THE RELIGION OF SCIENTOLOGY
A DESCRIPTION
Auditing
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In auditing, the auditor (on the left) applies the basic truths of the Scientology religion to the parishioner (on the right) towards the rehabilitation of the human spirit.
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The primary means by which the basic truths of Scientology are applied to the rehabilitation of the human spirit is called auditing. It is the central practice of Scientology, and it is delivered by an auditor, from the Latin audire, “one who listens.”
An auditor does not engage in some vague form of mental exploration, nor does an auditor offer solutions, advice or evaluation. One of the fundamental principles of the Scientology faith is the truism that an individual can improve his conditions only if he is allowed to find his own answers to life's problems. Scientology auditors help individuals to accomplish this goal by guiding them to examine their existence through a carefully structured series of steps that Mr. Hubbard developed. By following this gradient process, individuals can thereby improve their ability to face what they are and where they are — peeling away the layers of experience that have weighed so heavily upon them.
Auditing, then, is not something that is done to a person. Its benefits can be achieved only through active participation and good communication.
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