Background & Meaning of independent Communities
“I, myself, did not build up a circle of friends, (…), but this arised from the free will of people, (…). So was it that the communities came to live, dear friends. It would have been wrong if I would have said: “So, you create a community, and you, and you (…) and so on and on. (…)” In most cases it was (…) that (…) when this one and that one experienced healing at one’s own body, (that they) did feel obliged to help others to be as lucky as they are.”
It was replaced by the „Verein zur Förderung seelisch-geistiger und natürlicher Grundlagen“ (Translation: “Association for the Advancement of Spiritual, Mental and Natural Foundations of Life”) in 1958. Bruno Gröning did always aim for a registered association to ensure the legal protection of his doings. However after a short period of time he was very unsatisfied with the leading of the association so that he wanted to end the association again. But it could not happen because he died at the 26th of January 1959.
During the course of his life Bruno Gröning had to change his plans out of unfavorable events and big personal disappointments. In the beginning he wanted to rise up healing places in cooperation with doctors. Under convenient circumstances he would have been up to act in hospitals under the survey of doctors. Later he even wanted to become an alternative practitioner but he got refused. He did everything to help people in a well-ordered manner. Thereby he showed himself very flexible.
In the meantime new associations got founded out of various reasons. All these associations take care of their affiliated communities.
“Together we are strong” is a well-known worldly wisdom. No matter what religious or spiritual union people always seek like-minded people to strengthen themselves in their belief, to exchange experiences, to absorb power and to pray together. This is the same for the communities, which refer to Bruno Gröning.
„Sit down at home just like you sat here (in the community). (…) Just as here you can receive at home.“ (7th Sept 1950)
„Like you received this stream, this healing wave here, you can receive it equally wherever you go, wherever you stand, wherever you are on this earth.“ (23rd Sept 1950)