The Philosophy of Lafayette Ron Hubbard

Lafayette Ron Hubbard said:

"The first principle of my philosophy is that wisdom is meant for anyone who wishes to reach for it. It is the servant of commoner and king alike and should never be regarded with awe."
"Selfish scholars seldom forgive anyone who seeks to break down the walls of mystery and let the people in. Will Durant, the modern American philosopher, was relegated to the scrap heap by his fellow scholars when he wrote a popular book on the subject, The Outline of Philosophy. Thus brickbats come the way of any who seek to bring wisdom to the people over the objections of the "inner circle."
"The second principle of my own philosophy is that it must be capable of being applied."
"Learning locked in mildewed books is of little use to anyone and therefore of no value unless it can be used."
"The third principle is that any philosophic knowledge is only valuable if it is true or if it works."

Upon these principles the basic philosophy was researched and developed.

No one can render the vital information Hubbard discovered better than he, as the originator of the works.

No one is a better source of the information since Hubbard the was originator and any one else would merely be one to reiterate or copy.

Some people have attempted to improve upon the philosophy, or more particularly, its application. Certainly many people have issued a changed or altered application of the philosophy. By virtue of that they will achieve a different, and not always welcomed result, as a result of that application.

Hubbard was able to achieve a one for one result with the application of the exercises researched and developed as a result of the philosophy he expounded.

Provided the philosophy is applied exactly as he stated, fantastic results for the individual are attainable.

The basic philosophy includes the fact that man is not just a piece of meat but a spiritual being. This is not a new discovery of course, Many religions teach this. One of the remarkable facts that Hubbard discovered, however, is precisely what sort if spiritual being a person is and what their capabilities really are.

This was never really clearly defined previously.

So in order to isolate out the discoveries Hubbard, made the person was referred to as a thetan. From the Greek 'Theta', meaning spirit, but more clearly defined.

It was discovered that the thetan had very specific potentials and abilities.

It was also discovered that the thetan was not, by any stretch of the imagination, achieving his full potential and was not exercising his full abilities.

It was found significantly that the thetan is immortal. This means that he has existed since time began, if not before! And therefore has gone through a tremendous number of experiences of virtually all types.

It was also discovered that many of these experiences have served to inhibit or reduce the abilities of the being over time. Part of Hubbard's philosophy includes therefore the techniques developed to restore or rehabilitate those abilities which a being once had. These techniques and the application of them are called 'the technology', and forms the practical aspect of the philosophy.

This makes the philosophy suitable for anyone to apply and, with the assistance of others well trained in the technology, one can "pull oneself up by the bootstraps" as it were and expand one's abilities as a being far beyond anyone's expectations. Of course one does not run before one walks and there is a starting point in all this.

The starting point is in:

Reading the philosophy itself and understanding what it is Hubbard discovered about man, life and the universe.
Understanding the basics of the philosophy. Such basics as, the ARC triangle, the structure of the mind and the relationship between the being the mind and the body.
Understanding the Dynamics principles of life
Finding out what auditing is and how it can assist one to improve one's life.
Finding out what the Bridge is and how it relates to an increased understanding and awareness of oneself and life

One can find out more by reading the other pages on this site such as the What is Auditing? Page.