Wednesday, January 5, 2011

The Jedi Code

One of the key portions of the Code was a five-line mantra. Several versions of the mantra exist, though the original version was:
Emotion, yet peace.
Ignorance, yet knowledge.
Passion, yet serenity.
Chaos, yet harmony.
Death, yet the Force.
Thus refined version was perhaps the best known:
There is no emotion, there is peace.
There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.
There is no passion, there is serenity.
(There is no chaos, there is harmony.)(*)
There is no death, there is the Force.
—The Jedi Code (Based on the meditations of Odan-Urr)
(*)The fourth line "There is no chaos, there is harmony," is removed in some Jedi texts.

The keys of the Code of the Jedi are an important part of our philosophy. Whoever wants to accomplish themselves in Jediism should thrive to apply its keys in daily life.
We call them keys, not rules. The keys are meant to inspire and guide. We do not believe in someone having power over someone else, thus, not even our institution can have power over its members, nor a code have power over your mind. Respect all life; This is the way of the Force.
Have faith in the Force, and it will be with you.

13 keys of
The Code of the Jedi

1 – Cultivate the Force
Everyday, take a moment to absorb yourself in the Force.

2 – Take shelter in the Force
Whenever you feel trialed, take refuge in the Force. Seek out reasonable solutions, handle your responsibilities, and have faith in the Force.

3 – Expand within the Force
See beyond your senses, perceive beyond the physical realm. Pay attention to what flows within the Force. The Force is everywhere, in everything.

4 – Give room to the Force
Reserve a small space, somewhere discreet, where you can let the Force inspire you. Be it an altar, a wall of symbolic traits, or a specific sitting area, find a place for your human senses to contemplate representations of the Force.

5 – Act with the Force
Whatever you do, do it with the Force. Keep the Force in your mind, in your heart, and in your body. Do not allow yourself to think that you are acting alone.

6 – Have faith in the Force
Let the Force guide your actions. Let your will become the will of the Force. Let the will of the Force become your will. Trust your intuition, and have faith in the Force.

7 – Hold high moral principles
Seek integrity in your own behavior. Be virtuous. Have humility, yet strength. Have a sense of justice, yet with compassion. Do not request virtue from others, only from yourself. Those are the principles of a Master of the Force.

8 – Emancipate yourself in the Force
Practice an activity that implicates the Force (martial arts, qi-gong, creative arts…)

9 – Accept the mystery of the Force
The Force works in a wonderful yet mysterious manner. Accept your actual state of being, and yet keep working at bettering yourself. Have faith in the Force.

10 – Study the Force
Find ways to feel the Force, do not limit yourself to understand it. Study the Force through experience as much as through intellectual comprehension.

11 – Promote the Force
Not your organization, not your beliefs, not even Jediism, but promote the Force itself, silently, through your actions and your daily life. Talk about Jediism only when appropriate, and only to those who wish to ear about it.

12 – Incarnate the Force
Be mindful of every moment, here and now. Focus on the present more than on the past or the future. Be prudent enough to plan ahead, yet detached enough not to expect your plan to work out. Have faith in the Force.

13 – Respect, Protect and Preserve all life. 
The 13th key is the one of hundreds more.
Cultivate your interpretation of the 13th key. 

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