Thetan

According to the tenets of the [Church of Scientology]

, thought - otherwise [prana]

, [logos]

, [entelechy]

, [elan vital]

- is spiritual energy. It is not part of the physical universe but the motionless, static ground of all being. It is the play of this static against the kinetic of physical matter which produces energy. The [Thetan]

- the individual soul or [Atman]

- is the real person, a unit of "awareness of awareness"; and this, rather than body, name or possessions, is what constitutes the identity of the being.

The perception of changes in physical matter is what constitutes [time]

. Man is essentially good but is encumbered in his quest for survival by painful past experiences and harmful acts against others. By joining with other Thetans in [lila]

, the game of life, through right action and reverence for life, the aim of the Scientologist is to understand first the self and then proceed outward through seven further dynamics, progressively leaving behind materiality and discord, and growing in love.