Reference: The Book of Scientology
Foreword
Please see the original section at the link above.
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Summary
The goal of Hubbard was to discover practical methods to improve the abilities of the human mind. His studies on the subject were extremely broad and varied. He applied the exactitudes of engineering to investigate the human mind.
The foreword provides a list of people whose religious, philosophical and scientific thoughts Hubbard studied. He also studied the ancient hymns of Vedas. His work could be seen as the only significant enlargement of the field of the mind since Freud’s papers in the late 19th century. It has been lauded as well as condemned. It has excited much interest and following.
Hubbard was a man of considerable energy and of extremely wide interests. He was a man of considerable achievements. He was very popular and successful in his own lifetime.
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Comments
After gaining intimate familiarity with Hubbard’s research, I am truly impressed with what L. Ron Hubbard accomplished in the field of mind. But I am also aware of his blindspots.
I would not recommend anyone to go to the current Church of Scientology. It is motivated more by money and power than the desire to help unconditionally. Instead Hubbard’s materials can be used by oneself safely using the Subject Clearing approach.
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