Grey Jedi Code Anyone?

There is no Dark Side, nor a Light Side
There is Only the Force
I will do what I must to keep the balance
The balance is what keeps me together
There is no good without evil, but evil must not be allowed to flourish
There is passion, Yet peace
Serenity, Yet emotion
Chaos, Yet order
I am the wielder of the flame, the protector of balance
I am the holder of the torch, lighting the way
I am the keeper of the flame, soldier of balance
I am a guardian of balance
I am a Gray Jedi



This is apparently fan made, so I'm curious what everyone has to say on it.

I think we're all shades of grey :dry: not the book (which I havent read)
I also think the concept mixes a few disparate concepts and breaks down, so for me Jedi is light, and any level of dark/grey is just a measure away from some ideal concept of Jedi, hence why we are all shaded differently at different times. So the practical distinction then becomes a subjective interpretation of a comparative nature, probably usually against that persons expectations or against other people (hopefully not much of that). In that regard a lot of what you wrote suits really well. All just IMO and subject to change.

Dont have much time right now, so sorry for quick and nasty reply. Might add more later :side:

Not my piece- it's been going around Facebook though.

Here's my take on this:

https://prezi.com/xraxvbhs1sik/untitled-prezi/

i saw that grey Jedi code i liked it

:laugh:

A "Grey" Jedi code would hardly be manichean ...

The "yet" version of the Jedi Code is effectively that of the grey ...



... but please continue making distinctions. It gets the in-groups and out-groups narrowed down. The community surely needs that. Desperately ... ! Besides, it is quite entertaining.

(Can anyone tell I've been crabby and cantankerous of late ... ?) :blush:

Kewl, I wont feel so bad about picking it apart :silly:

There is no Dark Side, nor a Light Side
There is Only the Force

I get what they mean, perhaps better worded there is no dark force nor a light force, and the sentences it runs into seem to contradict it, by saying there is no polarity but then talking about how important is is to keep it in balance!

I will do what I must to keep the balance
The balance is what keeps me together
There is no good without evil, but evil must not be allowed to flourish

I tend to go on about how I do not view evil to be the opposite of good - rather good is against bad and evil against compassion IMO, so other then that semantic dislike.... those sentences seem to be saying in me that the author tries to keep good and evil balanced? I find that misleading, as I assume the point is meant to be that evil must be countered. Otherwise it reads to me that evil and good must exist within us in a balance - which I don't agree with since I view evil as an objective reality and not a subjective interpretation.

There is passion, Yet peace
Serenity, Yet emotion
Chaos, Yet order

I don't have any problem with that :ohmy:

I am the wielder of the flame, the protector of balance
I am the holder of the torch, lighting the way
I am the keeper of the flame, soldier of balance
I am a guardian of balance
I am a Gray Jedi

If they are not using the flame as a metaphor for light, but rather fire maybe saying fire will be clearer... so then they outline the torch represents the light aspect (which is said not to exist in the opening!) and a soldier which I guess implies the dark aspect (again, not meant to exist as per the opening)... with the comprimise being a guardian of balancing both things to equate to being a gray jedi!

I hope I haven't just dissected someones personal code, as they are personal and have important utility to selfhood, but as a Code for the concept of gray Jedi it's not really my sort of thing - but as mentioned in my previous post I tend to discount the concept to begin with as an excuse for a partially non-committed light Jedi.

:pinch: No offense intended!! People can identify as they see fit.

The topic of Grey Jedi just came up over at Church of Jediism and I was surprised how much disdain for the idea there was (plus a lot of uninformed babbling). I think the Grey Code is neat, but I also agree with Alex; it's a bit superfluous for our Temple since the dichotomy version of the Code pretty much encourages the idea of some sort of grey.

I find the idea of 'light' 'dark' and 'grey' with the Force rather irrelevant... in nature, light and dark and grey simply refers to how much light is shining and how much shadow there is, not to do with anything 'inherent'. For that reason I don't believe the Force has these distinctions (and so try not to make them either).

I think that the Jed'aii Code would be better suited for the Grey Jedi Code since they believed that it was wrong to be completely Light Side and completely Dark Side

There is no ignorance; there is knowledge.
There is no fear; there is power.
I am the heart of the Force.
I am the revealing fire of light.
I am the mystery of darkness
In balance with chaos and harmony,
Immortal in the Force

It said that the way to hell it's full of good intentions. But intentions dont mean actions. There it's only light or it's absence. Sith down on blind people or been selfish don't mean Jedi. The Force shall be always bringing wisdom and direction to people's in need.