Son of naval commander Harry Ross Hubbard and Ledora May Hubbard, L. Ron Hubbard was born on March 13, 1911 in Tilden, Nebraska. At the age of two, he and his family took up residence on a ranch outside Kalispell, Montana, and from there moved to the state’s capital, Helena. As a young boy he learned much about survival in the rugged Far West – with what he called "its do-and-dare attitudes, its wry humor, cowboy pranks, and make-nothing of the worst and most dangerous." Not only could he ride … [Read more...] about Web article: Claims re Hubbard’s background (n.d.)
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Book: Hymn of Asia (2000)
When he shall be seen in the West, seated in the Western fashion, his hair like flames about his noble head, discoursing, then shall the inhabitants of the Three Worlds (*) rejoice, knowing that the emancipation of all sentient beings is imminent. Then it shall be called the age of the blessed because it will become commonplace to achieve emancipation in one lifetime." (*) The "Three Worlds" in Tibetan scripture refers to: Body (the physical world pertaining to the body and life), Speech (the … [Read more...] about Book: Hymn of Asia (2000)
Web article: The Rediscovery of the Human Soul (n.d.)
Living the rather romantic life of an author in New York, Hollywood and the Northwest, going abroad into savage cultures on expeditions to relax, I did little about my search until 1938 when a rather horrible experience took my mind closer to home than was my usual mental circuit. During an operation I died under the anesthetic. Brought back to unwillingly lived life by a fast shot of adrenalin into the heart, I rather frightened my rescuers by sitting up and saying, “I know something if I … [Read more...] about Web article: The Rediscovery of the Human Soul (n.d.)
Transcript: The Scientology Wars (Dr. Jolyon West) (1992)
In his life, Ron Hubbard privately expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler more than once. Thus it is not surprising to see how many of Hitler's tactics he adopted. Other parallels also suggest themselves. The book Dianetics was Hubbard's Mein Kampf. Like Hitler, Hubbard was scornful of established religions but made temporary connections with them for purposes of political advantage. Hitler's alliances with religious leaders exploited common prejudices against Jews. Hubbard's against … [Read more...] about Transcript: The Scientology Wars (Dr. Jolyon West) (1992)
Book: Bare-faced Messiah (1987)
Kaye, who would later become a psychologist, said she made a clinical diagnosis of Hubbard during the weeks they spent together in Palm Springs. 'There was no doubt in my mind he was a manic depressive with paranoid tendencies. Many manics are delightful, productive people with tremendous energy and self-confidence. He was like that in his manic stage - enormously creative, carried away by feelings of omnipotence and talking all the time of grandiose schemes. 'But when I arrived he was in a … [Read more...] about Book: Bare-faced Messiah (1987)
Lecture: FNing Staff Members (1972)
I by the way had a, let me tell you a little anecdote. I had a bad experience with this one time. I told the wrong man, I told my father this one time, I got tired of all of his talking about me and money and so forth, he knew nothing about money and he knew nothing about me, been a naval officer all of his life. I was often making a month what he made in a year. I don’t know, the unreality of people is gorgeous. And he told me that once too often and I was just out of hospital, it was at the … [Read more...] about Lecture: FNing Staff Members (1972)