Testimonial letter from Kimberly S. Bingham
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 Kimberly S. Bingham. It is "Exhibit A-1985" 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.
 July 24, 1983 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Having worked at different psychiatric hospitals for more than 5 years, from 1973-1978, before becoming a disciple I can really appreciate Bhagwan's influence on myself and others. Since coming to the commune in Oregon and working with people here, now, my life is so much more full of love and accepting of the lessons life has to teach. Bhagwan had often spoken about how life is always giving to us all we need to grow and live and learn. In his spirit, Rajneeshees have created a very ordinary and simple life at Rajneeshpuram; one which is a constant opportunity to live not only in his presence but by the ideals he inspires. This quality of living life to the fullest is what I observed to be missing in the people with whom I came in contact with previously. I’m so glad to be amongst a lot of people who love life and listen to it. Bhagwan exemplifies this. Now I'm a waiter at our Zorba the Buddha Rajneesh Restaurant and love the understanding that my fellow workers have. It’s also made me more loving towards our customers. Bhagwan's presence has also helped me to be more meditative in my work, which has since become a kind of worship. His meditation techniques still suffuse me and now I can really transform my interaction with people into a creative experience which is ongoing, solid, and dynamic. Kimberly S. Bingham |
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