The Fundamentals Of Scientology: Physical And Spiritual Health

Scientology has claimed itself as a religion where “something one does, not something one believes in.” This newly founded and increasingly growing religion has established itself through its numerous beliefs and extensive practices, but also involves its members in ceremonies and holidays.

The Church of Scientology was founded in the 1950s by science-fiction author L. Ron Hubbard. The self-described “religion” emerged from his then newly published book entitled Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. Dianetics is "a methodology which can help alleviate such elements as unwanted sensations and emotions, irrational fears and psychosomatic illnesses (illnesses caused or aggravated by mental stress)” (Church of Scientology International, 1992).

In the 2000s Scientology has exploded into a more widely known; and widely made fun of religion. Scientology is still a contested religion. Scientology as a religion has not changed their view on psychology; if anything Scientology has become more extreme in their view on medicine of the mind. Celebrities such as Tom Cruise (Scientology’s biggest star) have recently spoken out about psychology and psychiatry saying, “I’ve never agreed with psychiatry, ever,” evidencing the religion’s view on psychology and psychiatry has not changed (qtd. in Wright 363). The more extreme practices of convincing its members that the cure to physical ailments is Scientology has changed; since the religion no longer claims to be the cure for the common cold. The

The Church Of Scientology claims to offer a path of self-betterment and spiritual enlightenment through a precise protocol that heals the body and spirit. In reality, Scientology is an opportunistic organization that methodically targets, recruits, and exploits people, particularly highly vulnerable individuals. The Church of Scientology reaches out to these potential members through a robust collection of programs designed to help the general population. Though these programs have been defended as social programs that have little to no religious content, they are “front” programs for things such as drug abuse, self-help programs, psychiatry and mental health initiatives, and educational outreach. These front programs are touted as “salves for people’s emotional wounds,” but these same persons are recruited for the churches financial gain (Spohrer pg. 108). WikiLeaks has reported dozens of front companies attached to Scientology with topics ranging anywhere from office management to homeschool training programs. Three of the more well-known organizations are Narconon, Citizens Commission on Human Rights, and Practice Manage Consulting. Each one of these has its own way of preying on weakness and gaining both money and membership.

Behind the scenes of Church of Scientology tried to hide to the public comes to light. The many of physical abuse in the organization was for starters “Medication.” Scientology has a way of doing things that they think is right because David Miscavige or L. Ron Hubbard said so. “The Purification Program” started when Miscavige believe that if you take high dosage called “Niacin” 5000 mg per day, it would remove any drugs and toxins from your body (Scoobe 2013). Scientologists needed to stay at sauna for a few hours or months because they had this negative energy that it needed to get rid of, but it had it’s own side effects. One of the members of Scientology in that time claim gray poses were coming out of her body, but none of the carers did

The church of Scientology has been the subject of controversy since its inception. Its methods and beliefs have attracted the attention of scholars from around the world. The church has been under government investigation and has endured a countless amount of lawsuits (Reitman 14). It is also a hot topic by the media with several endorsements by some of the most recognized Hollywood celebrities. However, the main topic of debate regarding the Church of Scientology is its status as a religion. Some members claim that the church has helped them overcome their struggles and that they are happier people, while others condemn it as a dangerous cult (Sweeney). The church of Scientology is a religious group whose purpose is to retain their

When discussing scientology there will be talk of the powerful Xenu or how all of the humans are aliens from another planet. The reason why these are the most known topics about scientology are because these topics are the ones most shrouded with mystery. The church of scientology is constantly trying to cover up the top most tier of their religion. They however have many other beliefs that are open to the public. These however aren’t tied to the history of Xenu or the fact that every one of us are aliens but more geared towards the humanitarian effort and teaching people how to deal with relationships. Through this section of the paper, the church of scientology’s beliefs will be brought to light.

For most of the world's population, a disease is understood to be a physical issue, aside from mental illnesses. Viruses and bacteria are responsible for infections, tumors stem from an abnormal growth of cells, a poor diet may result in comorbidities, and so on. However, imagine a specialist explaining to you, the patient, that your symptoms of a cough, chest congestion, and fatigue are merely illusions created in the mind, to which the cure is overcoming your mental belief that you are sick at all. This alternative idea of disease and treatment comes from the religion of Christian Science, and along with its highly controversial healing practices, the church demonstrates two bioethical issues: are people seeking treatment in the church due to frustration with the current medical system, or are members afraid to seek professional medical help due to disapproval from the church? In examining these issues, first, the Christian Science doctrine must be understood, then the history surrounding the religion's creation, and finally how the two tie into today's bioethical problems.

“The foundation upon which scientology rests is deeply and ineluctably religious - the resolution of man’s ancient, persistent quest to understand himself, the universe, and the Supreme Being”. L. Ron Hubbard came to found the Scientology religion to deliver freedom for the spirit. It is a religion that has created an exact path to complete and definite accepting of ones true spiritual nature. The main fundamental truths, which scientology beliefs stem from are: “Man is an immortal spiritual being; His experience extends well beyond a single lifetime; His capabilities are unlimited, even if not presently realized”. Scientology does not ask for followers to accept the truths on pure faith but to affirm the religion by applying its principles and experiencing the outcomes.

The book I read this month was Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright. This is a nonfiction book that dives deep into Scientology and its founder L. Ron Hubbard. It investigate the role Scientology plays in Hollywood by showing how through Scientology people are able to gain more opportunities in Hollywood. The book gives a biography about L. Ron Hubbard and makes the connection that he created Scientology because of his upbringing and things that happened later on in his life.

It’s not unknown that The Church of Scientology has been a contentious subject of conversation for decades. The controversial religion was originally discovered by a gentleman named L. Ron Hubbard in 1954 through the establishment of ideas in which he believed would act as an antidote to mental health concerns called Dianetics. After an unsuccessful attempt resulting in bankruptcy, Hubbard branched his ideas into the basis of a new found religion called Scientology ("The Beliefs and Teachings of Scientology”). To Hubbard’s advantage, Scientology expeditiously accelerated in growth, becoming one of the fastest expanding religions in the 20th century. Scientology pledged a “light at the end of the tunnel” to those wandering through dark times, and created a pathway to a faultless understanding of one’s true spiritual fulfillment through a system of self-knowledge in relation to one’s own life, community, and mankind. Due to the Scientology’s controversial beliefs, abnormal practices, and aberrant church-member relationships, the religion poses as a superlative model of church rebelling against society’s social norms.

A scientologist has 3 main beliefs. One that man is immortal and forgot his true nature,two that man’s experience extends past on lifetime and three a man has unlimited possibilities. For a scientologist the meaning of life is to conquer the 8 dynamics, and to go through extensive auditing in order to be clear of past life burdens.

Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, better known as L. Ron Hubbard, author and founder of the Church of Scientology. Scientology a religion based off of a fiction piece of work, Dianetics. Dianetics describes a program of self improvement and spiritual awakening and continues to be the Scientology bible. The church currently has over seven hundred churches, missions and groups, and Dianetics still sells over four hundred thousand copies a year. The religion Scientology has millions of members world wide, even though controversial, the movement continues to influence people around the world even after Hubbard's death. At one time Hubbard was one of the most influential people in the world.

Scientologists also believe in salvation, and salvations occur when à person goes through the practices and techniques of scientology. According to theparthway.com “Salvation is the enlightenment of thetans (immortal souls) as to their true nature and abilities” this quote explains that, the goal is to become à person who can control their own selves such as, their emotions,thoughts,beliefs,etc.The ultimate goal for salvation is to recognize one’s self as an immortal spirit(Thetan).The way scientologists increase their salvation is through the increments of mental awareness, or clearness. When scientologists control life,thought,energy and time; they are known as operating thetan. When à scientologist is seen as minister or assistant of others

Scientology, defined as the study and handling of the spirit in relationship to itself, universes and other life, its aim, according to Hubbard is to create a civilization without insanity, without criminals and without war; where the world can prosper and honest being can have rights, and where free man is free to rise to greater heights (Wiki 2016). Sounds nice, but then again so does finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The originator of the concept of dianetics and scientology is named L. Ron Hubbard, born 1911 in small town Tilden, Nebraska. Said to be a prolific writer of pulp magazine, adventure, fantasy, and science fiction, in 1948 Hubbard wrote a book titled “The Original Thesis” outlining his ideas for a new form of