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'''''Text in bold and italic, like this, is notes to people working on this draft, and will be taken out before publication.'''''<br />
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''''' This item is to go on the following item [[http://scientolipedia.org/info/Two_Happiness_Rundowns]] just after the introduction (that is to say before the item First Happiness Rundown).'''''<br />
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''''' I, Ant, I am doubtful about finding a good heading for this area.'''''
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The following text from the book ''The Way to Happiness '' has presumably not been scanned in (pagination is different) and may contain small errors. It contains the main text (all pictures are missing) but lacks the following items in the printed book:<br />
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A. The first page "How to Use This Book" is missing.<br />
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B. The second page "Why I Gave You This Book" is missing (it merely says the words "Your survival is important to me" with a single word on each line except the last).<br />
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C. All footnotes (which are mainly definitions of words),<br />
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D. Publication details. The first (1981) edition does not contain a printer and is published by Regent house, Ltd, PO Box 29903, Los Angeles, CA 90029. The 1984/5 issue is published by New Era Publications in Denmark, and is printed by Special Trykkeriet Viborg.<br />
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E. The first edition is printed with blue ink, has a logo/monogram consisting of a path with a yellow sun in the horizon at the end of the path. This appears on the front cover and with each main precept. The front cover is as below, with the exception of it having at the bottom two lines, the first beginning "to""and the second beginning "from", both followed by a line allowing you to add who you are sending it to and who you are.<br />
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The second edition, slightly smaller has a number of pictures which are black and white with colouring in light yellow. It also has two lines at the bottom of the front cover as in the first edition, "two" and "from", but these are not so visible as they appear in white over a pale yellow picture of the road ("the way").
  
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== Data on Preparation of HRD ==
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Here is the text of the second page of the of both editions, which has the heading How to Use This Book:<br />
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"You, of course, wish to help your contacts and friends.<br />
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"Choose someone whose actions, however remotely, may influence your own survival.<br />
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"Write the person's name on the top line of the front cover.<br />
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"Write or stamp your own name, as an individual, on the second line of the cover.<br />
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present the person with the book.<br />
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"Ask the person to read it.<br />
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"You will find that he or she also is threatened with the possible misconduct of others.<br />
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"Give the person several additional copies of this book but do not write your name on them: let the other person write his or hers. Have the person present these copies to others that are involved in his or her life. <br />
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"By continuing to do this you will greatly enhance your own survival potential and theirs.<br />
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"This is a way towards a much safer and happier life for you and others."
  
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=== From Janis Grady ===
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There are some photographs of the book at: http://scientolipedia.org/info/Two_Happiness_Rundowns .
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From: janisgrady@xxx.com ''Janis says of herself: I am Yvonne's [Gillham's [[http://scientolipedia.org/info/Yvonne_Gillham_Jentzsch]]] youngest daughter.  I was also in the Sea Org for 22 years, I left in 1990.  I am one of the original Commodore's Messengers since May 1968 working with LRH day in and out for about 11 years until he went off the lines in 1980 with Pat and Annie.''<br />
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To: ant.phillips@post8.tele.dk<br />
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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:33:23 -0400 (EDT)<br />
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Subject: Re: Request: any information about ''The Way to Happiness''?
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Hi Ant, 
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I might be of some help.
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When LRH wrote ''The Way to Happiness'' he was in hiding with Pat and Annie Broker, so I was not there.  But what I do remember is that when the book was received, the LRH PR had to get it published and do up a campaign around it and the Snr CS Int Office had to work out the rundown of processes.  This is what RTRC (LRH Tech and Research Compilations) would do.  They would take everything LRH had written or spoken about a subject and put the processes together and write it up in bulletin form under the name of LRH.
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Based on the year ''TWTH'' came out, the rundown would have been compiled by  David and Merrill Mayo, Julie Gillespie-Mayo and perhaps Penny Eldredge.
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Hope this helps.
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===From Russell W===  ''''' Surname would be also a good idea ;-) '''''
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From: russ@XXX.com<br />
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To: ant.phillips@post8.tele.dk<br />
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 11:50:31 -0600<br />
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Subject: Re: Re-booklet: The Way to Happiness
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Hi, Ant,
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Dan's right, I was up to my ears in the HRD evolution - as a trainee at ASHO when it first came out in '81 (under David Mayo's supervision) and then in Senior C/S Int's office in '82-83. In fact, I was the one who did the whole revision cycle and submitted it to Ray Mithoff and LRH for approval.
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Here's a fast summary of what went on, as I recall it.
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1. LRH did write ''TWTH''. As far as I know, he wrote it entirely on his own, in late 80 and maybe early 81. I know (from despatches to Snr C/S Int in 82/83) that he was  proud of it, and considered it one of his most important legacies.
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2. The HRD was put together by Mayo and Murray [Melanie Seidler Murray]<ref>She is the daughter of a well-known and respected (at one time) Class VIII named Andy Seidler. She worked fairly extensively with Ron on technical matters. I believe she did much of the compilation of the original Survival Rundown, and worked on the Happiness Rundown as well</ref>., based ''heavily'' on Ron's notes and instructions, also in late 80 and early 81. In other words, Mayo and Murray did not make this stuff up, or grossly violate basic tech with it.
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3. A big training and export evolution was done at ASHO in spring - summer 81. The idea was to haul in an auditor and a C/S from as many orgs as possible, train and intern them on delivering the rundown, and send them back to their orgs to deliver tons of it. Mayo was there at the start of the evolution. I arrived (from Phoenix Org, where I was the Snr C/S at the time) shortly after Mayo left - but the evolution was still in full swing, and David came by to check up on progress a time or two. I never saw Melanie, though I believe she took part in setting up and starting the training program.
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5. Mayo was removed from post in late August/early Sept 82. Ray went on post as Snr C/S Int. I was the first tech person added to his new office, Sept 82. One of the earliest projects I was given was overhaul of the HRD (Ron had asked Ray to get this done, and Ray assigned it to me). Over the next several months (into the summer of 83? - I don't recall exactly) the HCOBs for the rundown were all revised, and the "new" rundown was piloted to ensure it worked. It did work, and the revised rundown was submitted to LRH for approval, along with a program to implement it internationally. LRH approved the issues and program, and the rundown was "re-released." It continued to be delivered, but never had the same popularity (or marketing attention) as when it first came out.
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Opinion: First the rundown was "tainted" - in the eyes of public and staff - by association with Mayo, who had been thoroughly, loudly discredited and disgraced. When it came out in its revised "purified" form, it was viewed with suspicion by some, because it came from LRH Tech Research and Compilations, not directly from LRH (and anything not 1000% Ron was not fully trusted). Finally, it was almost completely eclipsed by the Next Big Thing, which I believe was FPRD.
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Anyway, since it was no longer pushed and wasn't a mandatory Grade Chart step, it faded into obscurity. By the time I went on post as Services Exec Int many years later (mid-95), there was zero management attention on it. It was all sec checking and FPRD, all the time (except for the big-money services at AOs and - OMG - Flag and Freewinds). I did receive a number of letters and reports from some tech terminals here and there, saying they were still delivering it with great results and wondering why it wasn't being promoted.
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One more chunk of opinion: The original rundown worked very well. There was nothing seriously wrong with its issues or the action itself. The revised version did not include any fundamental or drastic changes from the original, at least not that I can recall. It ''could'' have been left just as it was in the first place, and staff and public would have been ... well, happy. Happier, in fact. The whole cycle was driven by someone's (largely false) demonizations of Mayo, his staff, and everything they had touched - not by any actual "perversions" of LRH's tech for the rundown.
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I hope that's of some use to you. Again (and in the interest of the precept "Seek to live with the truth") it is just what I recall of events that took place 30+ years ago. It includes opinions, and some of the data is probably a bit off (though not intentionally so). Unfortunately, aside from Dan [Koon], I don't know anyone else to refer you to for more about the whole thing. Maybe if you could reach Melanie or David, they'd probably have some useful input. (If you do, please tell them I said hello!)
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If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to write. When I have a bit more time free, I'll check out the links you provided. If they spark any new thoughts or recollections, I'll let you know.
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[In a later email Russell adds:] You're right, the revised bulletins are not enormously different from the originals. The big case histories issue was dropped because it was considered (a) not really necessary (b) not asked for or approved by Ron, and (c) liable to be full of outpoints and "twists," put there by the "suppressive" Mayo and Murray.
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[And in another email:] I had a quick look at the pages you linked to in the message below - very interesting, even on just a fast scan-through. I'd forgotten about that cancellation HCOB. I wrote that one, with some help from Ray. It was also seen and okayed by LRH. I don't know that all of it was actually correct. I'll have to review it more carefully some time. The main thing that jumped out at me as possibly being horse shit is the point about checking for reads on HRD questions. That wasn't part of the original rundown, and it worked extremely well that way - probably for the exact reasons mentioned (and the LRH data referred to) in one of the write-ups you linked to. Why would LRH apparently change his mind on that point? I don't know. Maybe I'll recall something when I review the material more closely.
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Latest revision as of 09:23, July 8, 2016

ThatText in bold and italic, is notes to people working on this draft, and will be taken out before publication.


The following text from the book The Way to Happiness has presumably not been scanned in (pagination is different) and may contain small errors. It contains the main text (all pictures are missing) but lacks the following items in the printed book:
A. The first page "How to Use This Book" is missing.
B. The second page "Why I Gave You This Book" is missing (it merely says the words "Your survival is important to me" with a single word on each lineThe military type of organization form whereby there is a definite ascending and descending chain of command. Orders pass from top management down the line of command and compliances and data pass on up without by-passing the chain of command. (Modern Management Defined (c) L. Ron Hubbard, 1976) except the last).
C. All footnotes (which are mainly definitions of words),
D. Publication details. The first (1981) edition does not contain a printer and is published by Regent house, Ltd, PO Box 29903, Los Angeles, CA 90029. The 1984/5 issue is published by New Era Publications in Denmark, and is printed by Special Trykkeriet Viborg.
E. The first edition is printed with blue ink, has a logo/monogram consisting of a path with a yellow sun in the horizon at the end of the path. This appears on the front cover and with each main precept. The front cover is as below, with the exception of it having at the bottom two lines, the first beginning "to""and the second beginning "from", both followed by a lineThe military type of organization form whereby there is a definite ascending and descending chain of command. Orders pass from top management down the line of command and compliances and data pass on up without by-passing the chain of command. (Modern Management Defined (c) L. Ron Hubbard, 1976) allowing you to add who you are sending it to and who you are.
The second edition, slightly smaller has a number of pictures which are black and white with colouring in light yellow. It also has two lines at the bottom of the front cover as in the first edition, "two" and "from", but these are not so visible as they appear in white over a pale yellow picture of the road ("the way").

Here is the text of the second page of the of both editions, which has the heading How to Use This Book:
"You, of course, wish to help your contacts and friends.
"Choose someone whose actions, however remotely, may influence your own survival.
"Write the person's name on the top lineThe military type of organization form whereby there is a definite ascending and descending chain of command. Orders pass from top management down the line of command and compliances and data pass on up without by-passing the chain of command. (Modern Management Defined (c) L. Ron Hubbard, 1976) of the front cover.
"Write or stamp your own name, as an individual, on the second lineThe military type of organization form whereby there is a definite ascending and descending chain of command. Orders pass from top management down the line of command and compliances and data pass on up without by-passing the chain of command. (Modern Management Defined (c) L. Ron Hubbard, 1976) of the cover.
present the person with the book.
"Ask the person to read it.
"You will find that he or she also is threatened with the possible misconduct of others.
"Give the person several additional copies of this book but do not write your name on them: let the other person write his or hers. Have the person present these copies to others that are involved in his or her life.
"By continuing to do this you will greatly enhance your own survival potential and theirs.
"This is a way towards a much safer and happier life for you and others."

There are some photographs of the book at: http://scientolipedia.org/info/Two_Happiness_Rundowns .

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