A true Jedi master does not have anything to teach in the conventional sense of the word, does not have anything to give or add to you, such as new information, beliefs, or rules of conduct. The only function of such a master is to help you remove that which separates you from the Force, as well as the truth of who you already are and what you already know in the depth of your being.
The Jedi master is here to uncover and reveal to you that dimension of the Force that is also peace. If you come to a Jedi master or books or blog posts, etc., looking for stimulating ideas, theories, beliefs, intellectual discussions, then you will be disappointed. In other words, if you are looking for food for thought, you won't find it. And you will miss the very essence of the teaching, the essence of the Force which is not in the words but within yourself. It is good to remember that, to feel that, as you listen to the Force as it continuously whispers to you.
Words are no more than signposts. That to which they point is not to be found within the realm of thought, but a dimension within yourself that is deeper, and infinitely vaster than thought. A vibrantly alive peace is one of the characteristics of that dimension. So, whenever you feel inner peace arising, and a connection with the Force as you read, these posts are doing their work and fulfilling its function as your teacher. They are reminding you of who you are and pointing the way back home; your infinite connection with the Force.
This is not a blog to be read from post to post and then put away. Live with it. Visit it up frequently. And, more importantly, put it down frequently. Or spend more time contemplating the posts than clicking through them. Many readers will feel naturally inclined to stop reading after each post, to pause, reflect, become one with the information the Force is pointing to. It is always more helpful and more important to stop reading than to continue reading. Allow the blog posts to do their work, to awaken you from the old grooves of your repetitive and conditioned thinking.
The form of these Jedi’s Log posts can be seen as a revival for the present age of the oldest form of recorded spiritual teachings, the sutras of ancient India. Sutras are powerful pointers to the truth in the form of aphorisms or short sayings with little conceptual elaboration. The Vedas and Upanishads are the early sacred teachings recorded in the form of sutras, as are the words of the Buddha. The sayings and parables of Jesus, too, when taken out of their narrative context could be regarded as sutras as well as the profound teachings contained in the Tao Te Ching, the ancient Chinese book of wisdom.
The advantage of the sutra form lies in its brevity. It does not engage the thinking mind more than is necessary. What it doesn't say, but only points to, is more important than what it says.
The sutra-like character, of the writings in these Jedi’s Log posts, is particularly marked in the first couple of posts, which contains only the briefest of entries. These posts contain the essence of the entire Jediism thread and may be all that some readers require. The other posts are here for those who need a few more signposts.
Just like the ancient sutras, the writings contained within this blog are sacred and have come out of a state of consciousness we may call stillness of the Force. Unlike those sutras, however, they don't belong to any one religion or spiritual tradition, but are immediately accessible to the whole of humanity. Especially those interested in Jediism.
There is also an added sense of urgency here. The transformation of human consciousness is no longer a luxury, so to speak, available only to a few, isolated individuals, but a necessity if human kind is not to destroy itself. At the present time, the dysfunction of the old consciousness and the arising of the new are both accelerating. Paradoxically, things are getting worse and better at the same time, although the worse is more apparent because it makes so much noise.
These Jedi’s Log posts, of course, uses words that in the act of reading or listening, become thoughts in your mind. But those are not ordinary thoughts: repetitive, noisy, self-serving, clamoring for attention.
Just like every true spiritual teacher, such as a Jedi master, just like the ancient sutras, the thoughts within these posts don't say “look at me", but “look beyond me.” Because the thoughts came out of the Force, they have power, the power to take you back into the same great Force from which they arose. That energy of the Force is also inner peace. And that great Force and peace is the essence of your being. It is the Force that will save and transform the world.
Self-Healed Madman
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