Testimonial letter from Ma Prem Nirvana
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 Nirvana. It is "Exhibit A-1600" 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 Nirvana TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN 1 am wholeheartedly supportive of the new application of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh for permanent residency in America. There is no way I can begin to touch the far-reaching effects of Bhagwan's insight to human potential. He inspires us to do extraordinary things, both individually and as a community, a community that spreads throughout the world, bringing about a one-ness never before accomplished. His clear perception touches the core of Religion, Science, and the arts. His accomplishments in the field of psychology and holistic therapies far surpassed anyone's in the past or present. He attracts the outstanding people of these professions to work and live under His guidance. People flower and open in His presence and realize a potential in many fields they were unaware of. Rajneeshpuram is an excellent example of "His teachings" and "Guidance". In the short time of a year and a half a thriving community has been built, benefitting the economic, cultural and general welfare of the country as a whole. My life itself has totally changed in the seven years with Bhagwan. I was both emotionally and very seriously physically ill. Through His guidance, inspiration and therapies established by Him my well-being was brought about. I began to discover a whole potential of ability I was unaware of. I have also worked in many growth institutes using Bhagwan's teachings. The results have been outstanding. Many parts of one's being open in the presence of Bhagwan. I had never drawn in my life, but Bhagwan opened me up to the essence of seeing, feeling and encouraged me to go on. I am now quite accomplished in Chinese Art. We are all flowers blooming around Him, the land, the people, the country. I am living here in the commune and I am flourishing along with it. I am amazed at how fast we can do things. A town built in less time than it would take to get through the talking stages anywhere else. It is not only a home, but a total community, self-sufficient in many things. The energy of "His" people far surpasses what has been known to man. How extraordinarily grateful we should be as a society that Bhagwan chose our country to live in. Sincerely, |
(Please note: We assume that the above letter is still copyrighted, but we regard its historical interest to constitute a Fair Use exception for publication in this wiki.)
