BASIC FACTS ABOUT THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION

The story of Scientology began in 1950 with the publication of Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health by L. Ron Hubbard. This remarkable book offered something that was never before available—a workable technology of the mind that could be used to improve anyone’s life and to enable him to better understand himself and others.

Dianetics technology was instantly and lastingly embraced, its popularity both immediate and enduring. The work itself is in its 50th printing and sales exceed more than 20 million copies. Yet for all that this new methodology resolved in the field of human behavior, important outstanding questions remained. What was man? Was there a distinct individual identity apart from the body and the mind?

L. Ron Hubbard discovered that a person is neither a body nor a mind, but a spiritual being, independent of both. This spiritual being uses the mind and body to interact with the physical universe. These realizations about the human spirit complemented the discoveries about the mind he had communicated in Dianetics and provided for the first time a full understanding of the spiritual nature of man and his activities.

Thus the Scientology religion was born.

Scientology is a religion in the truest sense of the word. It consists of a vast body of technology which can be applied by an individual to improve himself or herself and the conditions of life. More importantly, it provides a route to personal salvation and true spiritual freedom. Despite its enormous scope, the fundamental principles of Scientology are simple and direct.

What follows are the responses to the most commonly asked questions about the basics of the Scientology religion and Dianetics technology.