Understanding Kali Yuga and Thriving in Challenging Times
Kali Yuga, often referred to as the “Age of Darkness,” is the fourth and final age in the cycle of yugas described in Hindu scriptures. According to ancient texts, it is a period marked by moral decline, strife, and the deterioration of human values. This age is believed to last for 432,000 years, and we are currently said to be living in it.
Understanding poverty through Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
“Poverty is indisputably the worst curse in human life. It reduces human existence to near non-existence. It is demeaning and humiliating. Mere day-to-day survival is the prime concern of the poverty-stricken life. The thought process of the poor seldom transcends beyond the threshold of survival. Poverty-stricken people in a society or nation are considered a burden and generally looked down on.
An American psychologist, Abraham Maslow, came up with the theory of the hierarchy of human needs in 1943. Known as the pyramid of needs, it begins with the most basic human needs and climbs up the pyramid to the most challenging needs. Using the pyramid model, Maslow created a classification system reflecting five sets (or stages or tiers) of human needs.”
Simple Dorms
Responsible Renting
Responsible Renting℠ will work with existing and new property management companies to establish a system in which the flow of money benefits their business and community as a whole. Renters and property managers are afforded the opportunity to pay a fixed or variable amount above their monthly or annual rent to end hunger and homelessness, locally and abroad. Profits will be used to purchase and improve an existing, under-performing and unoccupied property, making more housing affordable for more people.
Under-performing, foreclosed and abandoned properties will be purchased and/or renovated and rented. Owners of under-performing properties will have the opportunity to undergo a property renovation. This will allow the property owner to increase their rental potential while keeping 10% of the rental income. The remaining 90% will be used to cover the cost of the initial renovation. The 10/90 rental model will remain in effect for 7 years, after which the property owner will receive 90% of the rental income, with the option of leaving the program and independently maintaining their property.
Charitable Stays
Charitable Stay® will work with existing and new property management companies and hotels to establish a charitable system in which the flow of money benefits their community as a whole. Guests and property managers and owners are afforded the opportunity to pay a fixed or variable amount above the daily, monthly or annual best available rate offered by the establishment. This effort will create safer vacation and tourist destinations for tourist and locals alike. In addition to uplifting those that need it the most.