Testimonial letter from Sw Prem Richard

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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 Richard (Dr. Richard Provasoli). It is "Exhibit A-1300" 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.

Dr. Richard Provasoli
62 High Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
July 18, 1983

To Whom It May Concern:

It pleases me immensely that this letter offers an opportunity for me to express my deepest appreciation for the dearest person in my life, namely Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.

I have pursued a program in studies of philosophy at Holy Cross College, Worcester, MA, University of Grenoble, France, Universidad de las Americas, Mexico City, Mexico, and concluded my academic career with a Doctor’s degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. Having visited some forty-one countries in my pursuit for understanding myself, my world, my God, I have come to trust in the teachings of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh to guide me and continue to open my heart.

This man of outstanding and exceptional ability has moved me to unparalleled levels of growth and responsibility to all areas of life. Please accept this statement as support in allowing this great man a continued place in this country founded on principles of people coming from afar joining different religious traditions to create the Fountainhead of Democracy.

Dr. Richard Proasoli
Also Known As:
Sw. Prem Richard
[signed]


(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.)