PROBLEM

Anything which has opposing sides of equal force; especially postulate counter-postulate, intention counter­intention or idea counter-idea.

a problem is intention counter-intention. It can also be policy counter-policy. (7012CO4 SO)

A problem is a conflict arising from two opposing intentions. Anything which has opposing sides of equal force; it is postulate – counter-postulate, intention – counterintention, terminal – counter-terminal, force – counter-force. It's one thing versus another thing. You've got two forces or two ideas which are interlocked of comparable magnitude and the thing stops right there.

1. a problem is postulate-counter-postulate, terminalcounter-terminal, force-counter-force. It's one thing versus another thing. You've got two forces or two ideas which are interlocked of comparable magnitude and the thing stops right there. All right, now with these two things one stuck against the other you get a sort of a timelessness, it floats in time. (SH Spec 82, 6111C21)2. a problem is a postulate-counter-postulate resulting in indecision. That is the first manifestation of problems, and the first consequence of a problem is indecision. (SH Spec 27, 6107C11)3. a multiple confusion. (SH Spec 26X, 6107C03)4. an intention counter-intention that worries the preclear. (HCOB 23 Feb 61)5. a problem is the conflict arising from two opposing intentions. A present time problem is one that exists in present time, in a real universe. (HCOB 3 Jul 59)6. something which is persisting, the as-is-ness of which cannot be attained easily. (PRO 16, 5408CM20)