Scientology

How did L. Ron Hubbard rise above the reactive mind when others did not?

Wed, 11 May 2011 21:27:46 -0400

He applied to himself the principles he had discovered.

Has L. Ron Hubbard’s death affected the Church?

Wed, 04 May 2011 20:59:24 -0400

All great religious leaders of the past have died. Their work flourishes. Men die. Wisdom and ideas do not. As long as men and women communicate and read and use the knowledge L. Ron Hubbard has organized, Scientology will grow and serve Mankind.

L. Ron...

What was L. Ron Hubbard’s role in the Church?

Tue, 03 May 2011 02:16:28 -0400

L. Ron Hubbard founded the Scientology religion. The first Church of Scientology was formed by a group of Scientologists in Los Angeles in 1954.

Mr. Hubbard directly managed the early Scientology organizations until 1966, when he resigned as Executive Director and turned this function...

Is L. Ron Hubbard still alive?

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:09:34 -0400

No. L. Ron Hubbard passed away on January 24, 1986, but he remains with us in spirit and through the legacy of his technology and its continual application around the globe.

Who was L. Ron Hubbard?

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:20:00 -0400

L. Ron Hubbard was an author, philosopher, humanitarian and Founder of the Scientology religion. He was born March 13, 1911, in Tilden, Nebraska, and passed away January 24, 1986.

His long and adventurous road to discovery began at an early age. Under...

What is Scientology’s view of Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, the Buddha and other religious figures of the past?

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:33:34 -0500

L. Ron Hubbard honored the great religious leaders of the past for the wisdom they brought to the world. He wrote that Scientology shares “the goals set for Man by Christ, which are wisdom, good health and immortality.”

In “Religious...

Does Scientology have Doctrines Concerning Heaven or Hell?

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:53:34 -0500

Scientologists believe that people are immortal spiritual beings who have lived before and who will live again, and that their future happiness and immortality as spiritual beings depend on how they conduct themselves in the here and now. As L. Ron Hubbard wrote in auditing or training. Some Scientology Churches...

Does Scientology hold any political views?

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:03:34 -0500

Scientology is nonpolitical and does not engage in any political activity whatsoever. By the Creed of the Church, “All men have inalienable rights to conceive, choose, assist or support their own organizations,...

Does Scientology believe in charity and welfare?

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:10:34 -0500

It does. However, Scientologists also believe in the principle that some form of exchange is necessary in any relationship. If a person only receives and never gives, he will lose his own self-respect and become an unhappy person. Therefore, Scientology-sponsored charity programs often encourage those...

Does Scientology Believe in Reincarnation or Past Lives?

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 13:15:34 -0500

The vast majority of the world’s population believes in reincarnation and only in the last few hundred years, with the rise of the physical sciences, did a strictly materialistic view begin to eclipse the spiritual.

More recently, the traditional definition of reincarnation has been altered...

Does Scientology believe one can exist outside of the body?

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:09:12 -0500

Before entering Scientology many people experience the feeling of looking down on one’s body, but they do not understand what is happening. Once they have achieved greater spiritual awareness through Scientology auditing...

Does Scientology believe in mind over matter?

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:17:05 -0500

In practicing Scientology one addresses oneself—not your mind, not your body, but you.

Scientologists have found that the spirit is potentially superior to material things, and that the spirit (you), if cleansed of past traumas, transgressions and aberrations, can make miraculous changes...

Is Scientology about the mind?

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:26:57 -0500

No. Scientology is about the individual himself as a spiritual being separate and distinct from the mind.

Will Scientology put one in control of his mind?

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:34:59 -0500

Yes. Scientology addresses the spirit and, through application of its principles, increases one’s awareness and ability as a spiritual being. As Man is a spiritual being, quite separate from the mind and body,...

Does Scientology believe Man is sinful?

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:42:11 -0500

A fundamental tenet of Scientology is that Man is basically good; that he is seeking to survive; and that his survival depends upon himself and upon his fellows and his attainment of brotherhood with the universe. However, his experiences in the physical universe, through many lifetimes, have led...

Does Scientology recognize good and evil?

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:23 -0500

Yes, in Scientology, a very clear distinction is made between good and evil. Those actions which enhance survival on the majority of the eight aspects of life (the Eight Dynamics) are good, and those which destroy...

Why do Scientologists want to help people?

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:20:25 -0500

It is a maxim of Scientology that a being is as valuable as one is able to help others. Scientologists understand that life is not lived alone. Rather, life is comprised of eight parts—the Eight Dynamics....