BOOKS

	The religious works by L. Ron Hubbard comprise the Scripture of the Scientology religion, and thus the foundation upon which the Church is built. They include lectures, written words and films in 30 languages totaling 35 million words.

One or more sacred texts are commonly identified with world religions. While other religions have a strong emphasis on belief or faith, the articles of which are usually contained in one or a small number of books the Scientology religions emphasis on precise application of doctrine both in services and in life gives rise to a comparatively expansive series of books and other publicly available texts.

Mr. Hubbard’s numerous books on different aspects of Scientology and his researches into the human spirit serve as texts for auditors and for Scientologists generally. These include:

Scientology, the Fundamentals of Thought introduces many of the basic principles of the Scientology religion. It describes the nature of the thetan and the fundamental laws of theta from which stem many of the basic tenets of Scientology, including the dynamics, the fundamentals of affinity, reality and communication, and the three parts of man—thetan, mind and body.

These basic principles delineate how life works, and why, and provide an individual with a greater understanding of his real identity as a spiritual being.