L. Ron Hubbard Quick Facts

L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986) is the Founder of the Scientology religion. The first Church of Scientology was established by Scientologists in Los Angeles in 1954 and today spans the globe with more than 9,000 Churches, Missions and affiliated groups in 165 countries.

Mr. Hubbard’s researches into the mind and spirit are available in materials that include 18 volumes of technical writings, 12 volumes of administrative works and 3,000 recorded lectures describing various aspects of Dianetics and Scientology. Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, his best-known work, has appeared on 600 bestseller lists since 1950 and sold 22 million copies. His body of fiction and nonfiction works comprises more than 100 million words.

L. Ron Hubbard left an extraordinary legacy: an immense body of wisdom that leads Man to spiritual freedom; the fastest-growing religion in the world today; and an organizational structure that allows the religion to expand without limit.

Mr. Hubbard also wrote extensively on the subjects of education, drug rehabilitation, morals and many other areas and developed technologies with broad application in secular programs including Narconon, Criminon, Applied Scholastics and The Way to Happiness.

I like to help others and count it as my greatest pleasure in life to see a person free himself of the shadows which darken his days.— ScientologyFounder, L. Ron Hubbard

Remembering 9/11

^{The tragedy of 9/11 changed countless lives. And while it brought more than 2,000 to an untimely end and stunned an entire generation, it also inspired renewed vigor in helping others.}

^{It was 9/11 that inspired Scientology Volunteer Ministers around the world to contribute far more of their time and effort to help their fellows. And it was the fuse that lit an entire international movement of unconditional help.}

^{In 1976 L. Ron Hubbard created the Volunteer Ministers program, with an essay titled "Religious Influence in Society" in which he stated:}

"We are today at a watershed of history and our actions today will decide whether the world goes up from here or continues to slide into some new dark age.

"It is important to understand bad conditions don’t just happen. The cultural decay we see around us isn’t haphazard. It was caused. Unless one understands this he won’t be able to defend himself or reach out into the society with effectiveness.

"A society is capable of surviving for thousands of years unless it is attacked from within or without by hostile forces. Where such an attack occurs, primary targets are its religious and national gods and heroes, its potential of leadership and the self-respect and integrity of its members.

^{The essay appears in full in the Scientology Volunteer Ministers website>>}

I like to help others and count it as my greatest pleasure in life to see a person free himself of the shadows which darken his days.— ScientologyFounder, L. Ron Hubbard

Favorite Book

^{I was trying to work out which is my favorite book of LRH, and I was stumped! I have so many.}

^{Dianetics absolutely changed my life because that was where I discovered a way out of the morass of unhappiness, introversion and unwanted attitudes.}

Creation of Human Ability appealed to me as an artist and gave me a true understanding of myself and others as a spiritual being.

I like to help others and count it as my greatest pleasure in life to see a person free himself of the shadows which darken his days.— Scientology Founder, L. Ron Hubbard

L. Ron Hubbard Centennial

<sup>As thousands around the world celebrated the beginning of the Centennial Celebrations of L. Ron Hubbard's birth this March, the next major event on the Centennial Calendar is the May 9th Anniversary Celebration commemorating 61 years since Mr. Hubbard's ground-breaking release of "Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health."

Released on May 9th, 1950 and written by L. Ron Hubbard during the rise of the Cold War, Dianetics provides an explanation into some of the causes of war and how man's savage and irrational instincts can be resolved. Mr. Hubbard made the sweeping discovery in the field of mental health - painful incidents and experiences are stored in a part of the mind called the "Reactive Mind" and can later react on the person causing one to act irrationally below their conscious level.

Individuals can use the technology contained in Dianetics to address the source of their fears, upsets and irrationalities which are contained in the "Reactive Mind." With modern day conflicts and wars in different parts of the world, Dianetics not only offers an approach in helping prevent such issues, but provides a method to assist people who have been traumatized by war and the resultant suffering.

L. Ron Hubbard's research spanned several decades across the Americas, parts of Asia and included a study of some 21 different races. His research was interrupted by World War II and he was commissioned as a Lieutenant (jg) of the United States Navy where he saw active duty as a commander of antisubmarine patrols. The sheer horror of the conflict underscored the need for a workable philosophy of human betterment and provided further insight for his research.

Chapter one of Dianetics includes the statement by Mr. Hubbard that, "In the larger sphere of societies and nations, the lack of such a science of mind was never more evident; for the physical sciences, advancing thoughtlessly far in advance of Man's ability to understand Man, have armed him with terrible and thorough weapons which await only another outburst of the social insanity of war."

After its May 9th, 1950 release, Dianetics has been a best seller for more than half a century. It has over 20 million copies in print, is available in more than fifty languages and is used in more than 100 countries of Earth. Dianetics is indisputably the most widely read and influential book about the human mind ever written.

Each weekend Hubbard Dianetics Foundations across the United States deliver seminars on the use of Dianetics and how it can be applied to improve conditions in everyday life. For more information on L. Ron Hubbard's life & works visit the new interactive audio-visual website www.lronhubbard.org.</sup>

I like to help others and count it as my greatest pleasure in life to see a person free himself of the shadows which darken his days.— ScientologyFounder, L. Ron Hubbard

L. Ron Hubbard - Founder of the Scientology Religion

“The first principle of my own philosophy,” wrote L. Ron Hubbard, “is that wisdom is meant for anyone who wishes to reach for it. It is the servant of the commoner and king alike and should never be regarded with awe.” To this he added that philosophy must be capable of application, for “Learning locked in mildewed books is of little use to anyone and therefore of no value unless it can be used.” Finally, he declared philosophic knowledge to be only of value if true and workable, and thereby set the parameters for Dianetics and Scientology.

How L. Ron Hubbard came to found these subjects is an immense story that effectively began in the first decades of the twentieth century with his befriending of indigenous Blackfoot Indians in and around his Helena, Montana, home. Notable among these people was a full-fledged tribal medicine man, locally known as Old Tom. In what ultimately constituted a rare bond, the six-year-old Ron was both honored with the status of blood brother and instilled with an appreciation of a profoundly distinguished spiritual heritage.

What may be seen as the next milestone came in 1923 when a twelve-year-old L. Ron Hubbard began a study of Freudian theory with a Commander Joseph C. Thompson—the first United States naval officer to study with Freud in Vienna. Although Mr. Hubbard was never to accept psychoanalysis per se, the exposure was once again pivotal. For if nothing else, he later wrote, Freud had at least advanced the idea that, “something could be done about the mind.”

The third crucial step of this journey lay in Asia, where Mr. Hubbard finally spent the better part of two years in travel and study. There, he became one of the few Americans to gain admittance to the fabled Tibetan lamaseries in the Western Hills of China and actually studied with the last in the line of magicians from the court of Kublai Khan. Yet however enthralling such adventures may have seemed, he would finally admit to finding nothing either workable or predictable as regards the human mind and spirit. (More)

^{I like to help others and count it as my greatest pleasure in life to see a person free himself of the shadows which darken his days.— Scientology Founder, L. Ron Hubbard}

L. Ron Hubbard

Founder of the Scientology religion

No more fitting statement typifies the life of L. Ron Hubbard than his sample declaration: “I like to help others and count it as my greatest pleasure in life to see a person free himself from the shadows which darken his days.” Behind those pivotal words stands a lifetime of service to mankind and a legacy of wisdom that enables anyone to attain long-cherished dreams of happiness and spiritual freedom. “I like to help others and count it as my greatest pleasure in life to see a person free himself from the shadows which darken his days.” — L. Ron Hubbard Born in Tilden, Nebraska, on March 13, 1911, his road of discovery and dedication to his fellows began at an early age. “I wanted other people to be happy, and could not understand why they weren’t,” he wrote of his youth; and therein lay the sentiments that would long guide his steps. By the age of 19, he had travelled more than a quarter of a million miles, examining the cultures of Java, India and the Philippines. Returning to the United States in 1929, L. Ron Hubbard resumed his formal education and studied mathematics, engineering and the new field of nuclear physics — all providing vital tools for continued research. To finance that research, he embarked upon a literary career in the early 1930s and soon became one of the most widely read authors of popular fiction. Yet never losing sight of his primary goal, he continued his mainline research through extensive travel and expedition. With the advent of World War II, he entered the United States Navy as a lieutenant (junior grade) and served as commander of antisubmarine corvettes. Left partially blind and lame from injuries sustained during combat, he was diagnosed as permanently disabled by 1945. Through application of his theories on the mind, however, he was not only able to help fellow servicemen, but also to regain his own health. After five more years of intensive research, Mr. Hubbard’s discoveries were presented to the world in Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. The first popular handbook on the human mind expressly written for the man in the street,Dianetics ushered in a new era of hope for mankind and a new phase of life for its author. He did not, however, cease his research, and as breakthrough after breakthrough were carefully codified through late 1951, the applied religion of Scientology was born. Because Scientology explains the whole of life, there is no aspect of man’s existence that Mr. Hubbard’s subsequent work did not address. Residing variously in the United States and England, his continued research brought forth solutions to such social ills as declining educational standards and pandemic drug abuse. All told, Mr. Hubbard’s works on Scientology and Dianetics total 40 million words of recorded lectures, books and writings. Together, these constitute the legacy of a lifetime that ended on January 24, 1986. Yet the passing of L. Ron Hubbard in no way constituted an end; for with a hundred million copies of books in circulation and millions of people daily applying his technologies for betterment, it can truly be said the world still has no greater friend.

I like to help others and count it as my greatest pleasure in life to see a person free himself of the shadows which darken his days.— ScientologyFounder, L. Ron Hubbard

L. Ron Hubbard Stories from the Golden Age Surpass One Million Mark Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/236269#ixzz1Ffc18MvQ

Hollywood, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 02, 2011

“Stories from the Golden Age just surpassed its one millionth sale,” announced John Goodwin, President of Galaxy Press, the publisher for the line of books written by L. Ron Hubbard during fiction’s Golden Age. (http://www.goldenagestories.com)

Announced just days before Hubbard’s centennial celebration is about to begin on March 13 (1911-2011), the news is significant in demonstrating the resurgence in popularity for these kinds of stories. While sales do quite well in non-traditional outlets in the US, they are also doing well in several other countries around the world where a desire to learn English as a second language has found these books with their accompanying unabridged audiobooks a great resource. “We are almost to the halfway point in the release of the line,” stated Goodwin. “As awareness of this type of storytelling increases, we expect to rapidly see that two-millionth sale achieved.” For a complete listing of available titles and the schedule for release of the remaining books, go to http://www.goldenagestories.com/release-schedule.

But Hubbard isn’t the only author finding a resurgence in interest in his stories. Adventure House, Vintage Library, and Black Dog Books are three other publishers who have engaged an expanding audience through their reprints of such notable authors as H. Bedford-Jones, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. Sales continue to increase as readers discover that many of their favorite characters, such as Luke Skywalker, Indiana Jones, Superman and Spiderman, have their roots in such perennially popular characters as Doc Savage, The Spider and The Shadow. “Hollywood has long known the treasure trove these Golden Age stories contained,” Goodwin stated, “now we are seeing the reader becoming more and more cognizant of this fact.”

Stories from the Golden Age contain 153 stories written by Hubbard that are being published in 80 volumes, in a wide spectrum of genres, including adventure, western, mystery, detective, fantasy, science fiction and even some romance, using his own and 15 pen names.

For more information about the Stories from the Golden Age, go to http://www.goldenagestories.com.

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/236269#ixzz1Ffc9O38U
^{I like to help others and count it as my greatest pleasure in life to see a person free himself of the shadows which darken his days.— Scientology Founder, L. Ron Hubbard}

CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE

The Church of Scientology has since its inception been a champion of human rights. The Creed of the Church, written in 1954 by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard, begins with the statement that Man is an immortal spiritual being and that all people of any race, color or creed are created with equal and inalienable rights.

In fulfillment of that ideal, decades of human rights advocacy and accomplishment by Scientologists have ensued, including exposing slave labor camps in apartheid-era Africa, spearheading Freedom of Information laws in the U.S. and other countries, establishing the Citizens Commission on Human Rights to clean up human rights violations in the field of mental healing, and publishing Freedom human rights journal since 1968.

“It is vital that all thinking men urge upon their governments (for the governments’ own sake if no other) sweeping reforms in the field of human rights,” stated Mr. Hubbard in 1969. To that end, today the Church sponsors the world’s largest non-governmental human rights information campaign, aimed at raising awareness and calling for governments to meaningfully support and ensure human rights.

The Church has made possible the distribution of millions of educational booklets, the creation of a series of 30 public service announcements depicting each article of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and production of The Story of Human Rights film.

I like to help others and count it as my greatest pleasure in life to see a person free himself of the shadows which darken his days.— ScientologyFounder, L. Ron Hubbard

L. RON HUBBARD

L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986) is the Founder of the Scientology religion. The first Church of Scientology was established by Scientologists in Los Angeles in 1954 and today spans the globe with more than 9,000 Churches, Missions and affiliated groups in 165 countries.

Mr. Hubbard’s researches into the mind and spirit are available in materials that include 18 volumes of technical writings, 12 volumes of administrative works and 3,000 recorded lectures describing various aspects of Dianetics and Scientology. Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, his best-known work, has appeared on 600 bestseller lists since 1950 and sold 22 million copies. His body of fiction and nonfiction works comprises more than 100 million words.

L. Ron Hubbard left an extraordinary legacy: an immense body of wisdom that leads Man to spiritual freedom; the fastest-growing religion in the world today; and an organizational structure that allows the religion to expand without limit.

Mr. Hubbard also wrote extensively on the subjects of education, drug rehabilitation, morals and many other areas and developed technologies with broad application in secular programs including Narconon, Criminon, Applied Scholastics and The Way to Happiness.

I like to help others and count it as my greatest pleasure in life to see a person free himself of the shadows which darken his days.— ScientologyFounder, L. Ron Hubbard