
Scientology 0-8: The Book of
Basics 
The Basic Scientology Picture Book

Scientology: A New Slant on Life 
Scientology: The Fundamentals of
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The
Creed of the Church of Scientology expresses the most basic
principles and beliefs of the religion.
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Scientology is a religion which recognizes that man is basically good
and offers tools anyone can use to become happier and more able as a
person and to improve conditions in life for himself and others.
Developed by L.
Ron Hubbard, Scientology®
technology provides exact principles and a practical technology for
improving spiritual awareness, self-confidence, intelligence and
ability.
The aims of Scientology are a world without insanity, without
criminals, without
war, where the able can prosper and where Man is free to rise to
greater heights. The ultimate goal of Scientology is true
spiritual enlightenment and freedom for the individual.
The word Scientology comes from the Latin word scio,
which means “knowing” in the fullest sense
of the word, and the Greek word logos,
meaning “study”; thus, Scientology is "knowing how
to know" or "the study of wisdom".
And if you were to ask any Scientologist they
would tell
you it is a practical religion, with practical answers “tools that can be
applied to achieve greater awareness and purpose in the here and now.”
or
“there
is virtually no part of existence it cannot be applied to for the
betterment of life itself.”
What people need are real solutions, real tools to
deal
with and effectively overcome human problems. Every one of us has
experienced it.
Think back yourself and you'll remember when you tried to help a
grieving loved one, a struggling child, a friend overcome by addiction.
And where you have failed, it's only because you lacked effective
answers to accomplish what you desired.
Scientology can help you with...
Unhappiness,
Stress,
Anxiety, Depression
Trouble Thinking Clearly
Personal Well-being
Marriage
Children
Helping Others
Integrity, Honesty, Right and Wrong
Communication
Job Productivity, Achieving Goals, Financial Success
Living in a Dangerous Environment
Drug and Alcohol Problems
Education and Learning
Personalities, Emotions and How to Deal with Others
Nothing in Scientology, however, need be taken on
faith.
Its truths are self-evident, its principles are easily demonstrable and
its technology can be seen to work.
Scientology is a twentieth-century religion. 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 which he normally 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 may
never have 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 still 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.
Scientology is the study and handling of the
spirit in
relationship to itself, universes and other life. Based upon the
tradition of ten thousand years of searching for wisdom in Asta and in
Western civilization, it is built upon the fundamental 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.

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