CHAPTER 5

THE PRACTICE OF SCIENTOLOGY

ithin the vast amount of data which makes up Scientology’s religious philosophy there are many principles which, when learned, give one a new and broader view of life. Knowing the Tone Scale, for instance, a person can see how best to deal with a grumpy child, mollify an upset friend or get an idea across to a staid employer. These principles amount to a huge area of observation in the humanities. The data exists for a person to think with, to work with, to wonder with, to accept or reject as he wishes. It is a body of knowledge there for the learning. There is nothing authoritarian in it. It is valuable purely as a body of knowledge.

From this body of wisdom the second division of Scientology — the application of the principles of Scientology’s philosophy — is derived. The extraordinary achievement of Dianetics and Scientology has been the development of exact, precise methods to increase man’s spiritual awareness and capabilities. Other efforts along this line provided only sporadic or temporary results — if any. Using Scientology, life-enhancing improvements can be obtained when exactly applied.

The importance of application in Scientology comes from the fact that L. Ron Hubbard developed as part of the religion an actual technology that enables one to use his discoveries to better oneself and others. Technology means the methods of application of the principles of something, as opposed to mere knowledge of the thing itself. And, using L. Ron Hubbard’s technology, applying the methods, one can heighten his perceptions and awareness, increase his abilities and lead a better, more fulfilling life. In short, one can be unhindered by others’ ideas that man cannot change and that one can be no better than he was born to be.

Throughout the remainder of this site the term technology is used with regard to the application of Scientology principles. Many technologies are extant today, technologies to build bridges and technologies to fire rockets into space. But with the work of L. Ron Hubbard, for the first time there exists a proven, workable technology to improve the functions of the mind and rehabilitate the potential of the spirit. This is auditing.

This Chapter also contains:

A Description of Auditing

The Importance of Communication

The Auditos's Code

The E-Meter

How an Auditing session is conducted

Why Auditing Works

Validation of Results

Comparison to earlier Practices

A Description of Training

How do Scientologists train?

Scope of training in Scientology

The value of Scientology