Reposted from Return of a Jedi, the blog of Destiny Froste, with permission. From The Jedi Path by Daniel Wallace: Trial of Spirit Tests a Jedi’s ability to vanquish inner battles and emerge unscathed. Outsiders think that the Jedi exist to crusade against enemies–that we are mere counterbalances to the…
Reposted from Return of a Jedi, the blog of Destiny Froste, with permission. From The Jedi Path by Daniel Wallace: Trial of the Flesh Determines a Jedi’s capacity to overcome great pain. For many Padawans, the Trial of the Flesh is the most difficult of the Knighthood trials. This ordeal…
Reposted from Return of a Jedi, the blog of Destiny Froste, with permission. From The Jedi Path by Daniel Wallace: Trial of Courage Establishes a Jedi’s skill and fortitude in the face of danger and overwhelming odds. Even if your talents lean more toward diplomacy than war, courage is an…
Reposted from Return of a Jedi, the blog of Destiny Froste, with permission. I walked away from the Jedi community in Spring of 2008. At that time, various sites and groups had all made attempts at coming up with some sort of “Jedi Trial,” but each attempt was short lived.…
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…
By Destiny Froste, reposted with permission Time to learn: A young but earnest Zen student approached his teacher, and asked the Zen Master: “If I work very hard and diligent how long will it take for me to find Zen?” The Zen Master thought about this, then replied, “Ten years.”…
