Introduction: We all want a civilization without insanity, without crime and without war, like L. Ron Hubbard. A wonderful article on “What is Greatness?” And our third TR 0 – Eye Contact evening, to which all are invited.
A civilization without insanity, without criminals and without war, where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights, and where Man is free to rise to greater heights, are the aims of Scientology. – L. Ron Hubbard
We all live in a world where we too often turn a blind eye to everyday crime. But we must not allow the brutal and draining entheta to consume our inherent theta and turn it into entheta itself. Ron rightly says that confronting evil – or entheta – requires an extraordinary ability.
It is truly unfortunate, and I often see many people adopting the survival strategy of burying their heads in the sand just to live a somewhat pleasant life.
Ron makes it very clear: In order to clear a person, it is crucial to increase their theta. There is a simple equation: the less theta someone has, the less they can confront or handle. In other words, all the brutal and shocking crimes – many of which are committed, supported, and protected by governments – are nearly impossible for most people to confront.
Sadly, our judicial system can only confront small crimes, those committed by the average citizen. When it comes to crimes involving billions, brutal wars, and terrorist attacks, there are no judges. That’s why the saying is far truer than we might like to admit: "The small are hanged, while the great go free."
We have the tools to transform this planet into a proud and ethical world.
One of the best tools we have is TR 0. It expands space, theta, and the ability to confront. Those who have achieved significant, stable gains with TR 0 know that if only this were practiced in elementary school, we would be much closer to the goal mentioned above.
In a recent email, I announced that on the last Wednesday of every month, we would hold an informational evening on Training Zero. We are now expanding this so that everyone who wishes can practice TR 0 on this evening. We want to turn this evening into an Eye Contact Event.
I want to thank everyone who is helping make the goal of Scientology a reality. It is amazing how much support we receive, and we work every day to apply Ron’s technology in a way that would make him proud.
Please join us and bring someone along from time to time.
The next Training Zero Information and Eye Contact Evening will take place on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at 7:00 PM at Ron’s Org Grenchen.
Below, you will find the well-known article by L. Ron Hubbard, "What is Greatness".
Much love
Max Hauri
What is Greatness?
The hardest task one can have is to continue to love one's fellows despite all reasons he should not.
And the true sign of sanity and greatness is to so continue.
For the one who can achieve this, there is abundant hope. For those who cannot, there is only sorrow, hatred and despair, and these are not the things of which greatness or sanity or happiness are made.
A primary trap is to succumb to invitations to hate. There are those who appoint one their executioners. Sometimes for the sake of the safety of others, it is necessary to act, but it is not necessary also to hate them.
To do one's task without becoming furious at others who seek to prevent one is a mark of greatness – and sanity. And only then can one be happy.
Seeking to achieve any single desirable quality in life is a noble thing. The one most difficult and most necessary to achieve is to love one's fellows despite all invitations to do otherwise.
If there is any saintly quality, it is not to forgive. "Forgiveness" is a much lower level action and is rather censorious.
True greatness merely refuses to change in the face of bad actions against one – and a truly great person loves his fellows because he understands them.
After all, they are all in the same trap. Some are oblivious of it, some have gone mad because of it, some act like those who betrayed them. But all, all are in the same trap – the generals, the street sweepers, the presidents, the insane. They act the way they do because they are all subject to the same cruel pressures of this universe.
Some of us are subject to those pressures and still go on doing our jobs. Others have long since succumbed and rave and torture and strut like the demented souls they are.
To re-save some of them is a dangerous undertaking. Were you to approach many ruling heads in the world and offer to set them free (as only a Scientologist can) they would go berserk, cry up their private police and generally cause unpleasantness. Indeed, one did – he was later assassinated by no desire of ours but because of the incompetence of his own fellows about him. He could have used Scientology. Instead, he promptly tried to shoot it down by ordering raids and various berserk actions on Scientology organizations. That he was then shot had nothing to do with us, but only demonstrated how incompetent and how mortal he really was.
As we become stronger, we can be completely openhanded with our help. Until we do, we can at least understand the one fact that greatness does not stem from savage wars or being known. It stems from being true to one's own decency, from going on helping others whatever they do or think or say and despite all savage acts against one; to persevere without changing one's basic attitude toward Man.
A fully trained Scientologist is in a far better position to understand than a partly trained one. For the Scientologist who really knows is able not only to retain confidence in himself and what he can do, but also can understand why others do what they do and so knowing, does not become baffled or dismayed by small defeats. To that degree, true greatness depends on total wisdom. They act as they do because they are what they are – trapped beings, crushed beneath an intolerable burden. And if they have gone mad for it and command the devastation of whole nations in errors of explanation, still one can understand why and can understand as well the extent of their madness. Why should one change and begin to hate just because others have lost themselves and their own destinies are too cruel for them to face.
Justice, mercy, forgiveness, all are unimportant beside the ability not to change because of provocation or demands to do so.
One must act, one must preserve order and decency, but one need not hate or seek vengeance.
It is true that beings are frail and commit wrongs. Man is basically good but can act badly.
He only acts badly when his acts done for order and the safety of others are done with hatred. Or when his disciplines are founded only upon safety for himself regardless of all others; or worse, when he acts only out of a taste for cruelty.
To preserve no order at all is an insane act. One need only look at the possessions and environment of the insane to realize this. The able keep good order.
When cruelty in the name of discipline dominates a race, that race has been taught to hate. And that race is doomed.
The real lesson is to learn to love.
He who would walk scatheless through his day must learn this.
Never use what is done to one as a basis for hatred. Never desire revenge.
It requires real strength to love Man. And to love him despite all invitations to do otherwise, all provocations and all reasons why one should not.
Happiness and strength endure only in the absence of hate. To hate alone is the road to disaster. To love is the road to strength. To love in spite of all is the secret of greatness. And may very well be the greatest secret in this universe.
L. Ron Hubbard
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