Foundation Openness / Advaita Center after my death

Foundation Openness / Advaita Center after my death

Douwe Tiemersma

Gouda, December 31, 2012

1 There was and is no successor for Douwe.

2 The local advaita groups, JOI (Relaxation and Insight for Youth) foundation and AYO (Advaita Yoga teacher training) can continue on independently.

3 Other activities in line with "the promotion of non-dualistic Openness coinciding with the meaning of Advaita Vedanta as taught by Douwe Tiemersma" (from article 2.1 of the Statutes) may be continued within the framework of the Advaita Center and the Openness Foundation as long as there is reasonable interest and people who can organize these activities. Equity can be allocated for this.

4 If the latter conditions are not met, the Openness Foundation and Advaita Center can be dissolved. There is a notice period of one year on the rental property. Thus after Douwe's death everything will be able to continue to operate for at least one year. The Board will then decide on the time to end the lease.

If there are others who have reasons to continue the Openness Foundation, to follow the objective of the foundation (to spread advaita in line with Douwe's teaching), they should be given the opportunity to replace the incumbent board members. In this case, Pia would remain as an advisory member of the board.

5 After the removal Odile will receive the inventory. That also applies to the library, with the exception of the section on Yoga, which goes to the AYO and the section on Youth, which goes to JOI.

6 Activities which may continue for an indefinite time period

a) the website

b) Advaita Post - there will be no new photos with captions, but there will be texts from Douwe. Furthermore, there can be announcements for the advaita groups, the JOI, Youth Project (training with Pia and others) and the AYO.

c) Advaita Publishing

Just as it has been up until now, the book publishing should be run as financially independent, but if it makes sense to invest more than what the income generates, the equity as mentioned above can be applied.

There are still a few books to come. Appointments have been made for:

- Silence Walks to unity (with Pia)

- Meditation Booklet - short texts as vehicles for openness

- Around the surgery

Further possibilities:

- Commemorative booklet with photos (idea of Pia)

- The direct path

- Other Titles (Satsangs)

If it becomes clear that the Advaita Publishers and/or the Openness Foundation no longer have an important function, or if the Openness Foundation is eliminated, the take over of publishing the inventory using their own funds can be discussed with another publisher. The first choice is Asoka, second Samsara. Then the Advaita Publishers can be eliminated.

d) Study of Advaita

If there is sufficient interest, activities in the area of 'Advaita Study' can be continued. This concerns then the organization of courses with someone who can guide them in a good way, but it's also possible to organize joint reading and discussing of important texts.

Present material: e.g. the library to which Douwe's library has been added, folders, articles, the Encyclopedia, the course books, the Upanishads, Non-duality and non-duality in practice from Douwe.

e) The rental of the property:

After the death of Douwe, the rent will continue for one year. The floor heating will not be co-financed by the Openness Foundation.

7 The money that remains after eliminating the Openness Foundation can be used for:

a) investment in all the aims which the Foundation promotes; potential investments include a payment to the publisher for the books of Advaita Publishers he takes on which are not financially attractive to him, and if it is clear that it makes sense to do so, a transfer to AYO foundation, the JOI foundation or Advaita Groups;

b) donation to my wife Irma.

Douwe Tiemersma

*****


Er is geen tweeheid

als je ontspannen bent
in zelf-bewustzijn
is dat duidelijk.


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