What is Scientology?

Question

I know its a religion, but about what?

Answer 1

If you really want to get the true answers about it, there's no better place to go on the internet for that then the official website:



http://www.scientology.org



This goes over our basic beliefs, what Scientologists say about Scientology, what we're doing and accomplishing in the world and so forth.



There is a lot of data out there, and if you search blindly you might come across some false rumors. Take a look at the official website and you'll find out the truth.



Hope you get something out of it!



By the way, feel free to email me if you have any further questions about it.

Answer 2

Scientology is a religious applied philosophy.



THIS IS SCIENTOLOGY



“It is possible to know about the mind, the spirit and life”



Scientology states that man is a Spiritual being that controls a body through a mind. To represent this life force, the Greek symbol for though “Theta” was selected to avoid confusion with any prior practice.



The mind (we are not talking about the brain that is just the center of the nervous system) is a bank of mental image pictures. This bank is what the spirit uses to make decisions; it is composed of the analytical mind and the reactive mind. The analytical is clear; it doesn’t have any hidden influences and is fully accessible by the Thetan. The reactive mind is a collection of bad mental image picture that include pain, unconsciousness and command value. The reactive mind is the hidden influence that aberrates reason. The reactive mind is the cause for all human aberration, insanity or evil purpose.



Scientology’s approach to solve human aberration: Auditing.

- “Communication is the Universal Solvent.”

- “All problems of the mind are created by the mind.”

- “The mind can solve all the problems of the mind”



When dealing with the reactive mind we are dealing with the problem that individual is trying to confront that which he thinks he can’t confront so he is stuck. To solve this problem Hubbard developed Auditing. A verbal therapy that uses questions to help the individual address what is bothering him. So the person by his own volition can solve his own problems. The big difference between Auditing and Psychoanalysis is that the Psychoanalyst evaluates for the person and tells him what to think. In Auditing you just ask and listen and let the person make his own mind about things. If you give a person a fish you can feed him one time but if you teach him to fish you can feed him for a life time. That’s Scientology’s approach.



There are no suggestions involved in Auditing, all conclusion are done by you by your own intelligence. Auditors are bound the Auditor’s Code to never evaluate for the preclear (preclear is a person receiving Scientology processing). Never get in a relationship with the preclear. All information released during auditing is protected by law and not even the police can gain access to that information. Enforcing this code of conduct is the Scientology Ethics Officer and Scientology law. Any violation to the Auditors code is considered a high crime in Scientology and will result removal of any Auditing Certificates and/or expulsion from the church. I have seen this happen and am a very serious matter.



Any friend or family member can audit you for free. Or you can take the courses and get your Auditing with other students. But if you want to hire a professional auditing team of course it will cost you. An auditing team is composed of the Auditor, Ethics Officer, Quality Assurance (the person that tells the Auditor what to do), Corrections (the people that constantly train the Auditor on how to do the process) and the rest of the administration of a Church of Scientology. These are not one on one services, these are a whole team working to better you. That’s why it gets expensive but it is worth it.



How Scientology evolved?



Scientology evolved from Dianetics when it was discovered that man is a spiritual being. Scientology differs from Dianetics in that Dianetics deals with the mind and the rehabilitation of mental image pictures and Scientology deals with the rehabilitation of the human spirit.



http://www.bonafidescientology.org/

http://www.chaplaincare.navy.mil/Scientology.htm

http://www.religioustolerance.org/scientol.htm

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/80/story_8057_1.html

Answer 3

Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices initially created by American speculative fiction author L. Ron Hubbard. The major organization promoting Scientology is the Church of Scientology, a hierarchical organization founded by Hubbard, while independent groups using Hubbard's materials are collectively referred to as the Free Zone. Hubbard developed Scientology teachings in 1952 as a successor to his earlier self-help system, Dianetics.[1] Hubbard later characterized Scientology as an "applied religious philosophy" and the basis for a new religion.[1] Scientology encompasses "auditing", a spiritual rehabilitation philosophy and techniques,[1] and covers topics such as morals, ethics, Purification (a type of detoxification), education and management.



Hubbard also laid the foundations and policies for the establishment and management of Scientology organizations with the first Church of Scientology being established in December 1953.[2] Today organizations affiliated with the Church of Scientology form a complex network geared towards introducing Scientology into society.[3] Religious Technology Center owns the trademarks and service marks of Scientology.[4] These marks are licensed for use by the Church of Scientology International and its affiliated organizations.



Scientology and the organizations that promote it have remained highly controversial since their inception. Former members, journalists, courts and the governing bodies of several countries have described the Church of Scientology as a cult and an unscrupulous commercial enterprise, accusing it of harassing its critics and abusing the trust of its members. Scientology officials argue that most of the negative press is motivated by interest groups and that most of the controversy is in the past.

Answer 4

The term scientology can refer to EITHER of two DIFFERENT things:



A. Scientology is a spiritual practice which assists in developing insight & awareness of self & others and was originally developed by L.Ron Hubbard & numerous collaborators in the 1950s-1960s.



B. A cultish religion & church (Co$) established by L.Ron Hubbard renown for the abuses perpertrated on members, staff, & critics by church management.





The subject of scientology is an effective & useful tool for increasing spiritual awareness & insight. It is similar in many ways to Buddhist philosophy although the awareness techniques used are quite different from traditional meditation.



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General Principles of Scientology:



The religion of scientology is perhaps better called a "spiritual practice" than a religion.



Belief is not really a factor in scientology, individuals are encouraged to explore their own truths and understandings of things. But I'll list the basic principles which underly the practice of scientology for your benefit.



Among the basic principles of scientology are the following:



A. Man is in essence an immortal spirit.



B. Human life represents a composite of a mortal body with the immortal spirit.



C. An individual is responsible for his own thoughts & actions.



D. An individual's thoughts & decisions may have unintended consequences including those of which he may not be aware.



E. Communication resolves problems and allows an individual to alter their thoughts & decisions.



F. Scientology focuses on techniques of communication and improvement of an individual's self-awareness.



Scientology auditing practices involve listening to an individual express his upsets in life a confidential session and, by directing his attention to the ideas he has associated with the upset, locating the source(s) of the upset and eliminating it as a difficulty in his life.



Reincarnation is accepted as a possibility by scientology but it is NOT a belief which is taught in scientology. Individuals are free to accept or reject the prospect of reincarnation. Although most scientologists ultimately come to a personal acceptance of some aspect of reincarnation as a result of a better understanding of their own personal history of decision-making.



In short the principles of scientology are very similar in many ways to those of Buddhism.



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I am a freezone scientologist. I am not affiliated with the Church of Scientology.



Freezone Scientology practices scientology independent of the church of scientology.

Answer 5

According to Eligh, it must be a first cousin to Catholicism. But Tom Cruise and that guy who like to pilot planes and played in Saturday night fever can tell you something about it. I have heard that it does like to take all of its members money. But, actually all religions and do the same.

Answer 6

A crock of sh!t