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What is The Way to Happiness Foundation International?
Based
in Los Angeles, California, The Way to Happiness Foundation International
(TWTH INT) is an internationally acclaimed non-profit public benefit
corporation that assists the activities of individuals and groups
the world over who are using The Way to Happiness book
and materials. The Way to Happiness Foundation International was
founded in 1984 and publishes The Way to Happiness book
in over 90 different languages.
TWTH INT is the headquarters for all TWTH activities of all kinds worldwide. TWTH INT is the senior management body for all TWTH Offices and groups in the TWTH Network worldwide.TWTH INT has the authority to license other groups and individuals to print and/or reproduce The Way to Happiness materials.TWTH INT also has the duty to monitor the use of The Way to Happiness trademarks which are: the name, "The Way to Happiness" and the "Road & Sun" design. All uses of these trademarks are authorized and approved by TWTH INT or the TWTH Continental Office in the area.
The Purpose of The Way to Happiness Foundation International
The purpose of The Way to Happiness Foundation International (TWTH INT) and its network is to create a safer society - the distribution of The Way to Happiness book is the means to accomplishing this.
The TWTH book sets a standard of conduct for the citizens of the world. This agreement then creates a civilization. A civilization is a place where individuals and groups and countries are able to get along with each other without violence and wars.
A continual stream of books out into the society is the primary function of all TWTH activities. The outflow of TWTH books makes a safer, more stable individual, family, group, neighborhood, city, state, nation and a safer world.
Tens of thousands of people worldwide are part of the international distribution network that has distributed 66,000,000 books into the hands of mankind. The Way to Happiness International network is composed of different types of activities and groups.
What is The Way to Happiness book?
The
Way to Happiness book is a simple, straightforward and direct
GUIDE TO GOOD CHOICES. The Way to Happiness book
helps individuals make positive decisions or choices, and those
decisions and choices have an effect on everyone.
The principles found in The Way to Happiness book are grounded in common sense and written for application. This book is a truly practical and modern guide that anyone can use to confidently steer their way to a happier, more successful life.
The TWTH book sets a standard of conduct for the citizens of the world. This agreement then creates a civilization. A civilization is a place where individuals and groups and countries are able to get along with each other without violence and wars.
The Way to Happiness book successfully bridges cultural, language and religious barriers, and thus our campaign is comprised of volunteers and supporters from all over the world who are helping people everywhere to live happier, more successful lives and to create a safer, less violent world for all based on these common sense principles and values.
What are the subjects addressed in The Way to Happiness booklet?
Each chapter includes an in-depth essay that is easy to read and understand. It teaches in a way that makes sense and can give a person the values and understanding needed to make intelligent, correct decisions in life. The chapters are:
- Take Care of Yourself
- Be Temperate
- Don’t Be Promiscuous
- Love and Help Children
- Honor and Help Your Parents
- Set a Good Example
- Seek to Live with the Truth
- Do Not Murder
- Don’t Do Anything Illegal
- Support a Government Designed and Run For All the People
- Do Not Harm A Person of Goodwill
- Safeguard and Improve Your Environment
- Do Not Steal
- Be Worthy of Trust
- Fulfill Your Obligations
- Be Industrious
- Be Competent
- Respect the Religious Beliefs of Others
- Try Not to Do Things to Others That You Would Not Like Them to Do to You
- Try To Treat Others as You Would Want Them to Treat You
- Flourish and Prosper
Click here to see our Children's Illustrated Poster for graphic representations.
Is The Way to Happiness a religious book?
The Way to Happiness Foundation International is a secular organization and The Way to Happiness book is not a religious book. However, many different religious groups have used The Way to Happiness book as its simple but powerful messages are compatible with and complimentary to most religions of the world.
Since The Way to Happiness book is not religious, it is also suitable for any individual, public or private group to use to improve conditions in life.Can The Way to Happiness book be used in public schools?
Most definitely! In fact, educators were among the first to recognize the value of the book to instill character and improve the attitudes of students. The Way to Happiness book has been distributed and used in over 10,000 schools — public and private — across America.
In a study conducted on teachers, 90% of those surveyed rated the presentation of moral values in The Way to Happiness book as "good" or "excellent". Also, of those teachers submitting projects based on the book, 85% noticed a positive change in their students understanding of moral values.
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Who is the author of the book?
The
Way to Happiness book was written by L. Ron Hubbard as an
individual work and is not part of any religious doctrine.
The 1970s marked a period of intensive moral decline in the West. The place of religion became increasingly restricted and moral and ethical standards were broadly challenged on many fronts. In 1980, the United States Supreme Court ruled that a public school in Kentucky could not post the 10 Commandments as to do so would violate the separation of church and state mandated by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Commenting on this and other developments of the period, Mr. Hubbard wrote, "When religion is not influential in a society or has ceased to be, the state inherits the entire burden of public morality. It then must use punishment and police. Yet this is unsuccessful as morality, not inherent in the individual, cannot be enforced with any great success."
Seeing the collapse of moral standards and reduction in influence of the institutions which historically had advanced those standards, Mr. Hubbard wrote a wholly secular and non-religious, common-sense moral code, The Way to Happiness, a booklet that can be used as a logical guide by individuals of any race or religious background to help themselves, their families and associates. With 21 fundamental precepts, fully discussed, the booklet is used by children and adults to develop moral standards based on their own reasoning and understanding of why and how those standards promote a happier life.
Who uses or endorses the book
The Way to Happiness book has been used by a wide variety of youth and community organizations, schools and educational organizations, governments and government offices, prisons and probation offices, hotels and other businesses, drug rehabilitation centers as well as concerned individuals and celebrities.
Click here to view over 150 official proclamations and recognitions.
To read some of the many successes of individuals and groups using the booklet, visit our Results section.