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The New Jedi – The Main Objective
The Path
We are people, first and foremost. We can study the path of the Jedi, but the reality remains we cannot live that path on equal terms as the fiction. The Jedi in the stories connect to the Force and the energies around them and only the Jedi have been made available to this connection. To be New Jedi on Earth, our goal is to connect to all energies. The Force is not stronger in one being than in another so we must not see ourselves as a special, elite group. It exists within everything and everyone and when the connection spreads throughout, peace and harmony is achieved.
The Force speaks to us through our instincts to let us know where we are supposed to be. The Force works to benefit us as we work to benefit others so there is no sacrifice of freedom. We still have the choice, we either choose not knowing where the path leads and hoping for the best, or we choose the path we feel more confident about – this choice is where we should be following instinct.
We always want to know the outcome of the choice before we make the decision. Though we still may not know the outcome through instinct, we trust the decision is the right one. Learn to not be so attached to knowing the outcome, trust and have faith. We don’t want to make the prediction based on the known past so we can move into a predictable future because trying to predict the outcome removes us from the mystical experience of the unknown. If doubt persists, and it will in the beginning, don’t rush into any choice needlessly, take the time to reconsider the options and see what speaks to you most.
Energies & Titles
We should inspire, and we should aspire to become more aware of the energies around us and of the living Force. The objective of the Force is to keep us in a constant state of happiness and contentment. When we train ourselves to listen to our own instincts it truly is a guiding energy. To get there, we aim to do good and to achieve peace and harmony wherever we are, not for the benefit of self and not for the approval of others. We should only aspire to be better than who we were yesterday, not those to whom we seek approval.
Jedi were separated by titles of Padawan, Master, Council Member in the fictional stories. They had a purpose to suit the story and little more. They existed in a time of war and never-ending conflict, so their roles were defined as tools to engage in that conflict. The Council interacted with the Senate and thus directed the Masters to solve conflicts. Padawans were instructed by Masters to learn the ways. The system was effective to be sure, it suited the world developed for the story. But Jedi were strongly encouraged to do only as instructed by the Council. The Council granted themselves the right to make the rules and force generations of Jedi to follow them. It follows the, ‘I’ve proven I know more so I’m more qualified to tell you what to do.’ paradigm. That aligns it with religion.
The Reality
We exist in reality and though many of the principles and training of the fictional Jedi apply, the application is vastly different. No one should feel like they have power or control over another, I don’t see this as how a universal consciousness meant for things to be. Control removes individuality. How do we discover things on our own and be true to ourselves, or make our own choices and have the freedom to do so when we have to think and behave as instructed? Strength is in guidance for those who wish to connect but only in a sense to help the learner discover their own path, not push them on a predetermined one to exploit their abilities in the name of a common good. This process removes the titles that incite superiority. Humans don’t do well with superiority, it puts us in power struggle.
We are all beings of energy at an equal level. Equality is a very loose and overused term these days. People are standing up to demand equality but what they really desire is to be treated as more special. We simply can’t be special and equal at the same time. Everyone is the same being of energy connected to a universal energy with the same amount of matter. At a quantum level, what is the difference? That would be personality, choice, and perception. People are not smarter than others, they just know different stuff. People are not better than others, they just have a different skill set. We all have skills, we just don’t live in a society where it’s always easy to develop them because society is always telling us what we should be doing.
Change by Choice
Jedi use their skills to bring balance and positive change to the world. Not as direct influences but as inspirations to live better. When we inspire ourselves to live a more wholesome existence, we will aspire others to do the same. We make these changes by the power of choice. Choice to do good or do harm, choice to create positive lifestyles. The Jedi understand the power of every choice has the ability to empower everything and everyone around us. We don’t have to force these changes, they just happen. People want to live better, most just don’t know how. Don’t make them learn, guide them when they ask.
It’s not our place to fix a world not necessarily broken by negotiating through another governing body. It’s not as though a New Jedi Council would ever be accepted, justified, and integrated into society’s other governing bodies. Current governing bodies do not want to relinquish, or share, power. We still have much to learn and much to let go of to move forward. We cannot move forward by looking behind. The change is already happening, we are becoming more awake. The awareness of these energies is more prevalent now than it has ever been, and we know that becoming more attuned to it holds the solutions to many problems. We only need to become more aware of our own intuitive system to communicate with all the energetic data around us. This is the key to knowledge, follow through the voice of intuition regardless of the direct effect on our ego.
The Code
Our intuition should guide us to truth. We do not lie. To lie is to hide a truth which causes negative effects on our emotions and our health. A hidden truth is a thing that always wants to come out – that is the truth. A lie is a wound that festers and infects every part of our being and corrupts our energy. Truth should be an underlying principle we live by, a code of conduct to define the positive, energetic beings we are.
As with the Jedi Code – Force, Knowledge, Self-Discipline; our code of conduct should include the following as New Jedi disciplines:
- To live with integrity and truth and live by our values.
- To practice kindness.
- To be of service.
- To aspire others.
- Ask what is possible, do not give in to the impossible.
The takeaway here is to get humanity together as a whole where we no longer have need or desire for controlling councils of any kind to tell us how to live. When we are all connected, we love life by doing what it is we love doing. We do things that benefit others because it benefits the whole. Evil is an obsolete construct because we accept it will bring no benefit to anyone. We don’t need anyone to tell us what to do or how to do it, we just know because it is right. That is our purpose.
