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The hope is to build the organization up gradually while I am still in school so that by the time I am able to complete my education, others and I are able to work full-time to support ourselves and earn our living through a viable organization in accordance with the Dhamma-Vinaya (DV), i.e. “right livelihood.”
The organization is intended to be based on the Dhamma-Vinaya as taught by the Buddha
The goal would be to help the Sangha first, before radiating from there out towards others.
Some general ideas in terms of overall direction:
Buddhism-based; Dhamma-Vinaya-based
for-profit/not-for-profit hybrid organization
try to make significant contributions through valuable products/services
global
take into account the interests/skills/goals of all members - your ideas
compete with individuals/groups to the extent that they’re contrary to Dhamma-Vinaya
Feedback? Ideas? Wanna join?
The organization is intended to be based on the Dhamma-Vinaya as taught by the Buddha
The following book may be useful for the direction, the basic guideline of Early Buddhism for your Buddhist organization in the USA:
The Fundamental Teachings of Early Buddhism: A Comparative Study Based on the Sutra-anga portion of the Pali Samyutta-Nikaya and the Chinese Samyukta-agama (Series: Beitrage zur Indologie Band 32; Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden, 2000) by Choong Mun-keat.
Again, small steps.
Ever a helpful reminder
What kind of work would you like to do yourself?
The early sources frequently mention “food, clothing, housing, and healthcare.”
My thought was to begin here.
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