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What is your attitude towards life?  
 

"Actually, a little child derives all of his pleasures in life from the grace he puts upon life. He waves a magic hand and brings all manner of interesting things into being out in the society. Here is this big, strong brute of a man riding his iron steed, up and down, and boy, he'd like to be a cop. Yes sir! He would sure like to be a cop; and twenty-five years later he looks at that cop riding up and down and checks his speedometer and says, 'Doggone these cops!'

Well, what has changed here? Has the cop changed? No. Just the attitude toward him. One's attitude toward life makes every possible difference in one's living. You know you don't have to study a thousand ancient books to discover that fact. But sometimes it needs to be pointed out again that life doesn't change so much as you." —L. Ron Hubbard

L. Ron Hubbard
This excerpt was taken from the book A New Slant on Life, by L. Ron Hubbard.

 

   
 
 

Dianetics story of the week: Can your past memories dictate your life?

View details on Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health

"He suddenly erupted in a bloodcurdling cry that sent me jumping into the air and throwing my papers and notes everywhere!"

During my time in the U.S. Army, while stationed in Germany, I had a lot of free time on my hands. After work each day, I needed to find something to help wile away the idle hours, and normally I did this through reading books. On the base there was a bookstore that only carried bestsellers, and it was there I first saw Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health.

I thought the title sounded interesting and because it was a good-sized book, it gave me something to read for a while. That's when I started my journey into truly discovering and learning about the human mind. After the first read through, I thought this was really something and even if only a fraction of it was true, it would mean a great deal for mankind. I then began reading it over again, this time with even more attention and curiosity.

Soon the paperback book became worn from my intensive reading and slowly the book began falling apart. However, this was fortunate for my roommate who began picking up the fallen pages and reading along with me. Pretty soon he was just as curious as I was about the subject of Dianetics.

The Adventure Begins

One day Bill (my roommate) suggested I try using the procedure on him as laid out in the book. I told him that I wasn't sure it was a good idea and didn't know what would happen. He persisted and pointed out in the book where it states you can't hurt anyone with the procedure and that some of the procedure, even if done badly, was far better than doing nothing. Well, he had me on that one.

Bill settled himself down on one of the bunks and with a book on one knee and a notepad on the other, I began the procedure. I meticulously followed the commands and made notes as best I could. For a short while I didn't notice any changes and began to get nervous. I kept following the procedure, just as Mr. Hubbard wrote, and then came across a section where the book said, "if nothing else works, try this". So I did.

The Hidden Memory

A blood curdling cry erupted from Bill and had me jumping out of my chair, falling on the floor and throwing the book and papers all over the room. I was frightened half to death. Uneasily, I climbed back up to my chair and arranged the papers and the book again to continue the process. Looking closely at Bill, I could see a tear streaming down his face while his eyes were still closed. What had just happened?

The next step was to address the area of emotional and physical pain we had contacted and I set out to do this, following the procedure in the book exactly, and in a short time had Bill back up to present time and no longer in any pain or discomfort.

Afterwards, Bill commented, "Boy I must have quite an imagination. After all, there's no way this could be true. I was a one year old kid when this happened and my parents for sure would have told me about this." Bill had uncovered a previous unknown injury — one that he had never been told about.

A few days passed and he was still wondering about whether or not this was for real or just his imagination. I suggested he write his mother and ask. After all, she would surely know about a major injury that happened to him at such an age. He agreed and promptly sent off a letter to his mother casually asking about this newly discovered injury.

Reading Between the Lines

Three weeks later I entered our room after work and Bill was sitting on his bed, face white as a sheet, staring at a letter in his hand. I asked what was wrong and he handed me the letter. It was the answer from his mother. She was interrogating him as to how he could have possibly found this out and asking questions like "where did you hear this from?", "have you been talking to Aunt Martha?", etc. From this letter it was evident that the injury they had uncovered was real, even though she refused to confirm it directly.

Both of us were in complete shock. We surmised from his mother's letter and the details of the incident that his family had covered this up and made a pact never to tell him. They were ashamed and embarrassed. You see, when he was only a year old, on Christmas Eve, all his relatives were visiting and had been drinking a little too much. His father was holding him next to the Christmas tree and they had real candles on the tree, which were of course all lit. He was fascinated by the flame and reached out with one finger to touch it but as he realized it was hot and it began to burn, he tried to withdraw, but his father accidentally turned him into the flame and he was burned severely! As he cried, everyone was so intoxicated they did not realize what had happened and continued socializing and laughing. In fact no one in the family noticed the burn marks until the next day and then they quickly took him to a doctor.

The Result

After getting over the initial shock, Bill had a sudden realization that he had been afraid of candles his whole life and never knew why. Everything having to do with candles and even fire just made him feel uneasy. It was one of those feelings he had just grown to accept as normal and just the way he was. But after addressing this with Dianetics, he was no longer afraid of this as the physical and emotional pain had been erased and was no longer subconsciously affecting him.

Needless to say, I had found something that really worked and I was very impressed. It was not a matter of how smart or clever I was as a person, as just by following the simple procedure in the book I had produced incredible results.

Over the next two years, I devoted much of my time to helping other people with Dianetics and also increasing my knowledge of the subject by studying more of what L. Ron Hubbard wrote. There is a state in the book called Clear where you have gotten rid of the negative effects of every one of these moments in your past; a few years later I achieved this state myself!

Because of this, I am now in control of my life; happy, stable, and overall I am living the way I want to live and enjoying every bit of it!

Warren R. Schneringer, Dianeticist and Clear

 

Where did Mr. Hubbard's research take him after the first book on Dianetics and what important discoveries did he make?

Listen to an excerpt from the Communication Freedom and Ability Lectures

Dianetics 55! was originally released to the broad public during a national congress with thousands in attendance, now called the Communication, Freedom and Ability lectures. In this series he lectured on all the points covered in the book and how important this information was to every man, woman and child.

 

Dianetics came into the world in May 1950 with the publication of the book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. Having sold over 20 million copies to date, this is by far the most popular and well known book by Mr. Hubbard. It was here the initial discovery of the Reactive Mind was thoroughly detailed and a simple procedure given to eradicate it for good. Once this negative part of the mind is erased, the individual is able to live without stress, anxiety, depression, irrational behavior and mental illness.

What you may not know, however, is Mr. Hubbard wrote a second book on Dianetics five years later—Dianetics 55!—titled after the year of publication (1955) and released this while delivering a series of lectures now entitled the Communication, Freedom and Ability Lectures. The book and lecture series explore the capabilities and potentials of the person himself. In other words, how a person can increase his personal level of ability and be more in control of his own life.

For example, a very precise and exact formula on the subject of communication is covered here: If a person fully mastered this one formula, he would be able to successfully talk to anyone and make himself understood. Think about it for a second. Whether in business or personal life, imagine always being able to successfully talk to someone no matter what mood they are in or what kind of person they are. This can make a big difference in your life since communication is essential to any activity in living.

As Mr. Hubbard stated himself in the preface of the book:

"This is the Second Book of Dianetics. It could mean a new Earth, it could mean a new freedom. But whatever it means it cannot mean nothing in the sense man uses that word—for you cannot unveil the secret and have it ever be quite so secret ever again."

It was Mr. Hubbard's intention that everyone read the breakthroughs in his Second Book of Dianetics and listen to the Communication, Freedom and Ability Lectures, to reach his full potential. Click here for more information on Dianetics 55! and the Communication, Freedom and Ability Lectures or to order your copy.

 

What is your attitude towards life?
Dianetics® story of the week: Can your past memories dictate your life?
Where did Mr. Hubbard's research take him after the first book on Dianetics and what important discoveries did he make?

 


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