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emo
I don't.... I just....
Category: Humour
Topic started 19 Jun 2013 06:38 by sidvkili
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Last Post by Brenna
19 Jun 2013 07:00
emo
Balance?
Category: Jediism
Topic started 05 Feb 2013 18:51 by MCSH
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Last Post by Mkone
19 Jun 2013 06:40
emo
Reaction to this
Category: General Discussions
Topic started 17 Jun 2013 05:51 by MikeBudo
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19 Jun 2013 06:30
emo
Trans
Category: General Discussions
Topic started 17 Jun 2013 17:15 by Jestor
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Last Post by sidvkili
19 Jun 2013 06:29
emo
The mentality of "fighting" for peace
Category: General Discussions
Topic started 18 Jun 2013 20:16 by Kohadre
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Last Post by RyuJin
19 Jun 2013 04:59
emo
Jedi Council?
Category: Confused? Ask for help
Topic started 11 Jun 2013 09:03 by Whyte Horse
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Last Post by Alexandre Orion
19 Jun 2013 00:02
 
emo
What Are You Listening To Right Now?
Category: General Discussions
Topic started 22 Oct 2012 21:45 by Proteus
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Last Post by Proteus
18 Jun 2013 23:24
 
emo
Hero's Journey comically explained
Category: Humour
Topic started 18 Jun 2013 23:09 by Hadi Apollos
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Last Post by Hadi Apollos
18 Jun 2013 23:09
emo
Oh Ewan McGregor...
Category: Humour
Topic started 06 Jun 2013 04:52 by Connor Lidell
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Last Post by Hadi Apollos
18 Jun 2013 23:02
emo
Our Myths
Category: Jediism
Topic started 10 Jun 2013 23:24 by Abhaya Budhil
3 Replies 38 Views
Last Post by Hoxxie
18 Jun 2013 21:32
emo
The two extremes of life
Category: General Discussions
Topic started 17 Jun 2013 17:58 by Vilku
7 Replies 55 Views
Last Post by Rickie The Grey
18 Jun 2013 18:40
emo
The wisdom of children
Category: Miscellaneous
Topic started 18 Jun 2013 08:38 by Brenna
1 Replies 23 Views
Last Post by Raikoutenshi
18 Jun 2013 16:42
emo
Jedi Sentinel Findings
Category: General Discussions
Topic started 30 Jan 2008 23:53 by Daniel L.
232 Replies 87k Views
Last Post by Abhaya Budhil
18 Jun 2013 15:45
emo
Your eyes can deceive you, don't trust them.
Category: Science
Topic started 16 Jun 2013 12:59 by Streen
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Last Post by Streen
18 Jun 2013 13:08
emo
Death row inmate goes free
Category: General Discussions
Topic started 17 Jun 2013 15:05 by Kohadre
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Last Post by Abhaya Budhil
18 Jun 2013 12:21
emo
Metsu's V-Log
Category: Video blogs and discussions
Topic started 30 Jul 2012 07:11 by Metsu Desal
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Last Post by Metsu Desal
18 Jun 2013 10:36
emo
May 2010 Pagan Rite Roll Call
Category: Pagan studies
Topic started 01 May 2010 04:56 by Mark Anjuu
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Last Post by freyrservant
18 Jun 2013 02:40
emo
This Video is a Trip -- Through the Known Universe
Category: Science
Topic started 16 Jun 2013 23:37 by Akkarin
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Last Post by Proteus
17 Jun 2013 17:32
emo
From a corner of the library ...
Category: General Discussions
Topic started 05 Jul 2012 17:59 by Alexandre Orion
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Last Post by Alexandre Orion
17 Jun 2013 17:11
emo
Feminism
Category: General Discussions
Topic started 13 Jun 2013 01:01 by Abhaya Budhil
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Last Post by Abhaya Budhil
17 Jun 2013 16:40
emo
Dead Sea Scrolls
Category: Abrahamic studies
Topic started 17 Jun 2013 15:24 by Abhaya Budhil
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Last Post by Abhaya Budhil
17 Jun 2013 15:24
emo
If you ruled the world..
Category: General Discussions
Topic started 12 Jun 2013 15:17 by Vilku
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Last Post by Mkone
17 Jun 2013 00:48
emo
Xbox One! (E3)
Category: General Discussions
Topic started 10 Jun 2013 20:49 by Arcade
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Last Post by RyuJin
16 Jun 2013 22:30
emo
Mind Altering Drugs
Category: Jediism
Topic started 07 May 2013 09:23 by Whyte Horse
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Last Post by mdk
15 Jun 2013 17:22
emo
government subsidies
Category: General Discussions
Topic started 12 Jun 2013 16:29 by Wescli Wardest
26 Replies 159 Views
Last Post by RyuJin
15 Jun 2013 05:20
emo
The force arises from?
Category: Jediism
Topic started 12 Jun 2013 10:40 by Vilku
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Last Post by Lykeios
15 Jun 2013 03:41
emo
You Think, Therefore I Am
Category: Philosophy
Topic started 27 May 2013 04:17 by Adder
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Last Post by Donkey
14 Jun 2013 23:55
emo
if you had a starship......
Category: Star Wars
Topic started 20 Feb 2013 08:46 by suliskveteba
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Last Post by Kohadre
14 Jun 2013 20:22
emo
So today...
Category: General Discussions
Topic started 12 Jun 2013 06:25 by Brenna
24 Replies 143 Views
Last Post by Rickie The Grey
14 Jun 2013 17:28
emo
Are you a Morning Person?
Category: Humour
Topic started 13 Jun 2013 15:31 by Wescli Wardest
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Last Post by Jestor
14 Jun 2013 16:46
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    • Balance? (Last post by Mkone)
    • One word... Equalibrium. Great for parties when people don't want see an idiot. I'd heard many paths - being light, dark and grey. Everyone is tested. Choices made are the natural stepping stones, of reality or individual. Power of will.
    • Reaction to this (Last post by MikeBudo)
    • Greetings Each I took is from a seminar I attended recently. As it happens most of the people there all jumped on the obvious error of 4x4 =15. We are quick to notice errors and quicker to point them out especially n this case as even with my limited intellect I should have got 100% . The point of the exercise for a Jedi perspective is that first we should congratulate on getting 5 out of 6 right and perhaps ask the question how did you arrive at 4x4 being 15. It may have been a simple error which can be corrected immediately. One the other hand the person may simply just not know. This can apply to anything. We make mistakes all the time it is just part of being human. Knowledge tells us of the error. Wisdom allows us to correct it without teasing or causing embarrassment. Focus lets us keep that person on the right path. Yours n Budo Mike
    • Trans (Last post by sidvkili)
    • I know people who have transgender and gone through the procedure, I encouraged them to do it but I disagree that insurance companies should be responsible any trans I met who had a problem with work or family or whatever I was called for, sorted out those problems first, if it was financial or whatever, they waited til they reached financial stability before transitioning, and I commend those I know for doing that. So I have to agree with the majority of what I've seen.
    • The mentality of "fighting" for peace (Last post by RyuJin)
    • As the old paradox goes: to have peace, you MUST be prepared for war. As to assassination...if killing one will save more lives than sparing that one....well someone has to do it... No morally/ethically good person deserves to die...the problem lies in ones definition of what is moral/ethical... Soldiers know that they may die in combat, they agree to take on that risk when they take their oath...anyone joining the military has to be prepared to accept that fact, otherwise they shouldn't join....they must also understand that they may have to take life...to lessen the burden of morality there are very strict rules of engagement that are supposed to be followed, sadly these rules frequently get bent/broken...some simply cannot handle the psychological ramifications of taking life and their sense of morality begins twisting down a dark path...
    • Jedi Council? (Last post by Alexandre Orion)
    • When I had been here for a two or three months, I was wondering about inter-community behaviour. It seemed that there were a lot of people from here doing things in other groups (pardon me please, for I still find something distasteful about calling them "sites") ; people from other groups here and several from here talking about other Jedi communities in which they were taking part. I also had looked over a few of the others, without any particular inspired interest. Then again, it took me a while to join our Temple as well. Anyway -- I wondered if it were not perhaps commonplace to roam around the Jedi groups. Perhaps this was how intra-faith cooperation worked .... I wouldn't know, I'm not an internaute to that degree. So, I asked Br. John. He just told me that it wasn't particularly encouraged, but not taboo either. But that answered my question. Since that day, I haven't gone anywhere else. We have a Temple and it is home. When others come here to visit, I'm friendly, yet get a little steamed when one tries to impose on us something from elsewhere - proposing is fine, insisting is not. Our Temple is well organised ; we have guidelines, yet quite a lot of liberty also ...
    • Hero's Journey comically explained (Last post by Hadi Apollos)
    • For those who find the explanation of the Hero's Journey to be boring, let Mario and Fafa from Glove and Boots, along with Fafa's totally-legit-and-not-involved-with-the-Mafia-at-all cousin Johnny T, take a shot at it :P
    • Oh Ewan McGregor... (Last post by Hadi Apollos)
    • I'm not even gay and my undies hit the floor :P And no, that's not a look-alike. That's him goofing around on set. Looks like it was the scene where they were following Duku (the carrier, Padme in her white clothing off to the side..........I really need a life, lol).
    • Our Myths (Last post by Hoxxie)
    • Not a myth per se but I have been reading through some of Aesop's Fables and this one appeals to me: "Mercury and the Woodman A Woodman was felling a tree on the bank of a river, when his axe, glancing off the trunk, flew out of his hands and fell into the water. As he stood by the water's edge lamenting his loss, Mercury appeared and asked him the reason for his grief. On learning what had happened, out of pity for his distress, Mercury dived into the river and, bringing up a golden axe, asked him if that was the one he had lost. The Woodman replied that it was not, and Mercury then dived a second time, and, bringing up a silver axe, asked if that was his. "No, that is not mine either," said the Woodman. Once more Mercury dived into the river, and brought up the missing axe. The Woodman was overjoyed at recovering his property, and thanked his benefactor warmly; and the latter was so pleased with his honesty that he made him a present of the other two axes. When the Woodman told the story to his companions, one of these was filled with envy of his good fortune and determined to try his luck for himself. So he went and began to fell a tree at the edge of the river, and presently contrived to let his axe drop into the water. Mercury appeared as before, and, on learning that his axe had fallen in, he dived and brought up a golden axe, as he had done on the previous occasion. Without waiting to be asked whether it was his or not, the fellow cried, "That's mine, that's mine," and stretched out his hand eagerly for the prize: but Mercury was so disgusted at his dishonesty that he not only declined to give him the golden axe, but also refused to recover for him the one he had let fall into the stream." I think this can apply to Jediism in a few ways. The first of these is that honesty is important, which follows the Jedi teaching to avoid lies. I also think it (to an extent) relates to being wary of attachments - in this case material possessions - and obsessing over money/expensive items leads to greed and upset, and these greedy actions also remind us to act not for personal profit. Well that's what I think anyway :)
    • The two extremes of life (Last post by Rickie The Grey)
    • Quote: i think the way to middle is through wisdom, and the way to wisdom is by high intelligence. so if you follow the virtue of intelligence, it will inevitably lead to wisdom. Yes it is but not by intelligence alone. I think we need to accept that there are many ways to learn. Wisdom is elusive and a by product of learning not a dileberate goal. It happens when it happens. Can't push a string. Ying Yang? It's just a drawing.
    • The wisdom of children (Last post by Raikoutenshi)
    • I actually just wrote a paper on the topic of the perspectives of children for my English class. I posted it in my journal if anyone is interested. It shares most of my thoughts on this topic. Great video Brenna :)
    • Jedi Sentinel Findings (Last post by Abhaya Budhil)
    • I think in the situation with the lost child, the man who stayed a few steps away did the right thing. There was no way he could be accused of touching the child, so he was protecting himself while also helping the child. In the last video, I agree with RyuJin. People see someone that they perceive to be homeless, so they ignore the person. Not everyone has the resources to help personally, but everyone has the ability to find the nearest phone and call the emergency services to let them know someone is in trouble.
    • Death row inmate goes free (Last post by Abhaya Budhil)
    • I wasn't intending to imply that you said her crime was acceptable. I apologize if my statement came across this way. I was merely suggesting that maybe the people who are just a little rowdy when they are younger tend to commit smaller crimes and often do not serve very long sentences.

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