Testimonial letter from Ma Prem Anamika
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 Ma Prem Anamika (Christine Hett). It is "Exhibit A-1284" 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 2 pages.
 Ma Prem Anamika To whom it may concern Christine Hett, study at the Academie for Arts in Vienna, specializing in Film. 1968 - 1971 working for the Austrian Telefilm and ORF Television Programs. 1972 - 1974 working for the ZDF German Television and several privat Filmcompanies. ( Educational and Psychological Fields) 1973 been called to the Munich Film Academie to teach. (Dozent) Realizing that the Problems of modern Man and Society fundamentally can not be solved through outer changes or manipulations. The value of ordinary use of film-medium apeared insufficient. 1974 producing a film with children with the title "and if you don,t become like children". Understanding then the need for inner transformation as real contribution towards peace, happiness and genuine harmony. Using the Medium later as feedback in groupwork and psychological Training.- Being activ in social work, working with woman , children and family problems. 1974 through a sudden deep spiritual experience and realization, getting the clear message to go to India. (At this time not knowing "Why") Starting now ti involve totally in reading Indien Spiritual Teachings, Yoga Scince, Buddhist Teachings. Starting to practise Yoga and Meditation intensivly to get ready to go to India. Initially to live for a period of time in Auroville, the City of Shree Aurobindo. - During the time of preperation for departure to India I meet in Munich a deciple of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. I start to practise his Meditations. It became immediately clear to me , that this really was what my inner call to go to India was about. In december 1974 I became a deciple of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh during a meditation camp hold in South of Germany. 1975 in February I leave for the first time to India. Return in later years several times. 1975 studying for 9 month at the University of the Dalai Lama in Dharmsallah. -At this point I would like to mention that LamaKarmapa and the Dalai Lama called Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh the "Greatest enlightened Master on Earth". In the End of 1975 I rech the Ashram of Bhagwan Shree in Poona; where I stay altogether about one and half year. Due to his guidance, his understanding of man, his psychological, spiritual and medical teachings, his lectures, therapie methods and meditations I was taught and enabled to work with mentally and physically handicaped peopel. In the following years I studied at the Rajneesh University Counselling. Hypnotherapie and various other methods of Humanistic Psychology. I study Postural Integration with Jack Painter, from the Institut for Release and Integration and for two years Biodynami Psychology with Gerda Boyesen and Eva Reich (Wilhelm Reich), as well as Natural Path Medicine at the German Institut for Natural Path Medicine. I am opening The Rajneesh Center for Socialtherapie and Meditation in Munich. Conducting Seminars and International therapeutic Trainingprogramms with worldwide accepted therapists and teachers.. Adapting the Science of Psychology and the methods of Rajneesh , his teachings and aproach proofed to be far more helpful and healing the any other so far developed methods. Since 8 years I am working with peopel of all kind, proffession and age. Also with peopel who where under electric shock treatment, or are havily mentally disturbed. To experience my own inner transformation and to be able to contribute a little, to see people change, becomimng more healthy and happy again and see them share this with their friends and families is the greatest reward and gift I could have dreamed of in my life. This I owe to this man Bhagwan Rajneesh.- His presence is of immeasurable value for any country in every way. Sincerly |
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