Demented LRH
Patron Meritorious
Ex-Scientologists (now they are wogs and SPs) and the wogs who never joined CoS do not think that Hubbard was Buddha in one of his past lives. But the Scientologists who read Hubbard’s idiotic poem, Hymn to Asia, believe that he was the incarnation of Buddha.
In this article I am going to compare and contrast Scientology with Buddhism to show that they have very little in common. In fact, these doctrines have only one thing in common -- they ascertain that the past lives exist. But their similarities end right here.
1. A core Buddhist belief is that an individual after his/her death either goes to Heaven or finds himself in Hell or returns to the earth in a new physical body.
But “Hubbard the Buddha” wrote that Heaven and Hell do not exist.
"A sign on one (the left as you enter) says 'This is Heaven'. The right has a sign 'Hell' with an arrow and inside the grounds one can see the excavations like archaeological diggings with the raw terraces, that lead to 'Hell'. Plain wire fencing encloses the place. There is a sentry box beside and outside the right pillar. The roadway 'leading up' to the gates is deeply eroded. An effigy of Joseph, complete with desert clothing is seen approaching the gates (but not moving) leading a donkey which 'carries' the original Madonna and child from 'Bethlehem'. The implanting boxes lie on either side of this 'entering' path at path level."
“Further, we have our hands on an appalling bit of technology where the world is concerned. With rapidity and a Meter it can be shown that Heaven is a false dream and that the old religion was based on [a] very painful lie, a cynical betrayal."
HCOB, 11 May 1963
The above description of Heaven does not look like a Buddhist paradise to me.
2. Buddhist do not believe in existence of the soul. Their denial of the existence of souls is called the “no-atman doctrine” (the word “atman” means “soul” in Sanskrit). According to Buddha, only the mind and the physical body exist.
The term “physical body” has the same meaning in all languages.
The Buddhists see the mind as a conglomerate of two parts -- intelligence and memory.
The term “intelligence” has the same meaning in all languages.
For the Buddhists, the term “memory” designates the sum of all past experiences. This is a very interesting topic, but it has nothing to do with Scientology.
The words “souls”, “spirits” and “thetans” are, obviously, synonyms. As one can see, the Buddhists do not believe in existence of the thetans.
3. The most evil person in the history of our universe, Xenu, is not mentioned in the Buddhist literature. Apparently, when Hubbard was Buddha, the notion of Xenu eluded him.
4. Buddha said that the hypnotism has only a brief influence on a person. But this also means that the implants do not exist. Apparently, LRH the Incarnation of Buddha contradicted LRH the Buddha. Perhaps, Hubbard could not recall correctly his life as Buddha. What else did he recall incorrectly?
5. There is a disagreement among the Buddhist denominations about the origins of the Universe.
5A. Majority of the Buddhist denominations believe that the Universe always existed, which means that it does not have a creator.
This notion runs contrary to the “Scientology doctrine” which states that the thetans created the Universe.
5B. Several Buddhist denominations hold the view that the entity known as Adi-Buddha (primordial Buddha) created the Universe. The Adi-Buddha was not created by anyone, he always existed. Instead of saying that Adi-Buddha created everything, the Buddhists say that everything “emanates” from him. But the differences between “creation” and “emanation” are insignificant.
Obviously, the Adi-Buddha is not a thetan, but an entity similar to Judeo-Christian God.
The Adi-Buddha has several names; his widely used name is Vairadhara.
Was LRH the incarnation of Vairadhara? If he were, the Scientologists might as well call him God Jehovah! Perhaps, this is how he wanted to be called. Well, in this case he was not alone -- there were mentally ill people, including David Koresh, who believed that they are God.
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Although I was an atheist when I joined CoS in search of new Dianetics methods, I knew few basic things about Buddhism. Unfortunately, I learned that Hubbard proclaimed himself as Buddha after I left CoS. I wish I have read Hymn to Asia when I was a Scientologist -- that would have been enough to send me packing and leaving CoS in a hurry.
My advice to the current Scientologists is to acquire some knowledge about Buddhism. You do not need to learn it in depth, but you should educate yourselves about its basics; a good book on Buddhism history will do.
Then you will come to inevitable conclusion that the motherfucker whom you see as the mankind’s Savior was either a retarded piece of shit or a piece of shit who was a conman. Which one of the two he was is not terribly important. But seeing yourself smarter and morally higher than the Founder is your way out of the Scientology scam. You have been fed a pack of lies, and because of that your mind is not functioning the way it should. But you are not stupid -- some day you will leave Scientology behind.
Some day you will join the ranks of ex-Scientologists, I am sure of that.
May your recovery from the Scientology scam be fast. The real Buddha is on your side.
In this article I am going to compare and contrast Scientology with Buddhism to show that they have very little in common. In fact, these doctrines have only one thing in common -- they ascertain that the past lives exist. But their similarities end right here.
1. A core Buddhist belief is that an individual after his/her death either goes to Heaven or finds himself in Hell or returns to the earth in a new physical body.
But “Hubbard the Buddha” wrote that Heaven and Hell do not exist.
"A sign on one (the left as you enter) says 'This is Heaven'. The right has a sign 'Hell' with an arrow and inside the grounds one can see the excavations like archaeological diggings with the raw terraces, that lead to 'Hell'. Plain wire fencing encloses the place. There is a sentry box beside and outside the right pillar. The roadway 'leading up' to the gates is deeply eroded. An effigy of Joseph, complete with desert clothing is seen approaching the gates (but not moving) leading a donkey which 'carries' the original Madonna and child from 'Bethlehem'. The implanting boxes lie on either side of this 'entering' path at path level."
“Further, we have our hands on an appalling bit of technology where the world is concerned. With rapidity and a Meter it can be shown that Heaven is a false dream and that the old religion was based on [a] very painful lie, a cynical betrayal."
HCOB, 11 May 1963
The above description of Heaven does not look like a Buddhist paradise to me.
2. Buddhist do not believe in existence of the soul. Their denial of the existence of souls is called the “no-atman doctrine” (the word “atman” means “soul” in Sanskrit). According to Buddha, only the mind and the physical body exist.
The term “physical body” has the same meaning in all languages.
The Buddhists see the mind as a conglomerate of two parts -- intelligence and memory.
The term “intelligence” has the same meaning in all languages.
For the Buddhists, the term “memory” designates the sum of all past experiences. This is a very interesting topic, but it has nothing to do with Scientology.
The words “souls”, “spirits” and “thetans” are, obviously, synonyms. As one can see, the Buddhists do not believe in existence of the thetans.
3. The most evil person in the history of our universe, Xenu, is not mentioned in the Buddhist literature. Apparently, when Hubbard was Buddha, the notion of Xenu eluded him.
4. Buddha said that the hypnotism has only a brief influence on a person. But this also means that the implants do not exist. Apparently, LRH the Incarnation of Buddha contradicted LRH the Buddha. Perhaps, Hubbard could not recall correctly his life as Buddha. What else did he recall incorrectly?
5. There is a disagreement among the Buddhist denominations about the origins of the Universe.
5A. Majority of the Buddhist denominations believe that the Universe always existed, which means that it does not have a creator.
This notion runs contrary to the “Scientology doctrine” which states that the thetans created the Universe.
5B. Several Buddhist denominations hold the view that the entity known as Adi-Buddha (primordial Buddha) created the Universe. The Adi-Buddha was not created by anyone, he always existed. Instead of saying that Adi-Buddha created everything, the Buddhists say that everything “emanates” from him. But the differences between “creation” and “emanation” are insignificant.
Obviously, the Adi-Buddha is not a thetan, but an entity similar to Judeo-Christian God.
The Adi-Buddha has several names; his widely used name is Vairadhara.
Was LRH the incarnation of Vairadhara? If he were, the Scientologists might as well call him God Jehovah! Perhaps, this is how he wanted to be called. Well, in this case he was not alone -- there were mentally ill people, including David Koresh, who believed that they are God.
==========================================
Although I was an atheist when I joined CoS in search of new Dianetics methods, I knew few basic things about Buddhism. Unfortunately, I learned that Hubbard proclaimed himself as Buddha after I left CoS. I wish I have read Hymn to Asia when I was a Scientologist -- that would have been enough to send me packing and leaving CoS in a hurry.
My advice to the current Scientologists is to acquire some knowledge about Buddhism. You do not need to learn it in depth, but you should educate yourselves about its basics; a good book on Buddhism history will do.
Then you will come to inevitable conclusion that the motherfucker whom you see as the mankind’s Savior was either a retarded piece of shit or a piece of shit who was a conman. Which one of the two he was is not terribly important. But seeing yourself smarter and morally higher than the Founder is your way out of the Scientology scam. You have been fed a pack of lies, and because of that your mind is not functioning the way it should. But you are not stupid -- some day you will leave Scientology behind.
Some day you will join the ranks of ex-Scientologists, I am sure of that.
May your recovery from the Scientology scam be fast. The real Buddha is on your side.