Testimonial letter from Ma Veet Ahmo
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 Veet Ahmo (Marie Cloutier). It is "Exhibit A-1527" 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.
 1215 W 26th Ave. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN ------ I am from a wealthy family, well educated and aware of civic concerns. I went to well reputated schools and received a good education. I was very much attracted to the field of social work as I was interested in teenagers’ problems. When I left school, I travelled and spent time with young people. Later on I was introduced to Bhagwan through books and friends. I was very enthusiastic about his approach to life. He was answering questions that were my main concern for years. I went to Poona, India, where I could participate in the therapy groups and go further into my experience with him and became a disciple. More and More I came to realize the extraordinary capacity of this man, and his immense capacity for helping humanity. When I came back from India, I worked with educated instructors in an open center for delinquents. I was there for a year and a half and the knowledge and experience I had gathered by being with Bhagwan was an immense help for these teenagers. The most important impact on these kids was to accept and be honest with themselves and use their capacities in a creative way instead of a disturbing, destructive way in all levels of their personalities, in their way of relating with others in society. I think this man has a gift for the world, and we should see him providing us with an incredible opportunity for this age, for us to be benefited by his teachings, he has the ability to heal the ills of society and help it to blossom into more harmony, love and creativity. I, myself, am forever immensely thankful for the presence of this Master who has brought so much more quality and love to my life. I wish you could appreciate it and share it with me. Thank you for hearing me. |
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