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Hubbard wrote in SCN 8-8008: Identity versus Individuality:

“One of the control mechanisms which has been used on thetans is that when they rise in potential they are led to believe themselves one with the universe. This is distinctly untrue. Thetans are individuals. They do not as they rise up the scale, merge with other individualities. They have the power of becoming anything they wish while still retaining their own individuality. They are first and foremost themselves. There is evidently no Nirvana. It is the feeling that one will merge and lose his own individuality that restrains the thetan from attempting to remedy his lot. His merging with the rest of the universe would be his becoming matter. This is the ultimate in cohesiveness and the ultimate in affinity, and is at the lowest point of the tone-scale. One declines into a brotherhood with the universe. When he goes up scale, he becomes more and more an individual capable of creating and maintaining his own universe. In this wise (leading people to believe they had no individuality above that of MEST) the MEST universe cut out all competition.”

Thus, Hubbard believed that oneness is an implant. In his mind, oneness conflicted with his idea of individuality. To him, accepting oneness amounted to discrediting individuality.

But oneness does not equate to sameness. A table and a chair are both made of matter, but that does not mean that they are the same thing. Energy consists of a whole spectrum of electromagnetic radiation, but that does not mean that all electromagnetic radiation is the same. An individual is a part of mankind, but that does not mean all individuals are the same.

So, why is Hubbard so ticked about oneness of the universe?

All that Hubbard is ticked about is thought condensing into energy and matter. To him thetan is a form of thought; and, the universe is a form of energy and matter. And the two should not be regarded as the same. Well, that is alright. But does oneness means that everything the same?

No, it doesn’t. Oneness comes from the elimination of discontinuities, inconsistencies and disharmonies. It results in clarity rather than sameness. You see thought as thought, energy as energy, and matter as matter. All three are forms of substance that make up this universe.

And under these major categories, you see a chair as chair, light as light, and a particular idea as that particular idea. You come to see things as they are.

And this is the oneness of the universe because it is all connected by the clarity of knowingness.

The universe is the knowable part of the dichotomy, “Unknowable-knowable.” And that is all it means. All things knowable are part of this universe. If the Cause is knowable, it is a part of the knowable universe.

So, Hubbard had a misunderstanding about oneness of the universe as it is viewed in Buddhism. He invalidated Buddhism because of his own deep misconception. A deep misconception is the result of an implant. So, we are looking here at an implant of Hubbard.

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More on Oneness

The universe is sensed as a spectrum of substance (thought, energy and matter). By interacting among each other, thought, energy and matter acquire forms and meaning. These forms and meanings appear as patterns within thought, energy and matter.

The basic patterns may be referred to as the laws of nature. These laws must be consistent among themselves to provide a complete picture of the universe. This consistency extends from continuity at one end to harmony at the other. Together, the continuity, consistency and harmony of these patterns represent the principle of oneness. 

In his Theta-MEST theory, Hubbard postulated theta (thought) to be separate from MEST (energy and matter). According to his theory, theta impinged on MEST and then separated gathering the laws of MEST. There existed a tension between theta and MEST, without which the universe could not exist. Therefore, a merger or oneness between theta and MEST was unthinkable to Hubbard. Hubbard’s fear of losing his individuality expressed itself through his own flawed postulate that theta is separate and independent of the physical universe.

In truth, thought is a part of the spectrum of substance, just like energy and matter are. The integration of thought, energy and matter has resulted in this knowable universe. Spiritual and physical elements are not separate, but they form two aspects of this universe. Anomalies arise during the course of interactions among thought, energy and matter. But as these anomalies are resolved, evolution occurs.

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