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The Scientology book, New Slant On Life is a collection of L. Ron Hubbard's philosophical writings on life. They are put together in this 366 page book, which includes a meaty glossary and index at the back. It is also equipped with ample diagrams to illustrate the text.
Scientology is about how you as a spirit, a life force, operate in this world. This book has essay after essay on how to better yourself and make life work better for you. The philosophy shows you how to simply lead a better life.
For example, there is a chapter on marriage. There is another chapter on how to live with children. There is also the article called: The Two Rules For Happy Living. As the title suggests here are two rules so that a person can lead a happier life.
Then there is what is termed, Third Party Law. This is a simple law, in that for every quarrel or conflict to occur there must be a third person behind the two involved in the quarrel, promoting the quarrel. This essay explains that if this third party were not present then the two people having the quarrel would fix it between them. This is an interesting law of life.
But there are more essays. There is what causes you to roller coaster in life. How many people go up and down, as a regular thing? Many, we suppose. Well, if they get this information on the cause of their roller coaster then it must be presumed that the roller coaster phenomena would becomes less.
There is a whole section on work, with essay titles such as On Work And Success, The Man Who Succeeds, and A True Group.
For the spiritually inclined there are essays such as, Man's Search For His Soul, On Our Efforts For Immortality, On the Mind And Survival, and On Raising Our Level Of Consciousness. While this may not be for all, it is interesting and explains more in Scientology and its philosophy.
There are twenty-four separate essays in this volume. It has dozens of illustrations to make learning easier. L. Ron Hubbard is an excellent writer. He wrote fiction works for a living when he was younger, but here he has turned his hand to philosophy about life, which has drawn millions to the movement that sprang up around his books.
The subject matter of Scientology is in its books. This book is available in most libraries. The writing is set at a good pace, it does not waste any of the reader's time, and keeps you hanging in there.
Scientology: A New Slant On Life is an excellent book for someone who wants to know more about the subject and make up their own mind.
