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Scientology 8-8008 is a Scientology book by L. Ron Hubbard published on December 1, 1952 and presented
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was revised several times, mostly in 1953, 2003 and 2007.

The book focuses heavily on Scientology Space Opera doctrine, and also dwells extensively on Hubbard's concept of life as "The Game". It deals largely with the attainment of the Operating Thetan levels.

It is repeated throughout as a fundamental tenet that achieving full Operating Thetan status results in the ability to completely control matter, energy, space and time (MEST). He also speaks of something called "Facsimile One":
"Facsimile One: the first proven-up, whole-track incident which, when audited out of a long series of people, was found to eradicate such things as asthma, sinus trouble, chronic chills and a host of other ills. It was originally laid down in this galaxy about one million years ago." (pg. 172, 1990 edition)

Standard Operating Procedure Issue Three
The book spells out Hubbard's "Standard Operating Procedure Issue Three", in which the goal of "theta clearing" is described as "the backbone of processing in Scientology":

:Step I, Positive Exteriorizing: The preclear is asked to be a foot behind his head. When this is successful other points in space around the body are practiced. From this perspective, the preclear views and heals areas of the body in need of repair.
:Step II, By Orientation: The preclear locates himself against the forehead, he pushes his “self” out the back of the head. The preclear then follows exercises designed to achieve stability in different points outside of the body.
:Step III, Space Processing: Located inside his body, the preclear is asked to imagine the body taking on different sizes and shapes, reversing limbs, moving organs around, etc.
:Step IV, Ridge Running: The preclear is asked to give himself various mental commands and then to observe mental resistance to these commands.
:Step V, Black and White Control Processing: The preclear is asked to imagine black and white spots and also imagine them moving to various points around the room. Then various other geometric shapes are also used.
:Step VI, ARC Straightwire: The preclear is asked to remember incidents which were real to him and then incidents which he believes were illusory.

:Step VII, Present Time Body Orientation: The preclear is asked to mentally locate and recognize parts of his body as well as objects in the room.


Extension course
The Church of Scientology currently also offers an "Extension course and pack" for advanced study of the 8-8008 material. According to their website:

"This is where Ron gets down to the fundamentals of a thetan with his native state capabilities operating in, and in contest with, the physical universe. Here is his discovery of the one factor which exceeds existence itself. These are the laws of life stripped from the very fabric of the MEST universe and laid down for anyone who wants to regain his true beingness and the ability that is natively his....Scientology 8-8008 begins the road to higher states of existence."

India has been home for centuries to all great religions of the world. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has stated that religious tolerance and the ability to evolve, despite differences, is the basis of India.Swami Vivekananda says that what makes our civilization great is the fact that it is based on the idea of the co-existence of faiths - Sarva Dharma Sambhava. This notion implies that we have equal respect for all Dharmas, for all faiths. Elaborating this idea Swami Vivekananda used the metaphor of many rivers flowing into one mighty ocean. He quoted from an ancient hymn to say:


"As the different streams having their sources in different places all mingle their water in the sea, sources in different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to Thee."According to Manmohan Singh Swami Vivekananda said very aptly, “We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true.”


Background
India is one of the most diverse places in the world geographically, religiously, culturally, and lingually. Religiously, Hinduism, the largest religion in India accounts for 80% of the population; Islam, the second largest religion, accounts for 13% of the population; Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism taken together account for 3% of the population; and Christianity accounts for 2% of the population.. Other religions such as Zoroastrianism and Judaism, have a centuries long history in India.

Constitutionally, India is a secular and in practice the religious diversity of India extends to highest levels of government. Currently, the Prime Minister of India is a Sikh, the President of India is a Hindu, Vice President of India is a Muslim and the chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is a Christian.


History


Freedom of religion in the Indian subcontinent is exemplified by the reign of King Piyadasi (304 B.C to 232 B.C) (Asoka). One of King Asoka's main concern was to reform governmental institutes and exercise moral principles in his attempt to create a just and humane society. Later, he promoted the principles of Buddhism and the creation of a just, understanding and fair society was held as an important principle for many ancient rulers of this time in the East.

The importance of freedom of worship in India was encapsulated in an inscription of Asoka:



Religious freedom and the right to worship freely was a practice that had been appreciated and promoted by most ancient India dynasties. This had been the underlying attitude of most rulers of India since this period from before 300 B.C. until 1200 AD. The initial entry of Islam into South Asia came in the first century after the death of the Prophet Muhammad. When around 1210 AD the Islamic Sultanates invaded India from the north-east, gradually the principle of freedom of religion deteriorated in this part of the world. They were subsequently replaced by another Islamic invader in the form of Babur. The Mughal empire was founded by the Mongol leader Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. The word "Mughal" is the Indo-Iranian version of Mongol.

Indian social structure is very pleural in nature. Religious harmony and amity between different cultures in India has been observed.

India is the place of origin of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. So, co-existence has been a part of faith in India. Hinduism, the largest Indian faith by population, is itself pleuralistic and polytheist which gives each individual enough space to practice ones faith. Also, Buddha has been considered as one of the incarnations of Vishnu and worshipped by Hindus for years.

Parsis from Iran took shelter in India after they were prosecuted in their native land. Many Jews took shelter in India when they were being prosecuted elsewhere.



Islamic sects like Sufism flourished well in India with Saint Kabir.

In India, atheists also lived peacefully as much as belivers of any other religion.

The father of Union of India, Mahatma Gandhi, although a devoted Hindu, stressed on secular constitution to India.

African Siddis have lived and ruled some parts of India with their own faith without being religiously or racially tortured.

"I wish to present the events and their likely repercussions in the light of the overall historical context of India. Many speakers today, Hindus, Christians and Muslims, spoke eloquently about the tradition of tolerance, religious harmony and communal brotherhood in India. I do not need to repeat those sentiments. Suffice it to say that no other country in the world has India’s record of secularism and tolerance. As Smt. Sonia Gandhi noted, only a Hindu majority state could have declared itself secular and remained committed to secular principles. Against this backdrop of history, the attacks against Christians, however heinous they may have been, should not be construed as the beginning of the end of secularism in India. To say that these incidents cast doubts on the values of a nation such as India is to reveal gross ignorance of India’s history and traditions."

Thus even before advent of Christianity and Islam India was multi-religious in nature. Christianity and Islam added more religious traditions to existing Indian traditions. Thus it would be correct to say that India is bewilderingly diverse country in every respect “ religious, cultural, ethnic and caste.[http://72.14.235.104/search?q=cache:jvJSG5PJUmQJ:www.indianmuslims.info/articles/asghar_ali_engineer/articles/secularism_in_india.html+history+of+%22Religious+harmony+in+India%22&hlen&ctclnk&cd5&glin]

There was also tradition of tolerance between religions due to state policies of Ashoka and Akbar. Ashoka's edicts clearly spell out policy of religious tolerance and Akbar used to hold inter-religious dialogue among followers of different religions and he also followed the policy of tolerance and even withdrew the jizya tax (poll tax on Hindus which was an irritant. Thus both Ashok and Akbar have place of great significance in religious life of India. No doubt they have been designated as “greati.e. they are referred to as Ashoka the Great and Akbar the Great.

Also, India had Sufi and Bhakti traditions in Islam and Hinduism respectively. Both Sufism and Bhakti traditions were based on respect for different religions. The poorer and lower caste Hindus and Muslims were greatly influenced by these traditions. Unlike “ulama and Brahmans the Sufi and Bhakti saints were highly tolerant and open to the truth in other faiths. They never adopted sectarian attitudes and were never involved in power struggles. They kept away from power structures.

Dara Shikoh, was heir apparent to Shajahan, the Moghul Emperor but had sufi bent of mind and was also a great scholar of Islam and Hinduism. He wrote a book Majmau Bahrayn (Co-mingling of Two Oceans Islam and Hinduism) and quoting from Hindu and Islamic scriptures showed both religions had similar teachings. The difference was of languages (Arabic and Sanskrit) and not teachings. Thus Dara Shikoh also contributed richly to inter-religious harmony in India.

In India right from the British period main contradiction was not between religious and secular but it was between secular and communal. In the western world main struggle was between church and state and church and civil society but in India neither Hinduism nor Islam had any church-like structure and hence there never was any such struggle between secular and religious power structure.



There are some rationalists and secularists who reject religion in its entirety but such rationalists or secularists are extremely few. Though there are no census figures available but one can safely say they are less than 0.1% in India. Also, there are extremely orthodox people who exhibit rigidity and intolerance towards other faiths though of course not on communal grounds but on the grounds of religious orthodoxy but they too are in miniscule minority. Tolerance in India among people of all religions is widely prevalent. It is perhaps due to influence of ancient Indian doctrine that truth is one but is manifested in different forms, and on the other hand due to the Sufi doctrine of wahdat al-wujud (Real Being is one) that implies that there is only One Real Being and all of us are mere manifestations of that real being.

As the ancient Hindu doctrine leads to inclusiveness and peaceful coexistence so does the Sufi doctrine. For peaceful co-existence another Sufi doctrine of sulh-i-kul i.e. total peace and peace with all is very important. Sufism left deep influence on Hindu masses as much as on Muslim masses.

Thus the real spirit of secularism in India is all inclusiveness, religious pluralism and peaceful co-existence.

Symbols of religious harmony
*Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra, India are rock-cut cave monuments dating from the second century BCE, containing paintings and sculpture considered to be masterpieces of both "Buddhist religious art" and "universal pictorial art". The caves are located just outside the village of in Aurangabad District in the Indian state of Maharashtra (N. lat. 20 deg. 30' by E. long. 75 deg. 40'). Since 1983, the Ajanta Caves have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

National Geographic reads, "The flow between faiths was such that for hundreds of years, almost all Buddhist temples, including the ones at Ajanta, were built under the rule and patronage of Hindu kings."

*Akshardham temple: Nijanand is a hall devoted to the co-existence of world religions and contains information about the symbols, scriptures and prayers of Hinduism, Jainism, Christianity, and Islam.Unfortunately terrorists thought it only a Hindu temple and killed several innocent people.
*Kottayil Kovilakam stands as a testimony of religious amity where a church, mosque, temple and a synagogue peacefully co-exist.

Personal Contributions
*Dalai Lama

Notable Indian Peronalities having Multi-Religious family background
*Gandhi Family:Feroze Gandhi(Parsi by Religion),Indira Gandhi (Hindu by Religion),Sonia Gandhi (Catholic By religion)
*Salaman Khan Family Khan is the eldest son of celebrated screenwriter Salim Khan(Muslim By Religion) and his first wife Salma Khan(Hindu By religion). His stepmother is Helen(Chrstain by religion), a famous yesteryear Bollywood actress, who has co-starred with him in Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999). He has two brothers, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan, and two sisters, Alvira and Arpita. Alvira is married to actor/director Atul Agnihotri(Hindu by religion)..
*Dutt Family
*Shah Rukh and Gauri Khan Family . Childs name Aryan who is taught about Lord Ganesh as Ganpati Allah

*Hrithik Roshan and Suzanne Khan ).

Conferences held to promote Religious Harmony
*Swami Vivekananda particiapted in World conference with total positive mind.
*living in harmony’meeting organised by the rotary club of secunderabad at the kowtha kamakoti kalyana nilayam sri jayendra saraswati swamiji jagadguru sankaracharya of the kanchi kamakoti peetam urged religious leaders to spread the message of peace, harmony and brotherhood also suggested that the bible, the quran, and the bhagavat gita be compiled into one book and distributed to the people, so that they can read the scriptures and learn about other religions.

Institutional Contributions

See Also
Literature
Poems and Songs
Books
Populor entertainment

Media
Small instances reported of Religious harmony in daily life
*Mata Rani Da Mandir,a Hindu temple in the village Rangowal,Punjab is buid by a Muslim Couple along with help from sikh families,simillerly Sikh Families are taking care of a Mosque too.

Characters in the Guitar Hero series

Axel Steel
A playable character in the . He is playable in every game of the series to date. Throughout the games his appearance (which is a parody of the dead main guitarist of Pantera, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbot) remains similar to the classic image of a heavy metal guitar player wearing ripped or faded jeans and leather or denim jackets. The only game in which his appearance changes noticeably is Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s.

Johnny Napalm
A playable character in the Guitar Hero series. He is playable in every game of the series to date. Johnny represents the punk genre in the games. He generally dresses in ripped shirts and jeans while being depicted as tall and lanky. He generally sports a dyed green (red in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock), spiky mohawk in the games.

Judy Nails
A playable character in the Guitar Hero series. She is playable in every game of the series to date. Judy represents the alternative rock genre in the games. Her appearance in the games is a slightly gothic girl who wears pink clothes with skulls or snakes. She sports many different styles of outfits. Stockings and pantyhose are usually worn.

Pandora
A playable character in the Guitar Hero series. She is playable in Guitar Hero, and Guitar Hero II. She also appears in Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. Pandora represents the New Wave or Gothic genres in the games. She appears as a seductive rocker in the first two games, however in Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s she appears as an androgynous character.

Izzy Sparks
A playable character in the Guitar Hero series. He is playable in every game of the series to date. In Guitar Hero he appeared as an unlockable character with the Grim Ripper. Since then he has been a starting character in every game. Izzy represents the Hard rock and glam metal genres in the games. He generally sports large hair and outrageous costumes in the games.

Xavier Stone
A playable character in the Guitar Hero series. He is playable in every game of the series to date. Xavier represents funk rock and classic rock in the games. His common appearance in the games sports an afro and an outfit that suits the Sixties or Seventies, reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix (in the first game though, he sported multicoloured dreadlocks).

Clive Winston
A playable character in the Guitar Hero series. He is playable in Guitar Hero, and Guitar Hero II. Clive Winston represents classic rock in the games. His appearance and mannerisms are similar to Jimmy Page, Angus Young, Frank Zappa, and John Lennon. One of his Star Power moves has him using a violin bow to play his guitar.

Lars Ümlaüt
A playable character in the Guitar Hero series. He appears in Guitar Hero II, and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Lars represents the extreme metal genre in the games (more prominently black metal). He appears as a large man who generally wears make-up and costumes typical of black metal bands (though his corpse paint makeup is more reminiscent to that of Gene Simmons or King Diamond).

Eddie Knox
A playable character in the Guitar Hero series. He appears in Guitar Hero II only. No explanation has been offered as to why he has only appeared in one game. Eddie represents rockabilly in the games. His appearance is similar to a greaser with a pompadour and sideburns in one available costume. His looks are similar to a stereotype of Elvis Presley.

Casey Lynch

A playable character in the Guitar Hero series. Her visual outlook and mannerisms are those of a hard rocker, as it is very stated that she is the classic kind of rebellious rocker, always on the road and only caring about the music she plays.

Midori
A playable character in the Guitar Hero series. She appears in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Midori represents J-rock. She appears as an Asian girl wearing a skirt with purple hair and knee high stockings. She is the only new character in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock that is not a secret character.

Grim Ripper
A playable character in the Guitar Hero series, first introduced in Guitar Hero. He always appears as a hidden character in every game to date, including the special version, Rocks the 80s. In Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, though, he, along with God of Rock, appears only in the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC versions of the game - both being replaced by Metalhead and Elroy Budvis in the PlayStation 2 and Wii versions. He was the only character to have a personal guitar, which is a scythe with guitar strings attached. The Grim Ripper is a slightly different version of the Grim Reaper.

Lou
A playable character in the Guitar Hero series, who first appears in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Just like Grim Ripper represents Death, Lou is the game's version of the Devil. He appears as the final opponent in the game, where he defies the player to an overhauled and very difficult guitar version of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". Beforehand though, he poses as manager to the in-game band. His name is probably a variation of lucifer or a borrowing on the name of Robert DeNiro's character in Angel Heart of Louis Seifer.

God of Rock
A playable character in the Guitar Hero series. As the name implies, he looks like the Greek deity "God". He serves as antagonist to Lou in the Tutorial Mode of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.

Elroy Budvis
A playable character in the Guitar Hero series. Appears as a secret character only in the Playstation 2 and Wii versions of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. He is an Elvis impersonator, but more than this, he plays guitar instead of just singing. Even so, he claims to be able to play any style of rock. but he also thinks he's the king of rock'n'roll

Metalhead
A playable character in the Guitar Hero series. Appears as a secret character only in the Playstation 2 and Wii versions of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Originally a Soviet warhead, Metalhead was disassembled after the Cold War ended and remade into a guitar-playing machine.

Tom Morello


He appears in the second level, Mitch's Moose Lounge, as the first boss in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. If you beat him in the composition he made, both you and him proceed to play the level encore (which, most likely intentionally, is "Bulls on Parade" by Rage Against the Machine).

Slash


He appears in the fifth level, Shanker's Island, as the second boss in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. If you beat him in the composition he made, both you and him proceed to play the level encore (which, probably intentionally, is "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns n' Roses).