A historical fact

Introduction: When people understand Scientology and it is applied correctly, they usually want more of it because it is the truth, and the truth applies in all fields.

A Historical Fact

Scientology stands for itself. Once you understand what it is about, you can't put it down. Even those who have turned away from Scientology continue to apply the principles they have learned. You can't help it because it is the truth.

When people understand Scientology and it is applied correctly, they usually want more of it. You don't have to “sell” Scientology. You just have to offer it.

When you have to sell Scientology, that is the beginning of the end. Then something went wrong. I never had to do that, and still refuse to sell Scientology today. If someone doesn't want it, he or she is free to leave – without me feeling the slightest bit of disapproval.

If someone wants it – great! We will find a solution, even if the person is not rolling in money.

Early in my Scientology career, I developed an aversion to the sales techniques outlined in the book "Big League Sales Closing Techniques". It is a book written by Les Dane, a successful salesman. I would be doing Les Dane an injustice by denigrating his book – it is indeed a good work for salespeople.

However, there are no salespeople in Scientology or on the Org-Board. That was never Ron's intention or plan.

Apparently, it began when a registrar found the aforementioned book Big League Sales (BLS) in mid-1972, read it, and used it to drive sales skyrocketing. The statistics shot up. Management viewed this as a successful campaign and promoted it accordingly – after all, good statistics are always good…

However, the scale of motivation is as follows:

• Duty – highest

• Personal conviction

• Personal gain

• Money – lowest

The BLS is intended to generate revenue. However, money is not a goal in Scientology. It was introduced in 1972 and later “perfected.”

Although this led to significantly higher sales, it also resulted in many refunds and repayments. And according to the guidelines, each repayment led to the exclusion of the person concerned.

Back then, in 1980, I was Qual Sec, and all these refunds and repayments cases also ran through my lines. They were Scientologists who wanted to do Scientology, but it was sold to them far beyond their budget – massively so. In order to get back on track financially, they had no choice but to reclaim the money. It gave me butterflies in my stomach every time, because I knew we had lost another friend forever. It was hard on me. I took it personally to lose a friend this way.

To this day, it makes me sad when I think about what the “most ethical group in the world” did. That was one of many reasons why I turned my back from the Church of Scientology in 1983.

I often say and write about how a tragic change crept in from mid-1972 onwards. Here are some historical facts – you can judge for yourself:

• On all the checksheets we have had and continue to have over the years, we study exclusively materials by L. Ron Hubbard. This may come as a surprise, but it is a fact.

  
  

• On December 1, 1972, the BLS was implemented in one fell swoop, together with HCOB 12.11.72 and HCO PL 2.11.72. At least twelve HCO Policy Letters were published. See here: Click on this link to see all the references (not translated and you are not expected to study them).

  
  

• Not a single one of these references was written by L. Ron Hubbard. They were not even approved by him.

  
  

• Normally, publication by the administration took one to three weeks. So they probably reached the staff in mid-December 1972.

  
  

• Probably the most important fact: On December 4, 1972, Ron disappeared for about ten months – and no one knew where he was. (Link to source, available only in English.)

  
  

I can't help it: it reminds me very much of an MI6 or CIA operation. Inconspicuous individuals are discreetly infiltrated, small changes are made, and suddenly a mob is demonstrating against something – without any apparent connection. Then a revolution or coup d'État follows, and a few years later the country plunges into chaos. War ensues – and no one knows why.

It must be emphasized: this was only one of many actions that ultimately led to the implosion of the church.

Today, we have the tech and admin, back the way Ron wrote it, and the way he wanted it. It is available to all of us, and we are doing everything we can to make it accessible to everyone. More on this will follow – we are in the process of releasing a larger project soon.

We are doing our best to guide our students through the correct tech – and also to give them the opportunity to understand what went wrong and what is wrong tech.

I think “The Aims of Scientology,” written by Ron in 1965, are more relevant today than ever.

Much love,

Max Hauri

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The Aims of Scientology 

1965 – Fundamentals of Thought

Scientology wants to achieve the following:

A civilization without insanity, without criminals and without war, where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights, and where Man is free to rise to greater heights, are the aims of Scientology.

First announced to an enturbulated world in 1950, these aims are well within the grasp of our technology.

Non-political in nature, Scientology welcomes any individual of any creed, race or nation.

We seek no revolution. We seek only evolution to higher states of being for the individual and for Society.

We are achieving our aims.

After endless millennia of ignorance about himself, his mind and the Universe, a breakthrough has been made.

Other efforts Man has made have been surpassed.

The combined truths of Fifty Thousand years of thinking men, distilled and amplified by new discoveries about Man, have made for this success.

We welcome you to Scientology. We only expect of you your help in achieving our aims and helping others. We expect you to be helped. Scientology is the most vital movement on Earth today.

In a turbulent world the job is not easy. But then, if it were, we wouldn’t have to be doing it.

We respect Man and believe he is worthy of help. We respect you and believe you too can help.

Scientology does not owe its help. We have done nothing to cause us to propitiate. Had we done so we would not now be bright enough to do what we are doing.

Man suspects all offers of help. He has often been betrayed, his confidence shattered.

Too frequently he has given his trust and been betrayed. We may err, for we build a world with broken straws. But we will never betray your faith in us so long as you are one of us.

The sun never sets on Scientology.

And may a new day dawn for you, for those you love and for Man.

Our aims are simple if great.

And we will succeed, and are succeeding at each new revolution of the Earth.

Your help is acceptable to us.

Our help is yours.

L. Ron Hubbard