What is Scientology?
More than a system of belief, Scientology is an applied religion
that plays a vital role in both the lives of its congregation
and the community at large.
It brings spiritual enlightenment to man by way of
religious practices that advance him to higher states
of spiritual ability and understanding, while providing
practical solutions to every facet of day-to-day living.
Scientology is a religion in the deepest and most traditional sense,
for it is concerned with no less than the full rehabilitation of
man’s innate spiritual self — his capabilities, his awareness
and his certainty of his own immortality — and his relationship
to the divine.
Scientology holds in common with many of the world’s oldest
religions the belief that man was put here to work out
his own salvation and that only by doing this can he
fully understand his relationship to God the Creator.
Scientology principles further hold that man is basically
good and that his salvation depends upon himself, his
relationships with his fellow man and his attainment
of brotherhood with the universe.
Unlike other efforts to help man that have tried to solve his problems
for him, Scientology principles provide the means for an individual
to become capable of solving his own problems. He is then in a position
where he not only can sort out his own life, but having learned
to better conditions around him, he can also effectively help others
— friends, family and those he encounters in daily life.
This is because in the Scientology religion, one finds solutions.
For the individual, the end result is increased awareness
and spiritual freedom.
For society, the result is positive headway made toward
the eradication of its ills — drugs, illiteracy,
crime, violence and intolerance — as trained Scientologists
move out into the community and put those solutions
into use.
Churches of Scientology are the central points of the
religion for a wide variety of programs and activities
through which dedicated Scientologists apply what they
learn to assist those around them.
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