In addition to being the founder of the Scientology religion L. Ron Hubbard was also a prolific author in many genres.

In his essay titled My Philosophy Mr. Hubbard stated:

The first principle of my own philosophy is that wisdom is meant for anyone who wishes to reach for it. It is the servant of the commoner and king alike and should never be regarded with awe.

Just as he shared the fruits of his research into life and the spirit with more than half a million written pages, over 3,000 tape-recorded lectures and some 100 films, Mr. Hubbard shared what he learned on the subject of creativitey as well.

A classic is his humorous essay "How to Drive a Writer Crazy."

It starts off with:

"1. When he starts to outline a story, immediately give him several stories just like it to read and tell him three other plots. This makes his own story and his feeling for it vanish in a cloud of disrelated facts.

2. When he outlines a character, read excerpts from stories about such characters, saying that this will clarify the writer’s ideas. As this causes him to lose touch with the identity he felt in his character by robbing him of individuality he is certain to back away from ever touching such a character."

 You can read the whole essay here.

 Members of the Church of Scientology of Montreal are taking part in "Semaine de la Paix" (Peace Week) at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) from March 6th to 9th.

The theme of this year’s commemoration is "Whether Religions are forwarding Peace?" The Church of Scientology is contributing by hosting a Youth for Human Rights booth which shows the award-winning human rights video United and public service announcements promoting the rights espoused by the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Reverend Monique Deneault is inviting people to sign a petition requesting that students in Quebec schools be taught the human rights contained within Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The Church joined such groups as the Montreal chapter of the World Conference of Religions for Peace, Amnesty International, Christian Action for the Abolition of Torture, the Focolare Movement, and the Franciscan Intercommunity Intervention Service in highlighting what religions are doing to promote peace around the world.

For more information on the human rights activities of the Scientology religion, the following are recommended sites:

The Church of Scientology International Human Rights News Forum 

Creed of the Church of Scientology 

Scientology European Human Rights Office and its Effective Solutions program

Freedom Magazine 

 This is Scientology - a Speech by Mr. David Miscavige