Testimonial letter from Sw Prem Michael
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 Prem Michael. It is "Exhibit A-2575" 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 Prem Michael - c/o MIASTO RAJNEESH - 53010 FROSINI (SI) - ITALY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : July 29th, 1983 Since my first meeting with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, my life got a 180° turn. Listening to his words, his teachings in the Ashram in Poona, India, being part of that joyfull and meditative experiment, I discovered a lot of my lost potentials, abilities, attitudes, which are coming from the heart, from somewhere within my being, rather than the 'misused' mind - which created a lot of misery and pain in my life before becoming a disciple of Bhagwan. Meditating, going inwards, while using the meditation techniques deviced by Bhagwan, trying to find that subtle balance, silent harmony inside of me and outside, this noiseless process is reflected in the deep silent comunion with Bhagwan, in our religious rituals and ceremonies like Satsang. During the Second Annual World Celebration this year in Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, I experienced that incredible silence - 15000 people sitting together with Bhagwan in such a profound, peaceful harmony! At the moment living in a sannyas commune in Italy, trying to trans form work into worship (as we experience work), to create a space for growth and meditation, where Bhagwan's loving presence can be felt, I feel very grateful for this opportunity, this very precious life, and my thankfulness goes to my Master, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh [signed] |
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