When we as Jedi encounter people who believe things that violate all of our principles, it’s easy dehumanize them, turning them from people into monsters in our minds. There is a strong tendency in our species to ‘other’ that which we do not understand, to make assumptions about experiences and…
By L. Christopher Bird, originally posted at The Jedi Path “A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack.” – Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back At first glance, it may appear that the realm of knowledge and the realm of defense are two separate concepts, but in…
I have said in the past that fear has no place on the Jedi Path. This statement can be read in an absolute fashion, and we all know the saying about absolutes. The Jedi approach to fear is a more nuanced one. Sooner or later, we will all feel fear.…
We had a California Jedi meetup yesterday in Sacramento with an excellent turnout; nearly ten Jedi showed up for fellowship and training. Normally when we do meetups in the park like this we do martial arts, meditate, or play lightsaber tag. It being over 90 degrees in the shade however…
Human beings are terrible listeners. How many of you find you tune out when listening to others, or start composing what you are going to say next, or a counter-argument to what is being said while it’s being said? According to research, we only remember 25 to 50% of what we hear!…
This is an expanded lecture taken from Guardians of Peace In the Galaxy: Being An Ally as a Jedi. Jedi are charged with defending and protecting those around us. Unlike the fictional Jedi however, we rarely are asked to do this physically, or asked to give our lives or bodily safety…
