In the span of four-and-a-half years, Bhagwan's people invested more than $50 million in Rancho Rajneesh. Nothing is going to get done in that environment, and nothing got done," said former news videographer Milt Ritter. "At some point, people stopped talking and they just started screaming. And Bhagwan's open disdain for Christianity did not play well in the new conservative, Christian environment. Their leadership declared the local people to be bigoted and threatening. The Rajneeshees took over the town of Antelope.
Confrontation and rude behavior followed. As the new people encountered the slow-grinding wheels of bureaucracy - building codes, zoning restrictions and other land-use regulations - the sannyasins' patience grew thin. They were pretty illogical about a lot of things," said Margaret Hill, former mayor of nearby Antelope, Oregon.Īs the Rajneeshee planners began to slog their way through the rules and regulations of local government, problems arose. "I think there were a lot of masters and maybe doctor's degrees out there. The two cultures were foreign to each other and ultimately they clashed. They were vegetarians, now living among ranch people and small-town retirees in Central Oregon cattle country. Many of the Rajneeshees came from overseas, and most from urban backgrounds. "If you live in the country you kinda like the country to remain the way it is," said Bernie Smith, a former Wasco County District Attorney. And more than a few hoped to spend the rest of their days at this place. They worked hard and transformed the landscape. Thousands of people from around the world gathered here to celebrate life.
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