Hi Lakewatcher,Posted by lakewatcher
...I was not completely clear in what I meant.ng ambiguous about who and what I was referring to with my reference to the Greek language. I hope you will forgive me. My error was not intentional.
Now, to try to clarify further the point about language that I was trying to make in my own post. If we must literally take a course in Dianetic and Scientology terminology in order for us to intelligently discuss it, then I think that the proper place for that is in a specialized forum. But personally, I don't agree with Hubbard or the proponents of Scientology that Hubbard's specialized language must be mastered in order for someone to be able to understand the essential points and value of the parts of his system, or tool as Bill put it, that actually work. I suspect that the truth within his system can be expressed in more than one way, and certainly simpler than he and his Church did it. As I said, I think that their "Scientologese" actually constituted a form of verbal mental entrainment, or in other words brainwashing, whether they intended it to be such or not.
If it turns out that I am wrong on this point, I will be glad to change my view on it and admit my error.
My intended point was to say that when the general population here in the forum is addressed about a subject, a commonly understood level of speech really should be used.
I have been trying to find time to address your point of view and offer mine. First I love language and very much enjoy having my neural pathways tweaked. I believe we are beings of frequency so the spoken word evokes a great deal of intuitive understanding beyond the literal meanings.
There are two issues here, one is that it has been difficult to understand jiminii's post due to the overuse of Scientology jargon. If you notice he has adjusted as he became aware that this was hampering him getting his message out.
The second is the extension of our linguistic understanding. From Sanskrit to present language (sound) has contained more than the literal meaning of any word. I am sure that Hubbard chose the words to describe our condition purposely. Not only the Greek meaning but the resonance they induce.
All language does "constitutes a verbal form of entrainment", as you put it. We can't get out of that meme, whether we are speaking Greek, English or Swahili. So when someone like Hubbard has the desired goal of breaking people free from their conformity and complacency a new word to describe something like Spirit must be put into use. People have a preconceived notion of what Spirit means. But a word like Thetan requires that we stretch and investigate anew.
I grant that the Church of Scientology has turned these new descriptive words into a elitist sect and their usage has turned them into what you describe.
I firmly believe though that the members of Avalon have a lot of experience, discernment and intelligence in dealing with a different conceptual presentation such as in this thread, which is doing an admirable job.
A personal anecdote, I had a day long conversation with a good friend as we wrestled with differing points of view about the universe, our origins and the existential meaning of life.... you get the picture. We found the limits of our language frustrating as we tried to describe our differing experiences.
What we both agreed upon at the end of the day was this. We are our perceptions, what is perceptually true for one is their truth. We are each unique perceptual realities.
If something comes down your path that opens your perceptions and causes you expand your reality then your universe grows.
Christine




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