Testimonial letter from Guivarc'h Marie-Cattherine

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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 Mme. Guivarc'h Marie-Cattherine. It is "Exhibit A-1106" 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.

See discussion for a consideration of the author's name.


Colombes
July 2, 1983

To Whom It May Concern,

I became acquainted with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh in July 1982, when I met one of his disciples. His joy in life, the ease around him, the simplicity and love touched me to my very heart.

I’m a medical doctor and I practice my profession in several major pediatric centers in France. I obtained my M.A. in 1979 from Renee Descares University in Paris, and a diploma in preventive pediatric science after 11 years of studies.

I got in contact with Bhagwan through several of his religious books, collections of discourses given in Poona. They answered so many questions that I had asked myself concerning the relationship between doctor and patient, the increase of my sensibility and the totality with which I applied myself to my profession. The way I used to practice my profession has changed as well as my personal life. My relations with others, my friends, my husband, and children evolved in a positive way.

Bhagwan, with disciples all over the word, is a man of immense culture and high spirituality - a profound philosopher, a great spiritual master. He has helped me increase the quality of my relationships with others by becoming more acquainted with myself. This is indispensible in the practice of my profession.

I wish, from the depths of my heart, that the whole world would recognize the incredible value and outstanding significance of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.

[signed]
Mme. Guivare'H Marie-Cattherine
18 me Victor Hugo
F 92700 Colombes
FRANCE


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