Testimonial letter from Colin Robert Hayes
This letter is one of a remarkable series of over 2650 letters amassed in 1983 to support Osho's attempt to get permanent resident status in the US at the time of the Oregon ranch. The image is reproduced here with the kind permission of The Oregon Historical Society. Information about their collection of these letters and other supporting material -- the "Jeffrey Noles Rajneesh Collection", named for Osho's immigration lawyer Jeffrey Noles, who compiled them in 1983 and donated them to the OHS -- can be found at this page. The wiki is grateful to the OHS for making access available for these documents. For more information and links to all the letters, see Testimonial letters.
This letter is from Colin Robert Hayes. It is "Exhibit A-375" in the Noles collection.
The text version below has been created by optical character recognition (OCR), from the images supplied by OHS. It has not been checked for errors but this process usually results in over 99% correct transcription. Most apparent "errors" are correct transcriptions of typos already in the original. The image on the right in the text box links to a pdf file of the original letter, it has one page.
 Harmony Health Village TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. I wish to acknowledge and give my full support in favour of the application for permanent residency, in the United Stated of America, of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. I first became acquinted with Bhagwan's teachings whilst working with psycholigists in San Fransisco and found Bhagwan's work to be exceptional in the area of Self Responsibility and consequently have integrated the same into management and commence. His ability is recognized internationally and he is a sought after and world renowned consultant and speaker in science & art. I have experienced fourteen years as a successful Managing Director & consultant of five companies, dealing directly with business management and in the field of human behaviour. I am responsible for the creation of Harmony Health Village which is a holistic centre, conducive to people relising their potential in the areas of health, success & awareness. This is my establishment and has operated successfully for 3 years. My opinion is that of a non sannyasin but is based upon a respect for Bhagwan & his teachings. I have no reservations whatever in recommending Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh's application. Yours sincerely, |
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