Scientology consists of a vast body of technology which can be applied by an individual to improve himself or herself and to better the conditions of life. By technology is meant the method of application of the principles of something, as opposed to mere knowledge of the thing itself. Scientology provides workable answers to the riddles of human behavior and practical answers to the problems of day-to-day living.
Yet the scope of Scientology is much more far-reaching than life in the here and now. Its technology contains methods by which the individual can bring about an understanding of his true spiritual nature, his relationship to the universe and a route to personal salvation and true spiritual freedom. Scientology holds that man is basically good and that his salvation depends upon himself, his fellow man and his attainment of brotherhood with the universe. In that regard, Scientology is a religious philosophy in the deepest 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.
Although it follows a religious tradition at least as old as mankind, what Scientology ultimately represents to man is totally new. Its fundamental principles are simple and direct. At the heart of the religion lies its axioms that precisely define the fundamental laws and truths of life, including who we are, what we are capable of and, most importantly, how we might realize our native spiritual abilities. Those who investigate Scientology find a vast body of wisdom applicable to the entirety of life.
The central practice of the religion, by which the truths of Scientology are applied to rehabilitate the human spirit, is called auditing. Auditing is a religious service ministered by an auditor, from the Latin word audire, “one who listens.”
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