The Misunderstood Word

A Scientology course room is unlike any other class you've ever been in. The course room is run by a course supervisor. Do not confuse a course supervisor with a teacher, lecturer or instructor. The course supervisor doesn't lecture, instruct, clarify, explain, or answer questions. Everything you learn is from LRH written materials and audiotapes. NO other information will be forthcoming.

The first thing you'll learn about are the perils of misunderstood words. A misunderstood word is a word that either (a) you don't understand or (b) you understand incorrectly - i.e., you have a wrong definition for it in that context.

Are you struggling to make sense of what you're studying? Call over the friendly, no-nonsense course supervisor! She won't interpret it or simplify it or explain it to you. She will simply ask, "What do your materials state?" And if that doesn't solve it, she'll ask, "What word just before that did you not understand?" Once you've found it, she'll help you "clear" it - look it up in the dictionary and use it in sentences until you have a "conceptual undertanding" of it.

So what if you understand all the words correctly but don't understand the concept?  LRH assures us that's impossible! It is ALWAYS a word that's misunderstood.

It is not a misunderstood phrase or idea or concept but a misunderstood WORD.

I confess it's very satisfying to clear up misunderstood words. Very liberating, sometimes even exhilarating. I'd highly recommend it to anyone!

But there's a darker side to this... (Refer to my later post on misunderstood words.)