Now, perhaps you think I am being very unsympathetic with human beings and human aberrations by speaking in this gross, even disrespectful tone of voice with regard to the poor pitiful plight of people. Well, I am. Because the moment you understand a level of something, and understand it well, see it operating under your hands; you don't have to worry about it anymore, for it stops being serious. Why does it stop being serious? Because you can do something about it. If you can take a case, run … [Read more...] about Lecture: Technique 88: Overts Acts Motivators & DEDs (continued) (1952)
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Lecture: Dianetics: First Lecture of Saturday Course (7) (1950)
You will sometimes find some person who has been through the war and who has come home with a dishonorable discharge with a fancy tale to tell the folks about how he was “wounded in the head, right there; that’s all healed up now,” but for that reason they had to discharge him. He will tell the folks all about this. In therapy he is very reluctant, but finally says,”If I tell you something about this, it won’t get back to my wife, will it? See, I can’t audit with my wife because she doesn’t know … [Read more...] about Lecture: Dianetics: First Lecture of Saturday Course (7) (1950)