Woodacre Nonprofits and Charities

I have visited this beuiful, serene, retreat and meditation center. It prompted me to consider starting a comparable center in Oregon , maybe arond Ashland. I would appreciate any help or feedback in furthering this cause, My notion is to set up a monastery and alternative school. The premise is to engender the bettterment of all sentient beings. The name is Humana. Please help. We need land, maybe a barn to start with and a small amount of seed money. The wonderful Spirit of Spirit Rock has been inspirational for me. A brief mission statement, email me wth any suggestions about getting this ball rolling, eproteau48@gmail.com<br><br> Humana<br>Our association invites every human on the planet, to view, treat and regard every other human being as important and worthy of treatment ascribed by the “ golden rule”.<br>Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you. <br>My sharing of this idea has brought up many questions. What about people who seem to be evil or lost or dangerous to the well being of others. What about child molesters, serial killers, dictators, for example. How could we possibly screen membership in this type of association to exclude individuals who do not really adhere to the values set forth in seeing all of us as significant and worthy of our kind and generous treatment. It is a difficult proposition. <br>The best we can hope for is to state our intent and have faith that those who wish to participate, will indeed act accordingly. The buddhist premise that our life’s purpose centers around the betterment of all sentient beings which could easily act as a guiding premise, whether you are a buddhist, a christian, a Muslim an atheist or a scientist. It could hold value for all of us. <br><br>Where do we start? We simplify.our principle, “all humans are significant, valuable contributors worth the respect, kindness and generosity we want to experience.”<br><br>We can engender faith as an umbrella to embrace or belief as a sword and shield to protect us. <br>How can we bring this to our daily life, what game plan can we use? <br>