6.9 What is Scientology's system of ethics?
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6.9 What is Scientology's system of ethics?
L. Ron Hubbard has defined 'ethics' as "reason and the
contemplation of optimum survival."
In Scientology, ethics is a rational system based on a
number of codes of practice.
L. Ron Hubbard has pointed out: "Dishonest conduct is
nonsurvival. Anything is unreasonable or evil which
brings about the destruction of individuals, groups, or
inhibits the future of the race."
Man has long postulated a means by which he could put
himself on the right path. As long ago as 500 B.C.,
religions recognized that confession frees a person
spiritually from the burden of sin.
In Scientology, it has been found that a Confessional (a
type of auditing) assists the person who has transgressed
against his own and his group's moral code to unburden
himself and again feel good about himself and be a
contributing member of the group.
L. Ron Hubbard has written: "No man who is not himself
honest can be free -- he is his own trap. When his own
deeds cannot be disclosed, then he is a prisoner; he must
withhold himself from his fellows and is a slave to his
own conscience."
In addition to the Confessional, Scientology's ethics
system includes a body of technology called conditions
formulas. Mr. Hubbard discovered that there are various
states of existence in which an individual operates
(called "conditions") and that there are exact formulas
connected with these operating states. Each formula has
a number of exact steps.
A person can determine what condition or operating state
any area of his life is in and apply the conditions
formulas to move it into a higher condition.
While very simple, such actions are quite powerful and
have enabled millions of individuals to improve
conditions in their lives in ways they never thought
possible.
These are just two of the tools from the wealth of ethics
technology that exists in Scientology. Complete
information on this subject is contained in the book
_Introduction to Scientology Ethics_ by L. Ron Hubbard.
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