 Play) Manzil-e-Meem – Parts 1-4 (1980 Play) Meher Baba’s Life in Song, Part 1 (2002 Play) Meher Baba’s Life in Song, Part 2 (2003 Play) Merwan’s Toddy Shop (2002 Play) Psychological Growth (Concert version) Rabia (2004 Play) Sri Aurobindo and The Mother Dramatic Renderings- Parts 1-4 (1985) Teresa – Claudia The New Life – Parts 1-4 (1972 Play) The Prem Ashram – Parts 1-2 (1981 Play) The Yoga of You Go (2007 Play)

Dance performances on videotape

I Come an Errant Summer Solstice Celebration Ball “Awake!” Demo We Indeed Truly Love You Join Me, Surrender All Lord, We Dare We Pledge Ourselves Lord Meher Highlights for the Tavern Birthday Celebration (1990) Themes from the Highest of the High – Danced by Meher Baba’s Sufis Truly You Devotional Dance

B-37 Video Programs Available on DVD and VHS – Searchlight Bookstore

Sample list of 25 performing arts programs, meditation videos and documentaries

produced by Sufism Reoriented from 1980 - present

Music and dance works on video in celebration of Meher Baba Year 1987 Musical Themes from Lord of the Universe 1988 Themes from the Highest of the High Danced by Meher Baba’s Sufis

Musical plays and revues on video surrounding Meher Baba’s life and work 2002 Meher Baba’s Life in Song, Part 1 – scenes from “Merwan” and “Manzil-e-Meem” 2002 Meher Baba’s Life in Song, Part 2 “ThePrem Ashram” and “The Mast Tours” – scenes from 2002 God Speaks! – The Musical 2005 Rabia 2006 A Garland of Egos 2008 The Yoga of You Go

Meher Baba meditation videos 1987 Meher Baba’s 1954 Tour of Andhra 1987 Meher Baba’s 1956 Tour of the United States 2002 Meher Baba’s Grace

Documentary programs on video

Murshida: The Story of a Spiritual Guide – Ivy O. Duce 1980 Prem Ashram Memories – Esfandiar Vesali 1991 O, What a Beautiful Morning – in dedication to Meher Baba’s work 2006 with America in Prague, Oklahoma

B-38 Sample of Video Programs on DVD and VHS Available at Searchlight Bookstore

Inclildes performing arts programs, meditation videos and docilmentaries prodllced by Sufism Reoriented from 1980 - present

B-39 Audio Programs Available on CD and Audiotape - Searchlight Bookstore

Sample list of 27 programs of devotional music, musical drama soundtracks and seminars

produced by Sufism Reoriented from 1980 - present

Music for devotional meditation, sung by the Chorus of Sufism Reoriented Year

Music of Meher Baba’s Name, I 1986 & 2004 Music of Meher Baba’s Name, II 1986 & 2004 Music of Meher Baba’s Name, III 1986 & 2004 Music of Meher Baba’s Name, IV 1996 & 2005

Devotional songs by members of Sufism Reoriented

Whisper I Love You 1999 Come to My House 1999 The Great Secret 2000 Love and Devotion 2003 Sweet Encounters 2005

Soundtracks from musical theater stage productions by Sufism Reoriented

God Speaks-The Musical! 2002 Meher Baba’s Life In Song, Part I 2002 Meher Baba’s Life In Song, Part II 2003

Public Talks and Seminars produced by Sufism Reoriented

A Day of Dialogue 1980 The Spiritual Meaning of Work 1980 Celebrating the Heart’s Awakening 1981 Psychotherapists and Gurus, Parts 1 and 2 1981 Gurus and the Avatar, Parts 1 and 2 1981 Principles of Human Growth, Parts 1 and 2 1982 Reincarnation: the Birth and Rebirth of Personality, Parts 1 and 2 1982 Spirituality and Sexuality, Parts 1 and 2 1982 The Experience of the Void 1984

B-40 Sample of Audio Programs on CD and Audiotapes Available at Searchlight Bookstore

IncllUles (levotional music, musical drama soundtracks and seminars produced by Sufism Reoriented /rom1980 - present

B-41 Curriculum Classes on Video - Film/Photo/Audio Combined Library

Complete list of series titles of 272 classes in the curriculum class collection

done by Sufism Reoriented from 1981 - present

During the Tenure of Murshid James MacKie (1981 – 2001)

Consortium in the Workplace Parts 1 - 2 Highlights from Sister Evangeline Parts 1 - 2 Introduction to Sufism Reoriented Parts 1 - 14 Letters to a Sufi Murshid Parts 1 - 5 Meditation Series Parts 1 - 8 Meher Baba and Hafiz Parts 1 - 14 Meher Baba Centennial Series Parts 1 - 17 Meher Baba’s Life in Bangalore Parts 1 - 19 Meher Baba's Life: Intimate Companions (his early disciples and close followers) Parts 1 - 20 Meher Baba's Sufi Principles in Modern Life Parts 1- 42 Music and the Message of the Christ Parts 1 - 2 Participation in Sufism Reoriented Parts 1 - 4 Reincarnation: The Birth and Rebirth of Personality Parts 1- 8 Sanskaras and the Sufi Path Parts 1 - 9 Spirituality and Western Literature Parts 1 - 7 Tears, Emotions and the Human Face Parts 1 - 2 The Being of the Christ, the Mind of God, and Their . . . . etc. Parts 1 - 3 The Elements Oratorio, Class format – discussion with musical interludes Parts 1- 15 The Music Within: The Inner Core of Life, Fibers of Life, Divine Currents of Life, Abu Robin Parts 1 - 5 The Spiritual Meaning of Work (Reformatted for Curriculum Classes) Parts 1- 4

During the Tenure of Murshida Carol Weyland Conner (2001 - present)

Internal Dimensions of Pilgrimage Parts 1 - 9 Meher Baba’s Life: Intimate Companions – 2 (his early disciples and close followers) Parts 1 – 10 Meher Baba’s Sufism: Personal Narratives Parts 1 - 11 Meher Baba’s Work in America (current programs in production) Parts 1 – upwards of 40 Spiritual Transformation and the Physical Nature Part 1 of 1 Values and Character Education for a New Age Part 1 of 1

B-42 Sample of Various Curriculum Class Materials

At left is an exampie of a videotape used for projection during a Friday class, and aD VD copy which is used for makeup classes and other small group viewings. A transcript of each program is also prepared and made available for students to review before the subsequent class is shown.

For any series of curriculum classes, the videotape masters, along with video and D VD copies are shelved together for each program, and housed in the FilmlPhotolAudio Combined Library, along with associated reference materials.

B-43 Books Published - Library

Complete chronological listing of publications

done by Sufism Reoriented from 1952 - present

Title Author Year

Sufi Charter Meher Baba 1952 God Speaks Meher Baba 1955 Life at its Best Meher Baba 1957 Beams on the Spiritual Panorama Meher Baba 1958 What Am I Doing Here? Ivy O. Duce 1966 The Wayfarers William Donkin 1969 Discourses Meher Baba 1969 The Way Back Diane Cobb 1972 Friendship Valley Wolo 1974 How John Learned to See With His Heart Barbara Shaw 1976 Search for the King Benjamin Wells, editor of collection 1976 How a Master Works Ivy O. Duce 1975 Glimpses of the Godman, Volume 1 Bal Natu 1977 Understanding Death Pascal Kaplan 1977 Meher Miniatures William Bodman, editor of collection 1978 Ramjoo’s Diaries Ramjoo Abdullah 1979 A Fish Tale Jenny Lee 1974 Gurus and Psychotherapists James S.B. MacKie 1981 I Heard God Laughing Daniel Ladinsky 1996 Spread My Love Charmian Knowles 2004

20 books

B-44 Books Published

Sample of books published by Sufism Reorientedfrom 1952 - present

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B-45 Historic Items and Memorabilia Sample of 150 items from Meller B(lba 's life (lnd work

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 (from the top) (from the top) (from the top) (from the top) (from the top) canvas bag brass tin signed chart sketch disciple's diary photograph rose petals East-West Saba's hair signature Saba's Gathereing Saba's hand alphabet medallions brooches board disiciples' and hanky Meher Saba's signatures small items hand-made sandals precious Meher Saba's by close maps from to followers jacket signed book disciples work tours

B-46 Historic Film Footage – Film/Photo/Audio Combined Library

Sample list of 52 historic Meher Baba films

preserved by Sufism Reoriented from 1952 - present

Film Title Maker Film gauge and tint

1932 Paramount News Film Paramount News 16mm, B&W 1937 Meher Baba, Nasik Professionally shot 16mm, B&W 1952 Meher Baba in Switzerland Charmian Duce Knowles 8mm, Color 1954 Three Incredible Weeks Lud Dimpfl 16mm, Color/B&W 1954 Men's Meeting Bal Dhavale 16mm, B&W 1954 September Meetings Sam Kerawala 16mm, Color/B&W 1953 Dehra Dun & 1954 Andhra Tour Madan 16mm, B&W 1955 Baba Washing the Feet of Poor Professionally shot 16mm, B&W 1955 November - Meher Baba Don Stevens 8mm, Color 1956 Dave Garroway NBC TV for Dave Garroway 16mm, B&W 1956 Meher Baba U.S.A. Charmian Duce Knowles 16mm, Color 1956 Avatar in Australia Not Listed 16mm, Color 1958 Sahavas, Myrtle Beach Charmian Knowles/Don Stevens 16mm, Color 1958 Glimpses of Meher Baba Prakash Chhabra 16mm, B&W 1959 Stay With Meher Baba Don Stevens 16mm, Color 1959 - 1960 Mostly Our Beloved Jal Irani 16mm, Color 1962 East-West Gathering Aneece Hassen 16mm, Color 1962 Sahavas Behram Irani 16mm, Color 1962 Visit Don Stevens 16mm, Color 1963 Summer Stay Mani Irani 16mm, Color 1963 - 1964 Avatar Meher Baba Mani Irani and Behram Irani 16mm, Color 1965 Eastern Darshan Mani Irani and Behram Irani 16mm, Color, 1965 May - Poona, Indian Sahavas Joseph Harb 8mm, Color 1960s Godman at Guruprasad A Meher Prasad Film 16mm, Color 1967 The Awakener Film Institute of India 16mm, B&W 1965-68 Color Footage of Meher Baba Adi Jr. (Adi Irani, Jr.) 8mm, Color 1968 Last Film of Avatar Meher Baba Mani Irani 16mm, Color 1969 Laying the Slab on the Tomb Not listed 16mm, Color Godman Meher Baba Found., Australia 16mm, Color Meher Baba in Italy Produced by Pete Townshend 16mm, Color/B&W O Parvardigar Produced by Pete Townshend 16mm, Color/B&W Meher Baba's Call Chris Riger 16mm, Color/B&W Avatar of the Age; The Human Side of God Irwin Luck 16mm, Color

B-47

Number of film Physical description of the type of film rolls rolls on hand

Regular 8mm footage (source and duplicate) 16 rolls

16mm footage (source and duplicate) 71 rolls

16mm inter-negative for purposes of duplication or preservation 11 rolls

From the collection of 52 films, the number of rolls being preserved 98

B-48 Other Film and Video Collections – Film/Photo/Audio Combined Library

Complete list of other separate film and video collections comprising all together a total of 440 additional programs

FILM COLLECTIONS - 16mm and 8mm Footage

Film documentaries of Meher Baba Film Documentaries of the early disciples and close followers of Meher Baba Film Footage of Sufism Reoriented

VIDEO COLLECTIONS – all formats

Source Footage of Meher Baba (transferred to video) Source Footage of Meher Baba (transferred to video) Background Stories for Meher Baba Films

Meher Baba - Events & Locations Meher Baba Events and Locations - Collection of Individual Titles (non-series programs)

Meher Baba’s Early Disciples and Close Followers - materials on videotape Mandali & Personages - Source Material or Raw Footage Mandali and Personages - Collection of Individual Titles (non-series programs) Other Baba Lovers - Collection of Individual Titles (non-series programs) Witness Series - Collection of Individual Titles Meher Baba Oceanic Footage - Mandali and Personages - Edited & Unedited Early Interviews of the Mandali by Irwin and Edward Luck

Murshid Inayat Khan's Tenure - film transfers to video Murshid Inayat Khan Materials

Ivy Oneita Duce - before assuming her role as Murshida Ivy Duce Early Life and Travels Ivy Duce's Daughter: Charmian Duce (Knowles) Footage

Murshida Ivy Duce - programs - (concluding September 9, 1981) Murshida Duce - Sufi Classes Informally Shot by Aneece Hassen on VHS Murshida Duce Public Talks Recorded on Videotape Memorial Services for Murshida Duce - September 1981 Murshida Duce OTHER MATERIALS

Dr. James MacKie - presentations prior to assuming his role as Murshid (beginning 9/9/1981) Discussions Presented by Dr. MacKie to Murshida Duce's Sufis

Murshid James S.B. MacKie - programs (Sept. 9, 1981 - June 10, 2001) Psychotherapists and Gurus Seminar Murshid James S.B. MacKie's biographical A Report to Sufis Pilgrimage to India, Spring, 1987 1990 - Murshid Takes the Sufis to Italy Highlights From Sister Evangeline - classes Other Programs and activities

B-49 Carol Weyland Conner – prior to assuming her role as Murshida Murshida Conner - Sufi Activities Prior to Becoming Murshida

Murshida Carol Weyland Conner - programs (June 21, 2001 - present) Special Programs Honoring Murshida Conner Presentations & Materials for the New Building Occasional Talks Given by Murshida Conner Programs for Special Occasions and Celebrations Talks other topics

SUFISM REORIENTED - Miscellaneous Miscellaneous materials on video

INDIA - Pilgrimage and Travel and Related Events INDIA - Pilgrimage & Travel Collection of Individual Titles (non-series programs) 1969 - The Great Darshan Nauranga - 1973 Footage of the Pilgrimage to Byramangala and Bangalore , 1994

EUROPE - Pilgrimage and Travel and Related Events EUROPE - Pilgrimage & Travel Collection of Individual Titles (non-series programs)

AMERICA - Pilgrimage and Travel and Related Events AMERICA - Pilgrimage & Travel Collection of Individual Titles (non-series programs) Meher Spiritual Center on the Lakes, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

B-50 Photography Collections – Film/Photo/Audio Combined Library List of separate photography collections comprising all together a total of about 52,250 separate images

Archived collections are organized by date, location, event, shot

Estimate of number of Meher Baba Photography Collections (1894 – present) images Meher Baba images (1894 – 1969) and currently in Meher Baba’s early disciples and close followers (ongoing) each collection Photographic black & white, and color prints (up to 8x10) Oversize photographic prints (up to 16x20 – archival boxed) Color slide collection (35mm – much is original) Color negatives (various formats from 35mm – 4x5s) 15-25,000 Color transparencies (various formats other than 35mm) images Black & white slide collection (35mm duplicates) Black & white 4x5 transparencies Black & white negatives (various formats from 35mm – 4x5s) Sufism Photography Collections (early 1900s – 1952)

Inayat Khan (early 1900s) 250 Succeeded by Rabia Martin (until 1947) images Photographic black & white prints (up to 8x10) Oversize photographic prints (up to 16x20 – archival boxed) Black & white slides (35mm – duplicates) Sufism Reoriented Photography Collections (1952 – present) Ivy Duce’s Early Life (1895-1947) and throughout her role as Murshida (1947 - 1981) 3-5,000 Leading to and throughout Murshid James S.B. MacKie’s role as Murshid (1981 - 2001) 12-15,000 Leading to and during Murshida Carol Weyland Conner’s role as Murshida (2001 - ongoing) 5-7,000 Photographic black & white, and color prints (up to 8x10) Oversize photographic prints (up to 16x20 – archival boxed) Color slide collection (35mm – much is original) Color negatives (various formats from 35mm – 4x5s) Color transparencies (various formats other than 35mm) Black & white slide collection (35mm duplicates) Black & white 4x5 transparencies

Black & white negatives (various formats from 35mm – 4x5s)

Other miscellaneous formats Digital materials

Photography of pictorial artworks for display and documentary purposes Photographic color prints (up to 8x10) 800 Color slides (35mm) images Color negatives (various formats from 35mm – 4x5s) Color transparencies (various formats other than 35mm) Digital materials

B-51 Sample ofthe Photography Collection

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B-52 Audio Recordings – Film/Photo/Audio Combined Library

Sample list of 2,900 audio recordings

done by Sufism Reoriented from 1970 - present

Awake Awhile Earth Awake Now Earth/Your Task Baba Hare (Meher Baba's Presence) Elements: The Oratorio in Praise of Meher Baba Be Still Encore Beginner's Luck Endless Game Beloved Last Time Endure Beloved One Enter Door Beyond Passion Evening Light Bird Sounds Experience of the Void Bit by Bit Faith and Love Are One and the Same Blazing Love Falling Rain Boundless Light Festival Round Boundless Sea Fiesta Brabazon Program Music Finale Cast All Your Votes for Dancing Fiori di Primavera Celebrating the Heart's Awakening Fire Choral Concert - Live Event For the Beauty of the Earth Christmas Lullaby For the Beauty of the Earth - Choral Circle of Giving For The Sake Of Love Cobbler Forever Dance Come, Come Reprise Galaxy Come Ashore Garland of Egos Come To My House Garland Round the Sun Come, Come Gentle Rain Consecration Go with God Consecration – Meher Baba’s Name God Is Crushed Angel GOD IS - Choral Dance Dervish Dance God Is in the Heart of All Dance of Spring God Man's Tears Dance Your Way to God God's Hands David's Song Gold Melting Day of Dialog Golden Name (aka Love Divine) Desire for Nothing Golden Thread Devotional Program Gurus and the Avatar, Part II Devotional Program - Spring Hafiz Songs by Hank Mindlin Dissolution Hafiz Songs by Julia Skiff Divine Beloved Hafiz Songs by Randy Hammon Divine Rain Haven't You Heard His Silent Steps Do you Know How Beautiful You Are He Sees Dream Palace Heart Round Drink and Love Heart's Sunrise Drive A Person Crazy Heart's Unveiling Dust Streets Hidden in the Heart of All

B-53

Number Physical description of the audio collection of tapes or titles

10” reels, mostly 650 Cassette recordings 400 DAT recordings 500 Recordings on Disks (CDs and DVD multi-track masters) 750 Hard-disk recordings and other digital audio recording formats 600

Recordings on hand 2,900

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