COURAGE
(Scientological definition) The availability of inherent ability (free Theta), necessity level, recognition of validity of rightness, and tone level necessary to overcome obstacles for the survival of others, lower lifeforms, and oneself per the SCIENTOLOGY CODE OF HONOR.
From the AOGP Abridged Scientology Dictionary — based on original LRH source materials, updated through 1982.
Usage
In Scientology, courage involves having sufficient free theta, necessity level, and tone level to overcome obstacles for the survival of others and oneself. A person acting with courage recognizes the validity of rightness and acts on it per the Scientology Code of Honor.
Why It Matters
This definition connects courage to measurable Scientology concepts — free theta, necessity level, and tone. It frames courage not as mere bravery but as an inherent ability made available through spiritual awareness and commitment to ethical action.
Related Concepts
- NECESSITY LEVEL — This is a person's ability to rise above his or her aberrations when his action is required to handle an immediate and serious threat to his survival.
- SCIENTOLOGY — An applied religious philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge, which, through the application of its technology can bring about desirable changes in the conditions of life.
- COGNITION — A new realization of life.
- THETA — Energy peculiar to life or a thetan which acts upon material in the physical universe and animates it, mobilizes it and changes the form and or state of it.
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