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Aaron Smith-Levin

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

Okay.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

Because at native state, you are a fully operating thetan.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

Operating meaning operating in your full capacity.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

So OT means operating thetan.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

So the upper confidential half of Scientology's bridge are called the OT levels, the operating thetan levels.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

And these, and remember, they're confidential.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

So most Scientologists have not done these levels.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

They don't know what's on them.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

It is on these levels that you learn about the Xenu and the body thetan story.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

Can you describe Xenu, please?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

We spoke earlier about how at the lower non-confidential levels of Scientology's bridge, Hubbard is saying that what's wrong with you is your reactive mind.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

Yes.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

Okay.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

Well, in Scientology, once you've gotten rid of your reactive mind, that is what's called the state of clear.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

Okay, so after you finish state of clear, the next thing on the bridge is the OT levels.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

Well, if you've already gotten rid of your active mind, what the heck are you supposed to do now?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

Well, now L. Ron Hubbard says, okay, first, what was wrong with you was just your reactive mind.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

But now the next thing you have to resolve, the next thing that's wrong with you is you actually have tens of thousands of thetans stuck to your body and they all have their own reactive minds.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

You have to audit the thetans.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#361 โ€“ Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

You use the E-meter, just like we spoke about, except now you've got a divider that separates the cans so they don't short circuit and you hold both cans in one hand and you have the E-meter in front of you.