Scientology's Dynamics compared to Chakra's

I was listening to Ram Dass the other day, while taking a lunch break walk. In this Talk on Service by Ram Dass (avail via iTunes) he talked about the Chakra's. He was talking about the Chakra's from the of view of the first being the energy focused with meeting one's own needs. The second extends this to others, the third even more and on and on.

It brought to mind when I was in Scientology. I had been a member in 2007 and I left the organization by the end of the year. In that time though I learned their view of the "8 Dynamics." It was nearly identical to the concept Ram Dass was talking about. The first dynamic was the energy of the individual meeting his/her own needs. The 2nd dynamic was meeting the needs of the family, etc. As the dynamic increased so did the view.

I found it interesting and thought this is perhaps where Hubbard got the idea of the Dynamics.