Within the Church of Scientology we find a wide range of worshipping activity, actions designed to facilitate communion with, and alignment with, the Sacred. It is to be found in their auditing activity (described above) and in their training. Auditing is the practice that moves one from “preclear” to “Clear” and beyond; it is the Scientology way of facilitating awareness of oneself as an immortal spiritual being, the “thetan,” that unseen dimension that is the subject of the religious life. But of equal importance in Scientology is the practice of training. In auditing, one becomes free; through training, one stays free and learns “to accomplish the purpose of improving conditions in life.”

As we already indicated, the forms of worship within a given religious tradition accord with their experience of what is sacred and/or ultimate. For Scientology, training is the activity which enables one to move through the Eight Dynamics towards the Eighth Dynamic, Infinity. Training is neither random nor mere “learning” in Scientology. It is rather a moving through a precise sequence—at one’s own speed and according to a “checksheet"—in order to acquire essential knowledge and the ability to apply that knowledge in everyday life. There are a variety of training courses offered in Scientology, ranging from introductory to those that contain “knowledge about the ultimate capabilities of the thetan.”