
By Berne Wimbush
* Bernie is a Class VIII, FEBC, OT VII. He has been off church lines since the early 80’s when he was declared by Miscavige. For the last 30 years he has continued to use and practice Scientology, taking basic Scientology principles and helping people from all walks of life. This is an article that he originally wrote in the 90’s for people who had never heard of Scientology, which I thought many of you would enjoy as it shows how easy it is to handle life’s problems using the tools provided by LRH -- regardless of whether you are a ‘Scientologist’ or not. LRH provides ample tools for handling life’s problems. No matter where a person is on the Grade Chart, problems can be solved. Sometimes we forget how simple these tools are. Lana Mitchell
Problems appear to be different depending on the awareness of the individual. At the highest level, a problem is always a solution to something and that something was a solution as well. You can get someone over a difficulty by simply getting them to look at what uses a particular problem could have. Keep asking for the uses until the problem changes and then do the same thing again on the new problem.
Another way of looking at problems is that they must contain an unknown factor. This is easier to accept and so is easily useable. Each of the following can be used until the problem has gone (but don't mix the methods).
1. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM EXACTLY? Get the person to describe it in detail and then ask the question again. Keep at it until something is discovered. A new look or something.
2. TELL ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM. This method is much looser and the idea is simply to get the person to tell you what he has thought or done about the problem now, or in previous times (when he had it) until the unknown factor or viewpoint appears. This is true lateral thinking. He will get a new look at the problem and it will disappear. Question things he knows are "TRUE" and get him to explain why they are so.
3. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? and when answered IS THERE AN EARLIER SIMILAR PROBLEM? If it bogs down, get the client to tell you about it and ask again. Persist until the client has a realization on it and it resolves.
These three should cover most situations. You will know that you have handled the problem when there the person has no more attention on it.
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Lateral thinking was a new term to me (Lateral thinking is solving problems through an indirect and creative approach, using reasoning that is not immediately obvious and involving ideas that may not be obtainable by using only traditional step-by-step logic.)
I will use them. On lateral thinking, I find if I have a powerful lateral thought my head bumps into the wall. Just kidding.
I will try this article out with my staff who handle such issues daily.
Greenonwhite
It really works and isn't dangerous. Have fun.
ML Tom
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