School Project Interview-Please contribute :D
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Our questions is:
Does the force affect your everyday life?
Yes, the Force affects everything and is an effect of everything. The Force not only guides us through our daily activities, it tugs at us to move in unseen ways. How you interact throughout your day goes best with your understanding of the Force. This is best conceptualized by the river; it flows forward, it turns and bends, flows over and under, even around other objects. A knowledgeable Force bearer understands the path of the river yet stays humble to it's power. This person is thoughtful in the choice of path to take down the river, rapids are only fun if your head stays above the water. The unknowing will still travel the river and may get caught up in the current. They will likely still find their way to their destination, but they won't remember where the softer waters were.
Why do you believe in the force?
The Force in it's simplest term is energy, we all radiate energy, everything everywhere radiates with energy. It comprises of all living things, even the earth and the stone. It is everything, everyone, everywhere. It flows through us like water through the sand. If you are adept enough you can hear it, see it and feel it. We are as much a part of it as it is of us.
Are there any rituals or holidays different to other religions?
Rituals and rites are what one makes to identify what takes place. Healing, blessing, sanctifying, unifying, interning, and interment all things that need to be performed. These are all done by someone who has been trained in these rituals so that they are recognized outside the Order, same as a religious wedding is recognized by the State. An understanding of what you are doing is key in performing anything one would consider a ritual.
Did you have another religion before Jediism?
Yes, before understanding what the Force was I was raised by my parents in their religion. I've researched and learned a great many things about the Earth's religions, this has only strengthened my knowledge of the Force.
Do you believe in other things from star wars or only the force?
There are a great many things from science fiction that gets developed into actual science. The Force was here long before the movies or even the thought of the story in Mr. Lucas's head. That doesn't mean that there isn't something else worth "believing in" from the story, after all, it is a heros tale and it does have a message about being a better person.
Can you become a jedi?
Becoming a Jedi is not like becoming a doctor, lawyer, or even a preacher. Being Jedi is about personal growth, development, and discipline. There is an education that follows the form of training like any profession but there is no practical Jedi profession. It's a way of life, a means to being a better person.
Do you believe in the dark side and are there any jediists on the dark side?
If you believe or rationalize that there is evil, do you perceive that the dark is an embodiment of this? Good and evil are ways of justifying what WE believe or perceive to be good and evil. Understand there is no dark without the light or light without the dark. If everything was light then we could not identify it as not being dark. So it is with good and evil, our perception is what determines what we see as good or as evil. While we act on what we see as a good service another would see it differently, even as evil. We must be very cautious as to how we act in some ways, but acting in accordance to the community is the best policy.
And the last one, do you believe in life after death or anything similar? Or maybe reinkarnation?
I wouldn't consider rejoining the Force as an afterlife. We are beings of energy, and energy we will always be. One thing about being a Jedi is not maintaining attachments, this live is the greatest attachment we can carry. When your time comes can you accept this as the will of the force or will you hold to your attachment to this life and die in misery, pain, and suffering?
The Force will be with you always.
Does the force affect your everyday life?
Yes, the Force affects everything and is an effect of everything. The Force not only guides us through our daily activities, it tugs at us to move in unseen ways. How you interact throughout your day goes best with your understanding of the Force. This is best conceptualized by the river; it flows forward, it turns and bends, flows over and under, even around other objects. A knowledgeable Force bearer understands the path of the river yet stays humble to it's power. This person is thoughtful in the choice of path to take down the river, rapids are only fun if your head stays above the water. The unknowing will still travel the river and may get caught up in the current. They will likely still find their way to their destination, but they won't remember where the softer waters were.
Why do you believe in the force?
The Force in it's simplest term is energy, we all radiate energy, everything everywhere radiates with energy. It comprises of all living things, even the earth and the stone. It is everything, everyone, everywhere. It flows through us like water through the sand. If you are adept enough you can hear it, see it and feel it. We are as much a part of it as it is of us.
Are there any rituals or holidays different to other religions?
Rituals and rites are what one makes to identify what takes place. Healing, blessing, sanctifying, unifying, interning, and interment all things that need to be performed. These are all done by someone who has been trained in these rituals so that they are recognized outside the Order, same as a religious wedding is recognized by the State. An understanding of what you are doing is key in performing anything one would consider a ritual.
Did you have another religion before Jediism?
Yes, before understanding what the Force was I was raised by my parents in their religion. I've researched and learned a great many things about the Earth's religions, this has only strengthened my knowledge of the Force.
Do you believe in other things from star wars or only the force?
There are a great many things from science fiction that gets developed into actual science. The Force was here long before the movies or even the thought of the story in Mr. Lucas's head. That doesn't mean that there isn't something else worth "believing in" from the story, after all, it is a heros tale and it does have a message about being a better person.
Can you become a jedi?
Becoming a Jedi is not like becoming a doctor, lawyer, or even a preacher. Being Jedi is about personal growth, development, and discipline. There is an education that follows the form of training like any profession but there is no practical Jedi profession. It's a way of life, a means to being a better person.
Do you believe in the dark side and are there any jediists on the dark side?
If you believe or rationalize that there is evil, do you perceive that the dark is an embodiment of this? Good and evil are ways of justifying what WE believe or perceive to be good and evil. Understand there is no dark without the light or light without the dark. If everything was light then we could not identify it as not being dark. So it is with good and evil, our perception is what determines what we see as good or as evil. While we act on what we see as a good service another would see it differently, even as evil. We must be very cautious as to how we act in some ways, but acting in accordance to the community is the best policy.
And the last one, do you believe in life after death or anything similar? Or maybe reinkarnation?
I wouldn't consider rejoining the Force as an afterlife. We are beings of energy, and energy we will always be. One thing about being a Jedi is not maintaining attachments, this live is the greatest attachment we can carry. When your time comes can you accept this as the will of the force or will you hold to your attachment to this life and die in misery, pain, and suffering?
The Force will be with you always.
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