State of Grace Spiritual and Religious community is a multi-denominational religious and spiritual community of Original Christians, some Buddhists, some Taoists, some of Hindu varieties (Vedanta?) as Hinduism is many versions under one overall “umbrella”, each group doing their own individual practices and activities and doing the common activities together.
The primary foundational purpose of this community is to seek to help each member to achieve their maximum spiritual development towards achieving their own State of Grace, connection with Spirit, and enlightenment in the original Christian, Buddhist, Taoist versions of this.
The common purposes are working together to get the land (we have our plan for 5-10 committed core members to seek out and obtain our first piece of land), build our own housing, growing our own food (vegetarians must respect non-vegetarians choices), starting our own school for the kids, owning some things in common such as cars, trucks, lawnmowers, horses, our athletic center with swimming pool, etc.
And for all the members ages 14 and up to learn the TIR – Traumatic Incident Reduction trauma resolution work that is proven in a major university study to release PTSD in 15-20 session hours on average, the best of the 4 methods compared and 8 others investigated and declined for inclusion, and that 100% of the subjects in the study liked the best and 100% of them wanted more of this method for those high successes as well. And to continue with the LSR – Life Stress Reduction work that is the second levels of this work. This is intended to provide a good stable basis of our people working on their self-development and issues resolution and a good system of conflicts avoidance and resolution and seeking to avoid people taking their own issues out on others.
And for all members to support and assist the charitable ministry of helping other people to release their PTSD and other traumas, and to support the new model of a combined homeless shelter and rehabilitation program of duplicating the homeless shelter of another group in another state that is very successful and they are consulting with cities in 20-or-more states on doing this program there, and adding the TIR and LSR program to it for 1-year program for the shelter members, including gardening and growing chickens for growing their own food and working in community-owned businesses for earning their money and new life skills.
And doing natural medical systems of Chinese, Ayurvedic Indian, Naturopathic medicines and others, and eating a healthy diet, and practicing Tai Chi/Chi Gung and Hatha Yoga to avoid becoming a convalescent facility for people from eating a toxic diet. Working towards maximum buoyant radiant physical health (which I’ve attained) for everyone.
The general plan is for getting more core members, families with kids, and following the plan to seek out and obtain the land upon which to build our village of houses in the ancient medieval middle-ages European cottage style with Hobbit-esque features and actual underground Hobbit houses, built with engineered concrete and non-metallic rebar for very-high disaster-resistance-to-proofness in wildfire-and-earthquake-prone Northern California and finished out with stone and other materials to look ancient authentic, and a replica of a 16th century European castle house for the academy for our kids. And perhaps some other models of housing as well.
This is a way to build lower-cost and much more affordable houses so strong and disaster-proof out of modern engineered concrete with other modern materials that they don’t even need insurance, except perhaps renter’s insurance for belongings inside in case of an internal fire as the concrete structures are intended to be fireproof, waterproof, earthquake-proof, termite-proof rot and mold-proof, and low maintenance. And so super-insulated and energy efficient and in this mild Mediterranean climate that they don’t actually need additional heating and cooling.
And we seek to achieve food independence by growing and preserving our own food as much as possible, including growing our own medicinal herbs and making our own herbal medicines, having our own farm animals such as chickens, cows and goats for dairy, horses, some exotics like llamas, etc. And for being able to go horse riding on the beaches.
And to start community-owned businesses for members to work in that do not already have careers or good jobs. Such as a counseling center offering these trauma and life stress reduction work sessions to the public. And multiple others, small to large scale including manufacturing.
And to start a school for our kids based upon the most advanced school in the world we’ve been able to discover, and from which we have one of the former staff members and teachers ready to consult for us on building ours. A school in which the average is the kids graduate high school and college in 1-2 years each, and the above average kids attain their first PhD’s by ages 14-16-18, just like the other super-smart kids out there. And we already have an excellent classical K-12 program ready for the kids to start. And the kids grow and cook their own food and do other activities that helps them become super-performing, super-achieving kids. Such as learning authentic Kung Fu and other martial arts for self-defense and confidence, maturity, and other high positive attributes, and likely graduating as Kung Fu masters by the time the finish high school, or before.
This is a traditional, historically proven American, Chinese, European cultures community.
That’s it in brief. There is much more to all this than we can mention here.
Seeking to help each member to achieve as much spiritual development and growth as possible, and as much authentic connection with divine spirit as possible, towards achieving authentic spiritual enlightenment and beyond that as with original Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, some of the systems of Hinduism. Seeking to help each member to achieve as much spiritual liberation as possible in this lifetime.
Working to be as supportive of each member as possible, helping each to achieve all their levels of the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs scale, good basic and nice housing, good basic financial freedom and prosperity together and for all our members, and working for good solid security and safety for all members of our community.
Email us. And communicate respectfully with us. And we will go from there.
Email us. In brief. And remember we are a traditional religious community, of the faiths mentioned above. And remember that one does not join the Amish community if they are not Amish, one does not join other Christian or Buddhist or Taoist communities if they are not those.
One person or partnership has ultimate authority.
Generally seek agreement, but have backup methods when consensus isn’t reached.
Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.
We will have our senior leadership council, and expect to do consensus or voting on decisions, with possible override in some circumstances as needed.
Members contribute a percentage of income to community funds.
Join fee: $1
Regular fees: $1
Labor: Yes (8 hrs/week)
Amount of buy-in to join the community, and costs for those building their co-housing house, and dues, fees, and hours of labor to the community or expenses are to be determined, figured up on an ongoing basis as costs rise and shift in this present economy. It is intended for them to be as fair and adequate as possible for each adult member.
Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Swimming pond or pool, Hot tub or hot springs, Outdoor Kitchen, Large Scale Kitchen, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Stage or Auditorium, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Recreational vehicles, Gym or sports area
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A residential project: people live here as their primary home.
An institution, business, network, or project that isn’t a residence (e.g. a learning center, farm, or network with no one living there full-time).
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