A DESCRIPTION OF SCIENTOLOGY TRAINING
ARS FACT EXCHANGE
Many falsehoods and inaccurate statements regarding several aspects
of the religion of Scientology have been observed on ars.
The purpose of this message is to give you a sample of the true data
from the book 'What is Scientology?' and show you where you can look
to get the full contents of this book.
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A fundamental idea of Scientology is that increased awareness is the
only factor which offers any road to increased survival and happiness.
Through auditing one becomes free. This freedom must be augmented
by knowledge of how to stay free. Scientology contains the anatomy
of the reactive mind in its axioms and the discipline and know-how
necessary to handle and control the laws of life. The practice of
Scientology, then, is composed in equal parts of auditing and training
in Scientology principles which includes the technology of their
application. Knowing the mechanisms by which spiritual freedom can
be lost is itself a freedom and places one outside their influence.
Auditing lets one see how something happened, training teaches one
why.
Therefore, because of the importance of training, one will find
Scientologists studying the works of L. Ron Hubbard in any church
of Scientology. If one were to look in on them, anywhere in the world,
the scene would be the same:
Students seated at tables study the written works of L. Ron Hubbard,
dictionaries at hand. Some, wearing headphones, listen to his lectures,
while others drill the principles of application - all in the
precise sequence as laid out by their materials.
There are no teachers present. Instead, an ambulatory Course Supervisor
moves from student to student, monitoring their progress, while a
Course Administrator provides any needed materials. Here one sees
enthusiastic students, not only assimilating data, but actually learning
how to apply it.
This is Scientology training and it is unique in the field of learning.
Training is the way to learn the technology of Scientology. Technology
implies use. There is a gap between knowledge and the application
of that knowledge. By becoming trained, a person becomes able to
use the truths found in Scientology to accomplish the purpose of
improving conditions in life.
Because Scientology is an applied religious philosophy, the study
of Scientology emphasizes application. What exactly does one do to
reunite a father and a son, to ease the suffering of a widow or repair
a failing marriage? Other practices espouse how one must maintain
faith, work out differences or endure with dignity. But does such
advice, however well meaning, actually make a difference?
When a student enrolls on a Scientology course aimed at providing
him the means to better any relationship, he will actually acquire
an understanding of the subject, and equally important, the skill
to apply it.
By way of an example, let us suppose that a Scientologist is faced
with the prospect of a friend's impending divorce. A trained Scientologist
has learned why a marriage - any marriage - fails. He understands
why good communication ceases between partners and how affinity becomes
lowered. Knowing this, he can do something effective to salvage a
marriage. He knows methods of reestablishing communication between
estranged husbands and bitter wives, and how to rekindle love all
but extinguished by marital transgressions. Training in Scientology
gives him what nothing else can: a truly workable means of dealing
with real-life situations. Someone who has only been audited as a
preclear might understand part of a problem in his own marriage but
he will not have a complete understanding of it, much less the skills
necessary to help others understand theirs.
Any person's involvement with Scientology therefore invariably includes
gaining knowledge through education in Scientology principles. By
learning the subject, one comes to own the knowledge of Scientology
for himself and so is able to improve his own life and the lives
of others.
For more information go to the following URLs:
http://www.scientology.org
http://www.lronhubbard.org
http://www.dianetics.org
(c) 1993 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.