Testimonial letter from Michael Schroeder
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 Michael Schroeder. It is "Exhibit A-1314" 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.
 Michael Schroeder To Whom It May Concern, Being a lawyer in Munich, one of the largest cities in Western Germany, and through this profession being in close contact with the problems and conflicts of modern life, I am convinced that Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh is a contemporary with the deepest insights and most helpful knowledge of the problems of modern society. Be it the subject of crime and proper dealing with criminals or human conflicts in marriage, relationships and child-rearing or other problems of man and society, Bhagwan often gave the opportunity to handle these matters in a way which led to best solutions. I have studied Greek and Latin languages, philosophy, Christian theology as well as my studies in law. In respect to philosophy and theology I have experienced Bhagwan as an outstanding teacher who is able to teach in a most entertaining and most profound way. I know Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh personally since five years and at the present time I am a visitor at Rajneeshpuram for the yearly festival. The way Bhagwan is transferring His vision into reality here deeply impresses me. [signed] |
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