His first Dianetics Center in Los Angeles was soon visited by famous actors and Hollywood movie crews.
Then he wrote about his 16 years of experience, and when his first book on the methodology and principles of Dianetics, "Dynamic Powers of Life", was published in 1948, it was clear that a new form of Scientology had been born; L. R. Hubbard's "Terra Incognita: The Human Minds".
The year 1950 marked the beginning of the most successful scientific career of L. Ron Hubbard. His book "Dianetics" was published and became a top best seller in the United States for 28 weeks.
In the same year The Hubbard's Dianetic Institute in New Jersey started its activity in the study of human behavior.
In 1950-1955, Hubbard gave hundreds of lectures not only in the U.S. and Canada, but also in many other countries, and established other centers of Scientology and Dianetics in Washington, London, and Saint Hill Manor in Sussex.
In 1956, his more significant works were published: "Scientology - Basics of Thinking" and "Work Problems".
In March 1960, he published the results of his research as a part of the book "Have You Lived Before This Life?" In the same year he opened additional centers of Scientology in South Africa and South America.
Since 1965, he had been working on several important projects, enhancing Scientology and Dianetics (in the fight against drug dependency by utilizing music and dance for long-term treatment, etc.).
In 1979, L. Ron Hubbard prepared a systematic course of literacy called "The Key to Life" and continued by creating the moral essentials of Scientology: "A Road to Being Happy".
He concluded his activity in Scientology in 1985 with another best seller: "The Fight Until the Very End". Two musical and relaxation albums "Mission Earth" and "The Road to Freedom" use music to express the principles of Scientology.
It is important to stress that L. Ron Hubbard, who died in 1986 at the age of 75, achieved everything that he considered important, and the essentials of his Scientology live on even after 50 years as one of the best-sellers of the world. The Church of Scientology became a global religious society with almost eight and a half million members and its freedom is protected not only by the American constitution but also the constitutions of other countries where it is active.
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