Testimonial letter from Sw Dhyandeva
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 Sw Dhyandeva. It is "Exhibit A-1363" 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.
 Swami Dhyandeva TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Being a disciple of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh for about three years now, I’d like to let you know some of my experiences with this extra-ordinary master. I took sannyas in Poona, India, while starting with a process of transformation that would change my total life. During that period, through his lectures, through growth programs and just through 'being there' I came to experience a taste of something utterly new. Something that was already inside me that came to flower in his presence. A complete change of quality in daily life was initiated. Not only for me, but also for many friends of mine, it was and still is Bhagwan who radiates something that cannot be described but can, finally, be seen here in this city. Without speaking to us Rajneeshees any more, He sets free an amount of energy that brings literally a desert to flower. It's our work and its results that make His silent teaching visible. It’s His love that enables me to keep going through a 14 hour day on our dairy farm, fulfilling me and turning every day into a celebration. In a sense, it's a prayer. It's lost all that I used to connect with the word "work". It's more a flowing worship, more than worth giving up completely my old life. And again: Only He is the One who makes this possible, brings it to flower. I'm very proud to have spent some time here, to be one of His sannyasins, as proud as this country should be about this gift. It is an opportunity not to be missed. May the United States of America not only accept but welcome such an exceptional teacher. Sincerely, |
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