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Hi Glen,
Very well put. I couldn't agree more.
Paul, Level 5 in progress
On Feb 5, 2013, at 8:05 AM, trom-requ...@lists.newciv.org wrote:
Even if one assumes that there was one absolutely right way to heal
or reach enlightenment. And that Dennis had worked this out
perfectly, in a way that would work the same way for every human
being. And that he expressed his ideas in the clearest, most easily
understandable way. And that the editors did the best possible job
of presenting this material.
(All of which are highly doubtful assumptions in any subject or
written
document.)
You will always be left with the fact that every human being will
always interpret and understand the material in a slightly
different way.
What's more, one cannot own the material without developing one's
unique understanding of it, an understanding that either works for
them or doesn't. No truly literal duplication of anything exists
and if it did, it would be a mental straightjacket (IMHO).
Don't believe me? Look at how many thousands if not millions of
interpretations there are of any religious scripture like the Bible or
the Buddhist doctrines. Everything evolves. And, just like every
Christian today picks and chooses bits of the Bible that support their
personal ideas and rejects the rest, TROM will also have to evolve
with some flexibility or wither.
So, it's worth preserving Dennis's original intent. But that may
not be the best presentation to reach and help the most people.
Many people, especially those who haven't studied Scientology (and
fewer people do all the time) would find the TROM materials that
currently exist to be gobbledygook. The person who can find a way
to express them in a way that is clear and appealing to the average
person will take this material a big step forward.
(And maybe the person who subjects them to rigorous double-blind
testing to see how well they actually work for most people will
perform the biggest service of all.)
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