Scientology
Scientology: Scio (Latin) know, logos (Greek) the word or outward form by which the inward thought is expressed and made known. Thus, Scientology means knowing about knowing.
Scientology is a twentieth-century relegion. It comprises a vast body of knowledge extending from certain fundamental truths, and prime among those truths: Man is a spiritual being endowed with abilities well beyond those he envisages. He is not only able to solve his own problems, accomplish his goals and gain lasting happiness, but also to achieve new states of awareness he never dreamed possible.
In one form or
another, all great religions have held the hope of spiritual freedom—a
condition free of material limitations and misery. The question
has always been, however, how does one reach such a state, particularly
while living amidst a frantic and often overwhelming society?
Although modern life seems to pose an infinitely complex array of
problems, Scientology maintains that the solutions to those problems
are basically simple and within every man's reach. Difficulties
with communication and interpersonal relationships, nagging insecurities,
self-doubt and despair—each man innately possesses the potential
to be free of these and many other concerns.
Scientology offers a pathway to greater freedom.
While the hope for such freedom is ancient, what Scientology is
doing is new. The way it is organized is new. The technologies with
which it can bring about a new state of being in man are likewise
new.
Because Scientology addresses man as a spiritual being, it stands
completely apart from other religions which see man as a product
of his environment or his genes—fixed in limitations under
which he was born.
Rather, Scientology is the study and handling of the spirit in relationship
to itself, universes and other life. Based upon the tradition of
fifty thousand years of thinking men, it is built upon the fundemental
truths of life. From these principles, exact methods by which one
can improve conditions were derived; and unlike other efforts of
improvement, which offered only rules by which men should live,
Scientology offers real tools for use in everyday life. Thus it
does not depend upon a system of beliefs or faith. The emphasis
is squarely on an exact application of its principles toward the
improvement of one's life and the world in which we live.
To understand exactly how Scientology is utilized, something should be known of the track of research L. Ron Hubbard traveled and the antecedent of Scientology—Dianetics.
From "What is Scientology—Based on the works of L. Ron Hubbard"