Reference: The Book of Scientology
The Factors
Please see the original section at the link above.
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Summary
Hubbard’s philosophy is based on the premise of CAUSE, which reflects the Western concept of God. The goal of Scientology is to gain super abilities for the self in this world.
This may be compared to Buddhism, which is based on the premise of the UNKNOWABLE (neti neti). In Buddhism, one attempts to know by postulating what may be there. The oneness of those postulates then forms the reality that we perceive as the universe. The goal in Buddhism is nirvana, which is realizing the postulates underlying the structure of this universe. That realization dissolves all attachments, identifications, illusions, sufferings, etc.
Hubbard saw nirvana of Buddhism as “merging with the physical universe and becoming machine-like.” And, so he claimed Scientology to be an improvement over Buddhism because it improves a person “become more of an individual or himself.”
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Comments
The KHTK Factors, written from a Buddhist perspective, parallel the Scientology Factors above. You may compare these two sets of Factors to understand the similarities and differences between Scientology and Buddhism.
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