L. Ron Hubbard:
The Founder of Scientology
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“The history of organizations in Dianetics and Scientology is a history of people. It is the history of a number of people finding their feet, finding their initiative and finding their way of life.”
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L. Ron Hubbard: The Founder of Scientology
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L. Ron Hubbard, with some of his first students in front of the first Scientology organization in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1952
To say that L. Ron Hubbard was a remarkable man seems somehow incomplete.Mr. Hubbard left an extraordinary legacy: an immense body of wisdom that leads man to spiritual freedom; the fastest-growing religion in the world today, Scientology.
As the founder of the Scientology religion L. Ron Hubbard has described his philosophy in more than 5,000 writings, including dozens of books, and in 3,000 tape-recorded lectures of Dianetics and Scientology. Those who regularly employ his teachings to improve themselves and help their fellows come from all walks of life, while Scientology missions and churches have been established on six continents.
The universal acclaim for the man–including thousands of awards and recognitions from individuals and groups and the unprecedented popularity of his works is but one indicator of the effectiveness of his technologies. More importantly, there are millions of people around the world who consider they have no greater friend.
Although best known for Dianetics technology and the Scientology philosophy, L. Ron Hubbard cannot be so simply categorized. If nothing else, his life was too varied, his influence too broad. There are Bantu tribesmen in southern Africa, for example, who know nothing of Dianetics and Scientology, but they know L. Ron Hubbard the educator. Likewise, there are factory workers in Albania who know him only for his administrative discoveries; children in China who know him only as the author of their moral code, and readers in a dozen languages who know him only for his novels. So, no, L. Ron Hubbard is not an easy man to categorize and certainly does not fit popular misconceptions of “religious founder” as an aloof and contemplative figure. Yet the more one comes to know this man and his achievements, the more one comes to realize he was precisely the sort of person to have brought us Scientology–the only major religion to have been founded in the twentieth century.
L. Ron Hubbard’s works represent a statement of man’s nature and potential, and even if echoed in various ancient scriptures, that statement is absolutely unique. Among the essential tenets of the Scientology philosophy: man is an immortal spiritual being; his experience extends well beyond a single lifetime; and his capabilities are unlimited even if not presently realized. In that sense, Scientology represents what may be the ultimate definition of a religion; not a system of beliefs but a means of spiritual transformation. How Scientology accomplishes what it does is through the study of Mr. Hubbard’s scriptures and the application of principles therein.
In an essay from 1956, L. Ron Hubbard described Scientology.
Scientology Fundamentals by L. Ron Hubbard What is Scientology? Scientology is an applied religious philosophy.
The term Scientology is taken from the Latin word scio (knowing in the fullest sense of the word) and the Greek word logos (study of). In itself the word means literally knowing how to know. Scientology is further defined as the study and handling of the spirit in relationship to itself, universes and other life. Any comparison between Scientology and the subject known as psychology is nonsense.
L. Ron Hubbard in front of his English home, Saint Hill Manor, in 1959.
Ron at the first Scientology organization, in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1952.
L. Ron Hubbard pointed out the essential difference between Scientology and other schools of thought in the essay, My Philosophy. Mr. Hubbard laid out three principles that made his work unique.
“A philosophy can only be a route to knowledge. It cannot be crammed down one’s throat. If one has a route, he can then find what is true for him. And that is Scientology. “Know thyself . . . and the truth shall set you free.
“Therefore, in Scientology, we are not concerned with individual actions and differences. We are only concerned with how to show man how he can set himself free.”
L. Ron Hubbard also explained the aims of the Scientology religion.
A civilization without insanity, without criminals and without war, where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights, and where man is free to rise to greater heights, are the aims of Scientology. First announced to an enturbulated world in 1950, these aims are well within the grasp of our technology.
Nonpolitical in nature, Scientology welcomes any individual of any creed, race or nation.
We seek no revolution. We seek only evolution to higher states of being for the individual and for society.
We are achieving our aims.
After endless millennia of ignorance about himself, his mind and the universe, a breakthrough has been made for man.
Other efforts man has made have been surpassed.
The combined truths of fifty thousand years of thinking men, distilled and amplified by new discoveries about man, have made for this success.
We welcome you to Scientology. We only expect of you your help in achieving our aims and helping others. We expect you to be helped.
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Official headquarters for the Church of Scientology International. Covers information on Scientology churches, missions and groups. Audio and video presentations.World Institute of Scientology Enterprises The World Institute of Scientology Enterprises is an association of men and women dedicated to making the world a better place through providing L. Ron Hubbard administrative technology to individuals, groups, organizations and governments.
Scientology Auditing Scientology spiritual counseling is called “auditing”. L. Ron Hubbard developed a precise technology that anyone can learn to apply to free himself and his fellow man of self-imposed entrapment.
What is Scientology? Made available by the Church of Scientology International, this text covers basic Scientology beliefs and practices, demographics and biographical information.
Freedom Magazine, published by Scientology churches since 1968, presents investigative reporting in the public interest.
Scientology Missions International Scientology missions provide Scientology counseling and introductory training to people around the globe. Learn about the role of Scientology missions and find one near you.
Church of Scientology International Press Office Learn about issues the Church of Scientology International supports, activities it sponsors and find information on Scientology spokespersons.
Scientology Volunteer Ministers Twenty-five years ago, L. Ron Hubbard created the Scientology Volunteer Ministers program to provide help to those in need. Use the locator to find and e-mail a Scientology Volunteer Minister.
Scientology Handbook Learn skills to help yourself, your friends and your family. Covers how to improve relationships, strengthen or salvage marriages, parenting techniques, drug education and prevention, and much more.
Resources on Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard
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