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The second Maxim states this
"Justice: To always seek the path of ‘right’.
A Jedi is unencumbered by bias or personal interest. Justice is a double-edged sword, one that protects the weak, yet also passes judgements according to a set of values. A Jedi tolerates that which is not Jedi and does not pass judgement on that which causes no harm for it is just."
As Jedi, do we focus on justice? Does the idea of being the one who determines what others "deserve" or do not seem to be the common goal of some. To be the JUDGE or the scale of "worthiness"? Is that what the FOCUS of the Jedi is? Revenge? So, I give you this - this week- Do Jedi strive for revenge or a brand of justice? Do we strive to be the judge? Where are the set of values the Jedi hold?
What are your set of values? What brand of justice do the Jedi have? What type do you have? What does it bring? What type of justice does the Force bring? Is there anything else to justice you can add or subtract from it? How does one pass justice AS WELL AS our own brand of acceptance and tolerance? Do we as Jedi know what we will stand for and what we will not?
Are we the Jedi or are we the judges? Is there a difference?
Jedi or Judge
It's always up to you
"Justice: To always seek the path of ‘right’.
A Jedi is unencumbered by bias or personal interest. Justice is a double-edged sword, one that protects the weak, yet also passes judgements according to a set of values. A Jedi tolerates that which is not Jedi and does not pass judgement on that which causes no harm for it is just."
Something to think about this week friends and Jedi
Pastor Carlos
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Good morning Temple Discord and welcome to Monday morning meditations.
[6:00 AM]
It is my hope that this week you and everyone willing- Take sometime this week to think about some things
[6:01 AM]
In particular is the second Maxim
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Justice
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does a Jedi seek justice?
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and if so what type of justice does a Jedi strive for?
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where does a Jedi get their CODES from?
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What does the path of RIGHT look like for Jedi ?
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One of the hardest ideas to establish as a Jedi off screen is our own brand of justice and emotions.
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Is justice attached to our emotions?
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Where does the drive or the goal of justice start and stop and is there something more than just justice to seek out?
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I would like to share a bit if you don't mind this morning.
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Those who reflect see what they focus on.
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if your own brand of justice needs attention -
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give it your attention.
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adjust and apply any doctrine or philosophy or any idea you like at any time
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log down the results.
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 6:06 AM
JOURNALS
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this is what journals can do
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Seek thee out your own codes and morals and ideas and apply them as you like
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* I hope there are others who speak to y'all like this in your life.
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We have our own Jedi doctrine handy
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we are also reminded a Jedi tolerates that which is not Jedi
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thats pretty much everything else in the world
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this world is not geared toward being your enemy - this world we live in is the ordinary world
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Cars dont fly yet
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We dont Force fly either
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so for those whos feet are on the ground and stay there- there is justice to think about
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Do Jedi strive to be judge more than Jedi ?
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Do we ?
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I know there are some days I got it...whatever "it" is and the whole world is wrong, and I am correct …
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 6:14 AM
yield to me!!!! and my brand of right and the WAY!!!
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off screen things dont work like this
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the reality of life and the ordinary world is we can be like water or like light
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we can be like trees who sway or even stay
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What do you wield as Justice? As Jedi justice? What is justice look like from a Jedi off screen? is there more or something more we can do besides judge on another?
[6:18 AM]
Shakespeare states in Romeo and Juliet
[6:18 AM]
“Why then, O brawling love! O loving hate!
O anything, of nothing first create!
O heavy lightness, serious vanity,
Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms,
Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health,
Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!
This love feel I, that feel no love in this.”
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What do we do with all the CARE we have as Jedi ? Does it turn to honor or vindictive?
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Can we give justice and AND mercy and be fair? Where does the discretion come from in Justice ?
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 6:21 AM
There is so much energy when justice is needed
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every time
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and it can be difficult to make decisions and even trust your own choices
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hold to your Maxims
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hold your own codes
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pick them
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keep them
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display them
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pick a brand of Justice you can represent
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make it yours
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grow it
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this is the idea of the second maxim is no harm
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which is the most difficult idea on earth and the most oldest
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harm none
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Can Jedi deal justice and no harm ?
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it is my hope that we as Jedi begin to HONE our own paths
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and their own minds
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as we think- we will most likely do
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Think on these things if you like.
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I am here till 7 am - may the Force be with y'all this week Pastor Carlos
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Justice that doesnt harm
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Jedi
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what a concept
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[6:31 AM]
we ban build those relationships
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we can strengthen the bond
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Cultivating relationships is a good thing
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Cultivation of one another is good to
Guest Logan_Laser Castle — Today at 6:33 AM
Please elaborate the differences between "Business" relationships and " Personal" for a Jedi Sir?
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 6:34 AM
Do we have the ability to do this?
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ahhh
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we have circles
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every amount of energy goes out
Guest Logan_Laser Castle — Today at 6:34 AM
Like a Venn Diagram?
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 6:35 AM
those closest are in the most direct and potent in our paths and those direclty influenced by our wakes and actions
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very much like a Venn Circle over lapper
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lol
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but the idea is there are some that are close and some that are not- individuals and ideas
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some are too distant and some are direclty THERE
Guest Logan_Laser Castle — Today at 6:36 AM
Understood, please explain more, how ever about the ripple effect?
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 6:36 AM
lol
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our energy goes out
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what type of energy we flow is up to us
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we can let go worry and concern as well as relief and redemption and renew
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it is up to us to "guage" where others are in our own circels
Guest Logan_Laser Castle — Today at 6:38 AM
Almost like the Butterfly effect? Master?
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 6:38 AM
Carlos and nods
Guest Logan_Laser Castle — Today at 6:38 AM
O.K
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 6:38 AM
Do you believe that things are connected?
Guest Logan_Laser Castle — Today at 6:38 AM
Yes
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 6:38 AM
Are we ENTAGENLED in one anothers wake?
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nods
Guest Logan_Laser Castle — Today at 6:39 AM
Everything in Nature, like in Taoism irvBuddhis
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 6:39 AM
we can even Force those connections or make them - they can happen organically- strategically or at its own time
Guest Logan_Laser Castle — Today at 6:39 AM
Buddhism..i believe
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 6:40 AM
What does a Buddhist friend look like?
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Here the big money question....
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WHat does a Jedi friend look like ...
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How do they act and how do they treat their own
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?
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Maxim are for reminders of our own choices at times
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Remind yourself as often as you need it-
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be a friend
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WE-
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\are on people teams
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as are they on ours
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we are connected
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We ARE
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there are MANY WAY to explain this but the most best awesome wonderful way to connect to one another is friendship
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by our own choice
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it is this choice I say to check on - on those you choose to be entangled with
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check your circles
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or your circles of color and see who or what could use some attention
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It is important
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Each Hero or main character has a guild or AID
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Each guild or team can be present or not so present
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It is my hope we reflect on our friends and circles
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Start new ones end old dead ones or support those existing
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adjust as YOU need
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I hope this can help a weeee bit this week
Guest Logan_Laser Castle — Today at 6:46 AM
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 6:46 AM
relationships and their values are where its at!
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Thats all we really do here is share and adjust our relationships
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Take your LIBERTY
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the greatest thing we can do for one another is remind each other of our Liberty's and use them and cultivate them
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You have the liberty to adjust and build or tare down your friends. We as humans have every right to "poop the sheets" or " make the bed" every day
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It is my hope that we grow AND live the Jedi life
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its a good one
Apprentice Antares — Today at 6:52 AM
Thank you for the great message this morning
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 6:52 AM
!!!
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anytime
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Mondays mainly
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lol
Guest Logan_Laser Castle — Today at 6:53 AM
Master, Please explain about receving negative energy such as " Vibes" from others i.e. actions, maybe their energies, etc.? And how to bypass them or redirect like in Hapkido please Sir!
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 6:53 AM
lol
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Hapkido take practice and form
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so does dealing with others
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It is possible to re direct things
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but you have to practice
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actual and that focus of "perfect practice"
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there are a number of ways to re direct others and even re direct bad energy
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as a Jedi - we have reminders of our own choices
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To be CHIVALROUS is a thing of the past yet...YET it changes the outcome every time
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to have a set of quality's handy .. is a idea of Knihghood here
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to satnd on them and trust them
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you will never get away from negative energies
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they exist as well and as equally as positive energies
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WHAT WE DO WITH THEM....
Guest Logan_Laser Castle — Today at 6:58 AM
A while back,I remember Master you said something about choosing to act or not act!
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 6:58 AM
there is the million dollar question
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We can hang out with people
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in that time we can notice how people act and react
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in our reflection is where we find defintion of our actions and purpose
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Do you know any other consequences or ideas that can be besides just arguing all the time ?
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Have you witnessed some one act like you would like to react
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Have you found that which you seek ?
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Have you found a different way to do things? THIS is that liberty
[7:00 AM]
It is up to us HOW we want to react or act
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This is why I say be carful who you tuck your toes round and be carful which myth you use- some myths are for profit and some are for edification like some friends and acquaintances
Guest Logan_Laser Castle — Today at 7:02 AM
In Kung Fu, and re emphasing the outcomes of tge Butterfly Effect, one must be VERY Sure to Accept the responsiblities of Action v.s. non Action..pleaese explain if yoy agree!
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 7:03 AM
Most of the time I do not frequent people "LIKE " me - not anymore
[7:03 AM]
life hapens with or without our consent
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the world often had this DUALITY about it
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its common and very noticeable if your looking
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by a yes or a no life can be forged
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with or without our consent
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it is best often to be in with the flow
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rather than out of the flow
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that FLOW can ebb and flow we are all at the mercy of as HUMANS
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take your liberty to flow
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Act or dont act
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its all up to you
Guest Logan_Laser Castle — Today at 7:07 AM
What are the consequences however Pastor?
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 7:07 AM
I totally agree with you that there is a gift of life when you are MORE in cultivation mode than lost in the sauce
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life
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you find out
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you recieve the experiance of action or inaction
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consequences are outcomes and what can be the outcome of reflection?
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we can get lost in reflection
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we can
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we can even get mad at what we find
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but do remember it our own self we look at and see
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These are OUR own people and our own family's and our own paths
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We turn to our own NOT strangers most time- even strangers in our paths know us
[7:11 AM]
the OUTCOME of our decisions can be consequential or cultivation
Guest Logan_Laser Castle — Today at 7:12 AM
I remember something I Saw about Yoda in saying there was a disruption in the FORCE, am i on course?
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 7:13 AM
I also had to change the wording of consequences because at least for me, that word consequences has a negative idea with it. The word outcome doesnt have that for me
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Cinema Jedi believe like this
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that there is ONE Force and they are the keepers and they alone....
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its the topple effect when things get too big they topple in on themselfs
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The Force connects us and binds us, is there a disturbance in that? WHo disturbs the Force?
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What really disturbs the flow ?
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me
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I get in the way
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thats all
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Here we go
Good Morning Jedi everywhere
Welcome to another edition of Monday Morning Meditations. I am your host, Pastor Carlos. Lets get started.
Today's subject is...
Defense: To defend the way of Jediism.
A Jedi is sworn by oath to defend their faith and all it encompasses.
Defense of our Oaths and each other
Each of us is Jedi
Each of us has made the choice to become one and UNITE under the banner or the Mantel Jedi
We can read in our Doctrine where it says ...
"The Jedi religion is an inspiration and a way of life for many people throughout the world who take on the mantle of Jedi. Jedi apply the principles, ideals, philosophies and teachings of Jediism in a practical manner within their lives. Real Jedi do not worship George Lucas or Star Wars or anything of the sort. Jediism is not based in fiction, but we accept myth as a sometimes more practical means of conveying philosophies applicable to real life. "
Does anyone know what the "MANTEL" means or how it is used here?
To wear a mantel is to PUT ON or TAKE ON or DON willingly the choices or the duties or responsibilities.
To do a duty or job is to take on ones Mantel. For a Jedi, we choose to unite together.
We STRIVE for common ideas.
This is one of the SYMBOLS we use here and as Jedi
The Jedi Robe
What is Jedi ism ? Why does it need to be defended?? Why are we as Jedi kin urged and reminded to keep a watch on our Robes and each other?
One of the things we share as Jedi is the understanding for AID
Our compassion and Zeal for giving a flying Wallenda about the other people in the world and around us UNITES us.
It really does
Jedi ism is the ability to OBSERVE the Force
Jedi ism is based on the OBSERVANCE of the Force
One of our common Focus is the Force
as Jedi we strive for things together and one of them is understanding
In our seek for wisdom and knowledge- we find ourselves next to others
We are fellow PILGRIMS on a path or seek and reflection (edited)
So, to be a Jedi takes much
Being a Jedi isnt easy
it takes time and dedication and a whole lot of reflection.
There is a mix of seek and new and old that can be all at the same time. The POTENTIAL is human and therefore we are ALL on the same level as far as development is concerned.
We wear the mantel of Jedi
The ROBE is the symbol we all use
it doesn't have to be color specific or even a certain shape really
but pretty much the idea is you can tell where the Jedi are by what they look like. Its a Cinematic thing like symbolic colors and tones.
but there is much to this Jedi thing or this unification of strangers.
To better understand something is to take more time with it.
We are Jedi - Understand what is is to be a Jedi
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What truly is the great responsibility we have to the world? NONE really - we choose to have a selfless paths and work on our own ego? Where is the duty to others there? There is NONE
OUR DUTYS are those we choose
Which duty's have you chosen for your own path as Jedi?
WHich do we share?
Why?
What does your Jedi ism ENCOMPASS ?
This is the question and the idea for this week if you like, what all is under your mantel and why Jedi?
Why Jedi and what is it?
Defend the way of the Jedi.
What's the way?
Take some time to RETURN to your origins.
Jedi are Jedi for certain reasons, we unite under certain ideas, WHICH ONES?
Sorry for being in the wrong room this morning - it happens lol
Our Maxim has a DEFENCE reminder.
Defend the path you are on by knowing what it is.
Choose or put on the MANTEL of a Jedi
IT LOOKS GOOD ON YA!
May the Force be with y'all this week.
Pastor Carlos
PS for fun I would love to see your Robes some time this week if you got some. I like Jedi, Be well.
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Carlos.Martinez3 wrote: today is a reminder of who we come in contact with or have a connection or relationship with
[6:31 AM]
we ban build those relationships
[6:32 AM]
we can strengthen the bond
[6:32 AM]
Cultivating relationships is a good thing
[6:33 AM]
Cultivation of one another is good to
Guest Logan_Laser Castle — Today at 6:33 AM
Please elaborate the differences between "Business" relationships and " Personal" for a Jedi Sir?
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 6:34 AM
Do we have the ability to do this?
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ahhh
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we have circles
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every amount of energy goes out
like this is a good conversation but why did you go in and retroactively add ranks? are they really that important at totjo? it comes across as being insecure in yourself, considering we can see your rank as you are the poster.
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I will keep an eye out for things like that. You think after so long I would have noticed that. Thank you and thank you for joining in. I look forward to hearing more from you.
You are the first person to say something, thanks.
Edit after posting: Here, we have rank. We use it to grant access and track progress on site. It is also representative of the responsibility some keep. Rank is not something we give to much attention to but we do hold is as a earned merit. Thats all. Honestly, outside of the realm of programming, access, rank is as valuable as the honor its given. We believe we are inherently equal. Rank is a human construct. Hubris is key to what we as people do around here. The selfless is a path that anyone can take at any time and deny it too. All in all, here, rank can be a tool or a thorn. It IS up to you. May the Force be with you friend and thank you again for the fresh perspective.
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May the Force be with y'all this week.
I am running a tad behind but: better late than never.
[6:02 AM]
Good morning, Jedi everywhere.
It is my privilege and joy to meet with you every Monday in the mornings.
Today I would like to remind every Jedi out there that we have reminders.
Do we as Jedi know the difference between stupidity and courage?
There is one story in particular that has, as a main character, a man named Don Quixote
It is written by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
When given to our own dignity- it can become somewhat confusing and hard to balance.
One of the main follies in this tale is his interpretation of things.
One of the common follies of a Knight is the fear we have.
We always have a choice in life.
Sometimes those choices which can be our own, are made for us or we release the possession of authority and go with the flow.
Regardless of Avenue we take, as Jedi we can strive for a few common ideas.
One of those avenues is the road to courage and stupidity.
What is wise and what is not wise?
Who has the ability to share that with each other?
There are 3 things can get in our own way.
There are 3 things that can take our courage, ready????
Fear
Regret
and Uncertainty
These three things are always present.
Fear Regret and Uncertainty
" A Jedi knows they must make the right choice, take the right side and that the weak they have sworn to defend often stand alone. "
This is a key moment in every Jedi and HUMANS life.
There may come times we can make decisions for our path and our life's.
It is my hope that through review-study-chit chat- and good old fashion care and meditation, we share with one another enough to be properly AID to one another.
It is scary out there.
Life can get confusing, and we can lose our way by just going to the corner store at times.
The 5TH Maxim is COURAGE
Identify them and recognize what is present.
So many times, I get lost because of my own feelings.
Feelings are a good way to follow the Don Q path of perpetual confusion and disorder.
Who has the RIGHT decisions and oaths for US? Where does that info and flow come from?
I would hope that we all know and remember.
All orders come from the RIDER.
The horse goes where you ride it
or its led
or where its drawn
remind yourself that we all need courage and that we all HAVE it
some of us need to build it
take a few rounds with it
Ride the HORSE of courage, get on it
See where IT takes you.
If it helps- think of courage as a HORSE or a steed or a thing you ride on. Courage can be found if we seek it out
or
it will be out of reach
Really, it is up to us.
So today I give you this.
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Find the courage you need.
Make it - seek it - share it - give it - Keep it
Courage can be as a horse we ride or use.
but it ain't a easy gig
We as Jedi strive for things.
One of them is courage.
Not just any brand of not afraid but the ability to do the things we know in us are right.
Chase any ghosts or windmills lately? Does it feel that way? Find the strength to continue and preserver and keep it
Keep going but dont just fight to fight or dont just ride to ride...
The Jedi and the Knight is a symbol we use here often.
Be strong and courageous - as a Jedi - you have made the choice to stand out already -
Striving for goals that are uncommon can be taxing.
Choosing to be a Jedi can bring extra reflections we may be ready for, ready or not-
make your choice to get on
Make your choice to ride the horse of courage.
if you fall off,
get back on.
Learn to ride- the way YOU ride.
There is and can be a very real joy in the fact you are a Jedi and you are the main character of your own path.
There can be peace knowing YOU hold the reins.
Or not.
Be courageous Jedi - you are already on top of the HORSE - half the fear is identification and knowing we need courage for whatever ails us.
For me, uncertainty keeps me from being strong or ridding the "Horse" and living.
Mount up!
Get on the horse.
Keep courage.
One of the BEST ideas someone gave me was the horse and courage.
We must respect and learn from it or it will get us and may hurt us.
It can teach us, and it can even help and AID us (edited)
Courage can even lift us up and create the idea of being above a few things rather than below them or subject to them the same.
It's just all depends on OUR PRACTICE time OUR OWN
You can't lie with a horse - you either know it or you dont and they will know.
Courage is the same way- IT WILL KNOW
and it will keep you harm you or free you or a mix of all the above lol
It is my hope that as we chat and have more time together- we give each other courage.
However we do it,
May courage find you and whatever horse you rode in on.
This is my hope for every Jedi here.
Find the courage or make it but RIDE it- STRIVE for it.
You are not alone in that path.
look around- We all are on something going somewhere.
May the Force be with y'all this week
Courage: To have the will.
To be a Jedi sometimes means choosing the more difficult path, the personally expensive one. A Jedi knows they must make the right choice, take the right side and that the weak they have sworn to defend often stand alone. A Jedi puts aside fear, regret, and uncertainty yet knows the difference between courage and sheer stupidity.
HAVE THE WILL
Strive for it.
Take your LIBERTY.
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..." cuz I gotta have Faith (faith faith). I gotta have faith (faith faith) . Cus I gotta have faith faith faith. I gotta have faith faith faith ..."
George Michael Capitol CMG Publishing
Faith: To trust in the ways of the Force. Although the ways of the Force may seem strange at times, a Jedi always knows their place and their role within it.
Good morning, Temple of the Jedi Order and Jedi everywhere.
I hope your weekend was well and your week begins the same.
Today - our Maxim or truth is Faith.
Adding the Force to things can change the outcome.
RETURNING to it is kinna the goal.
But what does that mean?
What does having faith mean as a Jedi?
There is a balance we have and there is a balance that can exist.
In our paths, WE can choose the directions or principals we seek.
Choosing the Force isn't easy
The Force connects everything.
it binds it
Thats not easy lol
but that's what we believe and strive to live like this.
What has our faith?
Where does our allegiance lie or better yet where are our attentions and intentions fall???
When things need our attention of we have a need, do we have that which we need, or do we have a place to return to?
Do we know where to go in times of need?
Is our own faith even built for that?
Can you trust the Force?
DO you?
We can have a few common ideas and a few similar focuses (edited)
one of these is our faith in the Force.
If you sit down and write things down, they help. If you have mentors and people in your group ask them questions. Your cave .... each of us has mental caves we must go through or confront. The Hero's Journey can be complicated. SO to can the path which each of us take to reflect and live be as complex and vivid as life itself.
There is always the fear that " This stuff don't work." (edited)
I think every Jedi has this at some time on their path.
So, I want to encourage every Jedi present and NOT present to make your choices and KEEP them. Strive for them
Keep your focus.
have faith in the process.
It is true discovery that still dwells in each human.
Seek- and you Will find.
have faith in the Force.
Continue to keep seeking that which we need.
Self-reflection works.
I cannot tell you how many times reflecting has led me to places I didn't know I could go or people I never thought I would meet.
That part is real.
Reflection helps and is soooo healthy.
Each of us is human first then everything else
it's the human parts we can focus on
It is knowing and understanding we can have.
In every Maxim Teaching and bit of Doctrine we have - we have a idea that is often CHIEF or center focus
The common idea that bonds us and connects us it our own ideas of OTHERS - How we view the world.
our selfless paths collide in the name and sake of Jedi ism
lol
There is a hope that as we continue to strive- we all merge and dwell together in the same few ideas.
The selfless is one of those.
Pick a selfless path.
keep it
part of our faith is the hope we rid ourselves of our own ego and add others as a focus - this is our faith- to AID one another in our journeys.
One of the common shares or strives we share is the selfless
Think about that today and this week Jedi.
Our faith is that of a selfless journey at times.
Character begets itself often
No truer is that of reflection.
True Reflection is contagious.
So today and this week- what I am really saying is to have faith and be a Jedi and know that it isn't easy. Asking individuals to reflect is brash.
as Jedi we have a UNIQUE faith
It is the faith of the human potential and reflection and selflessness.
There is a theme to this Jedi thing.
What is yours and how does it really help you?
Where does your faith SET YOU?
How does it set you up?
is it a ...TRAP!?
Life doesn't trap us, but it does feel like that some time - enough to ALWAYS remind us in every Star Wars film....
our faith is for the traps.
Your own faith can keep you and steer you or lead you and guide you.
it can be the thing you need or the things that keeps you longer.
it all depends on our PERSPECTIVE.
in your faith- where does your focus lay?
What is your faith?
Take the time you need to reflect and find out.
Do you actually believe in something that BINDS everyone?
Do we actually believe in others and ourselves?
Do we get stuck in common pitfalls and traps?
Use your faith. Return to your own DOCTRINE and Philosophy. Study it and know it - practice it so it's more frequent. Frequency always finds favor.
Frequency is perfect practice.
Practice being faithful and fervent.
We can have faith in many things, but there are some we can have that can be healthy and strengthen us.
Believing and having faith in the Force is one of those things.
Believe in yourself and in the Force.
I do
There is a peace in this you can only know.
by being in it
There are some types of peace that exist that you can only know if you know they exist.
Someone has to show or teach you or we have to see it
or share
peace can be shared - think about that- we can have faith and we can have peace - we can know these things and share them.
THIS is our Faith.
May the Force be with y'all this week on your paths
I am here on Mondays for questions comments and concerns as well as party invitations -Bar mitzvah invites karaoke dates ...baby showers or just to chat
May the Force be with every single on of y'all where you will be this week.
May we remember to have faith.
It's ok to have faith in something even if its humans and each other. May the Force be with y'all this week on your paths.
May the Force be with every single one of y'all where you will be this week.
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Good day and beginning of the week if you celebrate or observe Monday as that
[6:00 AM]
Hey Jedi everywhere
Today is a good one because we are gunna chat about you and your ego or ME and my ego.
yup
We are gunna have a chit chat on the ego
We as Jedi are reminded that we have one.
Noooooooo
Yes
When the EGO comes to light, I would like to start off by reminding every Jedi we are human first.
First
Understanding who WE are as humans has helped me out as a Jedi so much, I encourage others to do the same.
Find out how your own brain works.
Find out where you got your feelings and your ideas from, reflect.
Better still is the reflection on our EGOs
What do we think about ourself ?????
As Jedi we strive to seek out meaning and understanding with the world and each other.
Some of us strive to remember the DOCTORINE and live it
Have you read the Doctrine in whole? It is amazing
No where else will you find such a piece of focus as our own Jedi doctrine. Thats because it belongs to every human out there - not JUST JEDI
Think about that for a bit
We have something that belongs to everyone
Todays reminder is on HUMILITY.
The EGO of a Jedi can be a very terrible thing, a powerful one and never wrong but a great FORCE to reckoned with.
but the ego of any human can
We have this common focus here
A Jedi does not boast of their accomplishments
How do we do these things as Jedi - how do we gain principal and focus and NOT get excited or full of ZEAL or even PROUD?
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How do you calm the burst of energy, pride and focus that comes from the sound of a Lightsaber or a Cloak? How can we curb or even ebb the flow of the ego and things that are supposed to be there?
What we do as humans is amazing. Human development is the butterfly's boots.
The Human potential is amazing and alive and kicking today as much as it has since the first few people were around.
What do we do with our Zeal?
The ZEAL for wisdom and knowledge and understanding.
*I will tell you this today and share, when I understand something - truly- I do a little dance or get excited and laugh a bit. Some revelations sit me down while others just light a fire in me that cant be easily quenched.
It happens.
How can we not get a bit excited when we create new things or learn new ideas or even let some light in????
There is so much HONOR and time and effort that goes into all we do as Jedi here and off line
How do you keep the EGO in check?
How does a Jedi do it?
I'll say it here where everyone can hear and read it forever -Jedi hit on all 6's The Jedi are the bees Knees - Jedi are SMART -The focus of what we do is to remove our own selves from a few more things and figure out how not to harm one another while encouraging each other to do the same.
We as Jedi find our SELFLESS PATH
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 6:21 AM
We dont tell you where to find or even seek it out orOOOOORRRR that "THOU SHALT NOT THINK ABOUT THINE self "
That's not what we do here.
We say and we use the term Wary.
Can we be wary of the things we do?
I know its a old word
But its a goody
Its the eels hips
It happens in the process of the ebb and flow of things
Finding our Selfless paths are like side quests that we don't intentionally start but get to as soon as we realize what IT is
But to be on a selfless journey, to have a focus like that attracts our own ego not to mention others.
The very idea of a "selfless" path takes some time to understand. You can get there but also understand that there is the need to let go as well.
How do you focus on something that tells you to not focus on it????
Doesn't that just bring attention to it??? So do you see the dilemma that can come from a Jedi and their very own ego?
I want to encourage Jedi every to be a PART of the Force and LET IT BIND
I can bind things all day as a HUMAN and make connections or some type of relationship with a mere WHIM
This is one way humans work
Its natural
We as humans attach time and efforts to smells, think about that.
So how do we get feel or a focus bead on this whole thing of being Jedi and NOT being some type of Narcissist or some boastful or haughty thing?
Hubris
Learn everything you can about Hubris
Start there.
HUBRIS
EXCESS
Who knows what is excess for you and your own path?
What happens when confidence creates a over ambitious or a dangerous combination of over confidence and pride?
Jedi?
There are EPICS with this very subject on focus and it's importance.
We have a pretty good example
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A lasting one too.
Be forewarned.
A Jedi Does not boast about their accomplishments ...
...find a different way...
.....if the way you are on does not work.....
Take what's for you and grow.
Humility: To accept the ego for what it is.
A Jedi does not boast of their accomplishments and knows that their accomplishment is its own reward.
Everyone's Hubris is different.
Find out your own and define it.
Remember that doing things has their own rewards.
Character begets character. Principal begats principal.
There IS a peace about the seek.
JUST knowing that we are "IN IT" some days is enough for me.
It DOES makes me smile to know that you are in "IT " too along with.
It does me good to know you are Jedi.
It really does every week.
Knowing we are yoked under a banner like Jedi can have its ZEAL.
Trust me- it does
Jedi are amazing and have the most potential to also become too full of themselves.
Know it happens.
Remember Zeal does not take sides - it's presence brings strength too.
One more time.
Humility: To accept the ego for what it is.
A Jedi does not boast of their accomplishments and knows that their accomplishment is its own reward.
Understand who we are Jedi- we are Human first
This means we can very much "fly too high or too low"
Find your balance Jedi
Cultivate it
I leave you today with this from a MOVIE
Mace Windu : The boy has exceptional skills.
Obi-Wan : But he still has much to learn, Master. His abilities have made him... well arrogant.
Yoda : Yes. Yes. A flaw more and more common among Jedi. Too sure of themselves they are. Even the older, more experienced ones.
We master things well enough and as humans we can be a bit- to much. You can have a balance.
We can all
Thank you for the time and space today - May the Force be with y'all!
I am available for what ails ya!
Any questions?
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Fear is that which prevents a Jedi from accomplishing their duty. A Jedi learns to let go of their fears through their faith in the Force and has no shame. How does a Jedi get over their fear? AND and what type of fear is it that keeps us from doing things? What exactly does fear keep us from doing?
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Today's Monday morning Meditation is on fear; in admitting our shortfalls when they occur.
Guest:
I guess fear prevents us from growing?
Does it?
That's the idea today
Does fear keep a Jedi...
and what does it keep us from really doing?
Frequency finds favor.
To be frequent with an idea or subject or even practice is what makes it favorable.
The more we frequent things the more at ease and calmer we are about them.
Frequency matters or how often we do things
So, what keeps a Jedi from growing?
What exactly keeps us from learning?
What is a duty of the Jedi?
"A Jedi learns to let go of their fears through their faith in the Force and has no shame in admitting their shortfalls when they occur"
If we make our faith frequent,
then that's the ticket.
whatever we do = do it frequently
One of the ways to rid yourself of fear is to identify it first.
What fear keeps you too long?
As Jedi - I have a problem with fear-
but I admit I am not as brave as I can be.
Most time, those present are considered brave for just showing up some days.
Presence helps rid fear.
***Feel free to ask questions or comment or add criticism or encouragement any time
one of the ways to rid yourself of fear is to identify it, first
Guest:
A fear of disappointing others (or a fear of guilt) often holds me very far back from what I could be
I have had that fear friend
How does one rid our paths of this?
Guest:
I guess you need to accept yourself for what you are on that one, but is that also the way of a Jedi?
One of the ways I did was I changed the focus.
Accepting yourself is a good and healthy thing
Living for others was often for me anyway...living to what I thought someone else's path for me
it actually wasn't
I thought "well, I must live like this to be pleasing"
We can find our own BEING in us
I don't understand?
change the focus of pleasing others to ...What do I do now... not what others may think
Guest:
That is very wise
Part of the Hero's Journey is self-identification and understanding what we find in our own journeys
if we can IDENTIFY where our fears are and where we got them....
this can help
are they OUR own fears?
Most of my own things I was afraid of were not real. They were what I thought others were thinking
isn't that odd?
Identification is key
in anything we do
being a Jedi is no exception to the rules and fears all humans have
just because we "robe up " dont mean its a shield and a cheat where we are free to run around and do as we please....
We have reminders
We have AID and guides
One of the freedoms we have as a Human but as Jedi as well is the fact that we can confess things and hold each other to our WORDS and hopes. No greater hope is the one that removes our own Ego and start thinking about others.
Sometimes our Ego can remind us of our fears
I know mine does often
" your not good enough " or " no one cares"
yet,....
here we are
So remember this week - fear can keep you from doing things as a Jedi and as a human
become frequent
confront what needs confronting
know what need your attention and what does not
know we are not perfect and we never will be
Jedi ain't saints, just people
but we don't have to fall short when fear comes round
Now, If for any reason you need mental health or need to speak to any one of a professional manner- please do- I am no professional but I care enough to remind others it is HEALTHY to check yourself and adjust accordingly
Facing fears is a key Idea in Star Wars
Confrontation
Guest:
indeed it is
Confrontation can come in many forms so do be smart
We can come to the spot where Luke and Rey decided they COULD be on the wrong side but that's not their choice and they really don't want to
It scared them
Novice Bru-He WiEph — Today at 6:21 AM
Morning all
heya
talking about fear today friend
Fearlessness: To have no self-imposed limits.
Fear is that which prevents a Jedi from accomplishing their duty. A Jedi learns to let go of their fears through their faith in the Force and has no shame in admitting their shortfalls when they occur.
fearlessness
you know we can ignore some fears?
Some people do at them moment of truth.
Some can not
The reminder and Ideas today are to help us and remind us we have fear
but we don't have to be a slave or even attached to it the same anymore
I know I am fearful , I can give you a list of the things I am fearful of
so can we all
but to get over a few of the not so healthy ones is my focus
I don't like that I don't read as much as I should
Guest
how do we know if a fear is healthy or unhealthy? Is it if it's warranted?
I found out some one SHAMED me for reading some time in my past and I have to break that.
you tell me friend, do you know what's healthy for you
I sat down and actually thought about my actual fears
I went into the caves lol
Guest :
I must admit I find it hard to differentiate between good fear and bad fear
nods
frequency helps with this
the more we try and the more we act, the more we will be comfortable with ideas and ways
what keeps me from reading....a fear of being ridiculed for it
but in reality - I live with my wife and my 2 kids of 10... who's going to make fun of me really? I read myths to the kids every night and they love 'em and ask for more and the wife encourages it.
the fear for me, keeps me from seeking things out and participating
Here is a question for you to think about next time- can I ignore this fear and do others? how?
Some fears can be ignored
Guest :
how can I begin practicing this mindfulness of fears, and begin teaching myself to ignore them?
ever heard or read of stories of parents lifting up cars and running to the rescue for the AID of their children?
Do you know who Desmond Doss is?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Doss
this American Soldier was the first American solder to be a MEDIC and NOT have a gun officially.
He didn't believe he was there to kill but to save and as part of his actual faith he prayed and followed the ideas his faith had.
He saved so many people and even help win the fight. (USA Archives WWII Museum says 75 people)
His mantra or prayer was this..."just one more"
The fact that he had a prayer and a hope is what brought many solders down from a mountain top and eventually the Army taking it over.
We can find inspiration from those who have done it
Frequency finds favor
I hang out with people who are NOT like me sometimes because I don't want to act the same I want to actually learn from others.
That in itself keeps a huge fear in it
the fear of I CAN'T LEARN THAT
I wish I has a sword to slay that old saying " I can't "
the fact is the human potential is still alive as much as it was in the past
If it is in the realm of human possibility - it can be done
We can know which fear to keep and which to let go
if we begin IDENTIFYING them
Notice them when they show up and write them in a journal
Find out where it came from
whose fear is it- we learn our fears from some one
fear is taught as much as it can be developed as well
It is my hope we as Jedi realize we are Jedi and humans too and as a human we have human problems
we have fear
sometimes - some fears keep us from doing things
some fears keep Active Daily Living activities at bay
We can know who we are and our own fears
Identify them
Then think about where you got them from, where did you learn that fear?
Sometimes to see the SYMBOL can helps us
Do we have symbols of the KNIGHT?
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life happens
there is a idea called the Wheel of fortune
Not the gameshow
in it...
we are coming and going
we are on top
or at the bottom
or in a process of being there soon
we go down in pits and get out
in out in out
up down up down
life has this flow
like a circle
Fear sometimes tells me I am getting singled out or picked on or the world is out to get me
in reality it is not, there is no sinister plot...
our choices come from how much we are aware of
to know that we will be in a pit or coming out helps to rid fears like "I'M GUNNA BE HERE FOREVER" or "there is no hope"
One of the key ideas to what we do here and the Hero's Journey is there is AID everywhere
AID
there is help at every interval of the journey
someone has been there and done that and can help us on the journey
Find your Yoda's and Obi Wan's
find those who have no fear and who live like it and ask them, how do you do it
If they are Jedi, they will share every time
I solemnly promise lol
Guest :
That is very strong advice Pastor
Jedi are strong
Fearlessness: To have no self-imposed limits.
Fear is that which prevents a Jedi from accomplishing their duty. A Jedi learns to let go of their fears through their faith in the Force and has no shame in admitting their shortfalls when they occur.
take the cap off the self-imposed limits
That's all we share with each other
Wow that was a hour
Guest:
yeah haha
time does fly when you're having fun hu lol
just one more....
Guest:
thank you Pastor, I've been struggling recently, and your words have been very relevant to me at this time, and very comforting
Fearlessness isn't rid of fear it's a better way to manage it, fear never goes away just our tendencies to frequent them.
May the Force be with you
and may the Force be with you all for those who join in later!!!
May the Force be with y'all
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Today's topic is on Jedi and the Honor they can have.
What is Honor or honorable for a Jedi today?
The sword or the symbol of the sword is one of the most trusted and used symbols for honor.
In the Jedi world, we have the example and symbol of a Light Saber
I think the saying is ""Your father's lightsaber. This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a blaster. An elegant weapon, for a more civilized age."
There is a level of honor among the Jedi.
It is almost unsaid.
One of the ideas not said out loud is the idea of engaging in petty things.
As a Jedi we can come across many ideas that are worthy, but are they honorable? Do they represent that which we seek?
Does your faith bring you honor? Do your practices bring you honor?
These are questions we can all ask ourselves.
Where does our honor come from as Jedi? as Humans?
A movie?
A theme?
An idea?
Acting and carrying oneself with stature and distinction influences others, offering a compelling example of what can be achieved by those who follow Jediism
I used to be told growing up to "Act like [you] got some sense" but that's basically the idea here.
Choose to matter and choose to have a brand of honor.
Most brands of honor or the choices we display--- which lightsaber you "USE" come into play.
Each color and hilt represent an idea or a "WAY" we can cultivate.
So true and the same can be said for our own honor
In this day and age, it seems even the basics in development, human development, are rare. Be a keeper of the truth. Don't cheat. These two can make or break an idea or a pathway in life over-night.
What we BUILT and strived for can be lost in one fell swoop of choices
Our own honor can keep us or free us
Our DOCTORINE gives us reminder of our boons or focus
Does what you follow or believe in give you HONOR?
There is a difference and if we sit and think about it this week...where are the honorable ideas and where are the not so honorable ones? Who can be trusted and who cannot?
Where does your HONOR hail from Jedi ??? (edited)
To be noble is an old idea
Some days it does seem like HONOR is an idea that expired
The quality of how we act can be the value of our nobility as well
What we do here in the Temple is charge people. I don't mean money, I mean as a Jedi Knight, we trust and charge you with the ability and the honor of representing the Order
Thats a lot
Will you act as knightly as some need, or will you render the AID that is requested to one another with honor???
Will we just forget everything we study and hope for the best or do we decide to act differently?
Is how WE practice and do- does it have honor?
We are eventually one of few who can answer that directly and truthfully to its extent
"Nobility: To act with honour.
A Jedi does not engage in petty, mean or otherwise dubious activities. Acting with stature and distinction influences others, offering a compelling example of what can be achieved by those who follow Jediism."
I hope you act with honor
I hope your brand of honor is one to be worthy of return and cultivation
If you need some - look to the Doctrine. Feel free to take some from humanity and from each other.
That's what it is for and can do some days
Yea... they are old and ancient and even archaic but character and cultivation make HUGE differences in ones path
Have a mode or a brand or a idea of honor in your path. Stand for something friend.
Strive to be A Jedi
There IS honor in the choice and in the path
For those who self-reflect, there is no doubt of the task undertakes.
There is no doubt in the difficulty or managing and navigation of our own human development.
So be it know and use this Maxim as a reminder of our own HONOR
We develop our own honor by our own seek and find - it is in the active engagement of the adjustment and identification of our own principles that holds the honor
it's the idea or the "hue" of our saber color that is filled FILLED with honor
So today on a Monday Jedi - pick your flavor of honor
Is it in the quest for knowledge? The seek of character? or is it in the choice of reflection?
Where do Jedi get their honor from??
Something to think about this week Jedi
Nobility: To act with honor.
A Jedi does not engage in petty, mean or otherwise dubious activities. Acting with stature and distinction influences others, offering a compelling example of what can be achieved by those who follow Jediism.
What and where does your honor come from?
May the Force be with y'all this week and with every decision you make
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A Jedi is honest with themselves and seeks to always go beyond appearances. There can be no honest self without the knowledge and wisdom to see truth.
One of the things we do in the Temple of the Jedi Order is self-reflect.
There IS a level of truthfulness that is needed when we reflect.
A journal can be a great tool to help along ones path of life and path of cultivation.
A journal can introduce you to yourself and even be a AID in one's journey of self-reflection and self-discovery.
Everything we do here is on honor. We take your word for it. We give everyone the benefit of the doubt.
There can arise a time when a story calls for a bit of a addition or we think that this is where MORE needs to happen when telling or sharing.
There is a magic in the truth. There is a magic in seeking it and keeping it. I think this is a glow ALL JEDI possess. This is why we seek it often and from any angle we can. The truth is out there. We have it in many forms. Here in the Temple of the Jedi Order we keep truth in our Doctrine. Our Maxims are full of truths we all seek.
I grew up in lies.
They became first nature and a way of life. It was not until I met someone new who told me, " You know that's wrong right?" that I began to reflect on the value and principals I held.
Something happened when I began to pay attention to the things in my own path and when I began taking responsibility for my own actions. I wanted to know more and find out more.
It was at points like this, I couldn't tell the truth from the likes. Reflection will AID in noticing things. I kept noticing that there were holes and even MISSING ideas I had. I did notice what I was keeping and how I was keeping it in my own path. I found lies ruled most of my paths. So I decided to change all that.
I began to tell the truth and seek it. The honest truth not some version of some SIDE I wanted but truth. It became a focus. All of a sudden - I saw it everywhere. It was in trees and in the air and in books and in people and in life. TRUTH exist in so many forms. Can and will we notice it when we see it or come face to face with it?
So here is my encoragmnet to all Jedi everywhere...
Tell the truth, First to yourself.
Then about what you want.
Tell the truth about what you have and where its from.
Validate it.
Keep that which you need and discard what is not for you for later. I will tell you a secret. If you find truth and hide it in your brain and in your thinker, it comes out in its time. You WILL Rember it when you need it, that's how it works.
Keep the truth and seek it out.
Honesty: To avoid lies.
A Jedi is honest with themselves and seeks to always go beyond appearances. There can be no honest self without the knowledge and wisdom to see truth.
Tell the truth and stand for it. Be the symbol. Don't understand it or even do not know where to start? Ask a mentor or some one you can trust. Thats where you can begin with truth.
May the Force be with y'all this week
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Discipline: To let the self be sole master of the self.
A Jedi’s mind is structured, peaceful, unencumbered by emotions, physical state or external stimuli.
There are a few things that can keep us from things.
External stimuli
Our present physical state
and our emotions.
This morning's Maxim is on Discipline
Discipline: To let the self be sole master of the self.
A Jedi’s mind is structured, peaceful, unencumbered by emotions, physical state or external stimuli.
What we REALLY do is reflect here
In the Star Wars movies, we can be LIKE the Skywalkers and we can be LIKE others we see and know of.
We have a reminder and a good one too.
We have our minds body and soul
our mind can be structured or trained to do things
One of these ideas is Self Reflection
It is easy to ask questions about things but of YOURSELF?
Thats where we can not lie or fake our way
I want to encourage every Jedi present and not currently present to think for themselves
have a structure in mind when thinking of thought or meditations or even actions.
Most want meditation to be a switch then its "let it take over"
It is this but at certain points it has to be developed
Things can be developed.
Things can be cultivated.
BUUUUUUT by what means do we actually do this in?
What's the form or the flow of a idea that tells you its up to you to decide?
How do we do it?
Reflection
Self refection is powerful
Reflection is EVEN used in therapy for the mind and soul and body
To reflect is to think... to think on the reasons why we act the way we do and to find the explanations for these questions.
Why do I do what I do and where did IT come from are the questions that can be answered.
It is up to use to choose our actions relationships and principals.
So today, here are a few tips on reflection.
There are questions one can ask themselves and deepening on the severity of the result or its answers, you can gauge which direction you can take your thoughts or let them go.
One of the most common questions is WHO AM I
Your identity is very important.
Identity plays an important role in empowering individuals to exercise their rights and responsibilities fairly and equitably in a modern society. It is imperative for social, economic and digital inclusion as it provides access to basic human rights
Another good one is WHAT OF OTHERS?
What of your own relationships?
What is the value of war to you? Peace?
What is the value you have on certain topics like :
LOVE war REVENGE betrayal GOOD vs Evil
REDEMTION friendship Family
DEATH what is the value of death to you?
What are my own prejudice's and where did I learn them from, who taught me to be grouchy ?
Who taught me to be happy?
In every THEME in literature and the MYTH there is a level of availability to make it your ow
We can personalize our ideas when we reflect, that's kind of the idea as well
So there can be a flow to things as we reflect and as we find out about US as we ask US the good stuff !!
We are and can be the SOLE masters of our own life's, direction and fate
Structured....Peaceful and encumbered can be The ultimate goal is
to get there, give some time to our emotions
our physical state
and what's stimulates us
When we reflect on these 3 sections of our development, we can find much and enougth to keep us busy fro a lifetime
our emotions and what generates them
what our physical state is in
and what gets us going or our own motivation
What truly motivates us to act. Where are our REAL BUTTONS ???
Take the time to find a path or a mode or a way to do things that isnt a all day fight or taxing to the point of exhaustion or AID. They exist.
Take some time to relax OUR emotions today and this week so we can truly see a bit more of whats present.
...and dont drink so much coffee...
or tea
or what have you
too much is still too much so do remember that as well
Discipline: To let the self be sole master of the self.
A Jedi’s mind is structured, peaceful, unencumbered by emotions, physical state or external stimuli.
These choices are yours and yours alone
Others CAN make them for us and have in the past but today is the time to act!
Take charge of your own path
let it go
Worrying will make you old fast and in a hurry
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Instead of worrying, try reflection
there is a healthy benefit from reflection not worry or upset
there is a freeing mode after time you MUST experience for yourself Jedi
Peace can be said to be a lie by those who dont know it or recognize it
It takes DISIPLINE to reflect.
let YOU and the BEING who you are, be the one who guides the way
So, I will be here and post this today, say a good word for me today as well, still feeling icky today
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A Jedi focuses in the task at hand. Although a Jedi is aware of the past, and wary of the present's impact on the future, through discipline they know how to select and concentrate on priorities.
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May the Force be with you were ever you may be.
Today Monday Morning reflection comes from the Maxim - Focus
We are reminded that we can choose our focus.
One of the most needed ideas is how to be present.
Human and Jedi alike will somehow tend to trail off into the past or the future and there is hardly any time at all IN the actual presence.
We have the freedom, no matter what country we live in or where we reside, to choose.
I know some places are more strict than others but in the whole world, there is a freedom in choice when we think about it.
It is up to us to choose where our mind wonders some days.
We encourage one another to find that which matters the most to them.
There are some proprieties we have that need adjusting or a better understanding of time and effort but for the most part, life isn't that difficult to understand when we realize we can become more aware of today and what we are going through now.
Identification is key.
SO, what ARE the things you choose to focus on?
What do YOU choose to focus on?
be Present Jedi
The more present we can be, the more we can understand and the more it won't be HID from us.
Here is a list of words that may help us understand or even get into the space we need to be more present.
Arrive
Come
come out
crop
develop
emerge
materialize
occur
pop up
present
show up
surface
turn out
These are ideas that can help remind us we can be much more present that we normally are.
Its ok to think.
It is OK to think.
please please please please please
Do not stop thinking.
the idea here is to understand we can more.
We can choose what we focus on as well.
Some mornings I pick things that take me quite some time to return from
Thats ok too
The idea is to be aware.
Be wary.
How do you know what's what when dealing with our own focus?
Not everything is ok for us to apply to try and not everything is for us individually.
so how do we know the difference?
We strive to understand our own proprieties.
Have you taken tome to understand the person present today?
Are you present today? Its Monday -
Can you be more present that yesterday?
I want to give caution where it is needed as well.
We can always have to much of one thing or too much of something.
The ONLY PERSON who knows that balance and that keeps that idea is YOU?
We have the opportunity to reflect as often as we like and remember.
As we reflect, keep in mind we are in charge of US.
WE reflect and we ask US what we find.
it is our seek or our goal or a focus we have and to be quite honest, its a seek we all share as Jedi.
Each of us can take time to better understand where we are in life and where we want to be.
We choose our focus.
Whatever is on your plate today, it was your choice?
I know there are times and situations that happen, and LIFE has a tendency to be unpredictable and upsetting at "often" intervals.
But in the grand scheme of things, I have found there is no LARGE sinister plot to get me or to make me trip up and catch me doing wrong or even to bring me to justice.
If we can choose the color of our pants and socks, among other things, we can certainly change our music, literature and Myth, not to mention our own principals. We can certainly find new ways and ideas we can adapt and adjust.
It is TRULY up to us where OUR focus lays.
" Focus is the art of pruning the irrelevant and pouring the best of your mind into what you are doing."
Who chooses which is irrelevant and which is worth keeping?
Prune YOU... Prune yours, not someone else's garden.
How would it work if when I began to plant my garden, STRANGERS and people I am unaware of began gardening in MY garden space?
What will that accomplish?
We will get a garden of wild and unscheduled yields.
To each their own I say but that's the idea, water YOUR yard or YOUR seeds Sow your own ideas and plant what YOU need.
I don't eat most of what I have found in some "freedom gardens."
Liberty garden - freedom gardens - community gardens
We have many ideas out their friends.
THIS IS 2023
Live in the NOW.
Pick what you choose to look at.
Pick what you choose to listen to
Who... you listen to
It is your right and your liberty to choose your focus and or focus's.
As Jedi and as HUMAN
So, this week, please be aware that our own focus and focuses can be chosen and even reset.
Yea, we can reset a few.
If we so choose to
Identification is key in reflection so, take some time to pay attention to YOU.
What we focus on is just as important as where we get it from and whose telling us and why (edited)
INTENTIONS are some days like pure precious metals.
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Where does your focus lay and what is PRECIOUS to us?
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What does your ZEAL drive you to do?
Where are your principals at Jedi?
I hope this doesn't scare us as much as remind us that we have the ability to choose where our focus goes and if we are not careful, we may lose a few principals we never thought possible.
Focus: To select what matters most.
A Jedi focuses on the task at hand. Although a Jedi is aware of the past, and wary of the present's impact on the future, through discipline they know how to select and concentrate on priorities.
May the Force be with Y'all wherever you may be this week?
I am available all day for comment questions gripe complains and tips on how to make better carrot cake...
May the Force be with Y'all
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A Jedi knows there is a time and place for all things. They do not actively interfere in worldly affairs and refrain from overtly supporting or opposing other individuals or organizations."
Good time zone and good day Jedi. May the Force be with y'all wherever you may be today.
To be invisible-
Good day and time zone Temple of the Jedi Order
Today is a good one,
May the Force be with you wherever you hail from and are on the way to today.
May the Force be with y'all
now, today I stated is a good one
Be invisible
What does it mean to be invisible today, right now in 2023???
There is an OLD saying made famous in my path by Bruce Lee and others.
Be like ...
water
Water
Even in "The Book Of Change; The Tao Te Ching" in verse 8 it reminds us to remember that there IS a FLOW of things
One version puts it like this ..
Tao Te Ching – Verse 8 "The supreme good is like water, which nourishes all things without trying to. It is content with the low places that people disdain. Thus it is like the Tao."
but being like water, isn't water....everywhere ?
Is not water in some shape or form in everything we dwell with?
It is in our air,
Water is in the ground.
It- water- is all around us.
There is nothing we can do to get away from it some days.
it is not invisible... or is it?
As Akiko Busch writes, “Invisibility can be about finding a sense of fit with the immediate landscape, be it social, cultural or environmental. It can be about adaptability and the recognition that assertiveness may not always be in our best interest. Most of all, it can reflect a sense of vigilance, a sensitivity to and respect for external conditions.”
I so do like that explanation best. There are more and by much more experienced people but this one seems to be where my own focus is at lately.
Water IS present, yet not
Water is a part of everything we know in some way shape or form.
you could say WATER is invisible
Why be a part of everything ?
As humans, we are part of the world
We live in the ordinary world
the NOW
right now - right now (edited)
Can we really be invisible ?
Now, for the sake of the ordinary world, invisibility is science fiction today.
The idea I am trying to pass isn't about becoming not able to be seen visually but to become a part of the world we LIVE in
There is a photo on the internet that gets me
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Most of the time we want the world or our environment to be contained and neat and calm and controlled.
It will never be like this
So, how do we disappear when the entire world seems to be ACTIVE and not dormant and alive and run NOT on our control?
We become a part
Become a part of the world
be a part
of a whole
Which whole?
your WHOLE being
Become a part of the Force
Discretion
What type of DISCRETION do you use Jedi ?
Where do your discretions HAIL from?
I hope I spelled that right (edited)
Become a part of your life and flow.
Become a part of the ebb and flow of the Force
I mean, when you make a change like that, you let in the possibilities.
We become the Force by entering into it
Some days it a choice
Some days it's a strive and some days it does happen all on ITS own
The idea is that we can get to a point where we are ONE with what we seek
Being INVISIBLE or the idea of it also creates a glow about you that can reflect our surrounding and moments as well as goals and strives.
It is kind of the OPPOSITE of seeking the LIME-light
Limelight
One of the ideas we share as well, is not only the selfless path we choose but some of the methods and ideas we return to are similar.
Discretion: To become invisible.
"A Jedi knows there is a time and place for all things. They do not actively interfere in worldly affairs and refrain from overtly supporting or opposing other individuals or organizations."
Can you, as a Jedi, have discretion?
Yup
Will it be the same as mine?
nope
yet,.....
Here we are
United under ONE banner
The same but different yet the same
so today, this Monday I hope this Maxim we share, we really do
I hope there is a level of HUBRIS in each of us
I hope we see the world as something to be a part of
not something to LORD
Who LORDs over the Force?
Who's in charge really of it, NO ONE
The idea is our own discretion
we are allowed it
I am telling every Jedi I know, - use your own discretion
...and if you can't, build it to something you can.
take some time to understand these types of things
DO it
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take the time to ask yourself these questions
I swear to it - if- slash when you do...
you will STIR your own pot
You MAY let in new flow
you may UN- lodge a few things.
remember YOU HAVE your own discretion
use it or build it Jedi
Reflect
become a PART of the whole
Your whole. Pastor Carlos
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Indeed, hubris is categorically followed by nemisis ; hence, I suppose, the lesson from it.
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Today's lesson is taken from our Maxims.
Meditation
To exercise the mind
What is meditation and why???
Why meditate?
And as always, the big question is ....HOW do Jedi meditate ?
Off screen, we have no chamber or special spaces designed for such a time.
Two things I WISH were real off-screen that are purely on-screen ideas is a BACTA-Tank and a Meditation Chamber
As off-screen Jedi, we are encouraged to meditate.
As fellow human beings, we are encouraged to meditate
There are many ways but according to the people who "shrink" or study things like this, there are two types of meditation
Concentrative techniques involve focusing on a particular object that's generally outside of oneself such as a candle's flame, the sound of an instrument, or a mantra.
Non-concentrative meditation, on the other hand, can include a broader focus such as the sounds in your environment, internal body states, and even your own breathing.
There are MANY reasons we can choose to meditate as well
Health reasons
Individual reasons
Spiritual reasons
Religious reasons
Meditation can do A LOT for a person
We are reminded that it is with meditation that we can examine our own motives
Meditation can even AID in the understanding of things like Emotions - peace Ignorance Passion Serenity Chaos harmony and even ....Death
See what I did there ?
Meditation can help with understanding
now, this is 2023, we have information GALORE
With the use of the internet, we have access to almost anything we need as far as information.
We can look up anything we need today, that's not the problem or landscape.
We have access to much.
But it is our meditations that can be the "brush" or the "paint" that we use
FIND YOUR FORM
or create it
There is a HOPE to meditation we all have as HUMANS
I hope it works and I hope I AM out of the way when it does (edited)
I remember trying meditation for the first time and thinking, "Nothing is happening." (edited)
I quit the first few times because I was bored
Someone told me that it wasn't fair to try things with a empty "try"
Then it happened - there was a connection made.
Like thunder and lightning but inside my soul
Inside
By HAVING a state to return to ... by having something you can count on... HELPS
Meditation is like this.
We as humans know WHY we want to meditate.
We have our own reasons
Understanding is key to a Jedi
But... understanding come with application and effort and sometime form.
I know everyone WANTS to meditate and reach a state where its automatic and easy. For some, THIS IS POSSIBLE FROM DAY ONE.
It DOES happen like that.
Over time, we can catch patterns and even recognize patters.
Humans catch things
We notice
Most time, it is our mind body or soul that can have a understanding of things as well. A good balance can be had
It does (understanding) and can come from all three places in the human being. Mind Body Soul
So we have a reminder that by meditation, we can improve mindfulness
We can give our focus the attention it needs
...and we can learn some ...P .. P ...P.......Patience !!!
Contrary to popular belief, patience is a virtue and virtues can be learned or adjusted and even MADE
Acceptance Authenticity Compassion Curiosity Forgiveness Courage and Detachment are but a few ideas we can work on when we decide to with meditation. These are virtues I wish everybody was wary of
Be mindful Jedi
Focus
Try Patience
These are three ideas we can keep together when we think of meditation.
Now, me personally- I am all about the concentrative meditation
But even thinkers want to stop thinking to a point where thinking can be according to what's inside. Some meditation can guided.
(Master) Pastor Carlos —
But the goal can be to do it with more ease and practice till it can become a new nature or a new practice
WORKING on meditation for me is like trying to build a house with invisible brick some days.
or a bridge at night - it's possible but it does take a bit more focus than I am prone to is all.
Over the years, WHAT I have studied has come out in my own reflections. That is how it works. Put in, get out.
The old aphorism "As we think, so shall we do" can come into play here as well
HOW and why we meditate can be a matter of focus as well.
There are THOUSANDS of ways to meditate and many MORE reason to ..
but what are yours?
YOU are the reason this place exists.
It can be up to you to begin meditation
What style - is up to you
What actual practice ... that's on you (edited)
So I want to encourage every Jedi to make it a part of your everyday
There are so many benefits to meditation
(Master) Pastor Carlos —
It is not fair to give ONLY a HOUR to the idea so, please please please... Put this in your Mind or your heart or your soul. Anywhere you like, apply liberally.
I practice with candles and mantras myself (edited)
There is a magic in a good RETURN
Meditation is a great return
There are styles and techniques out there
Any questions?
comments
Shares ?
Invitations to parties or a club.
If you lose your way, meditate.
If you're having focus issues
Meditate
If you would like to be more MINDFUL of things
Med - I - tate !
Initiate Khwang —
If I often use meditation as a way to get guidance and answers, how can I know if those are the right ones?
(Master) Pastor Carlos —
good day
Initiate Khwang —
hello Pastor Carlos, glad I made it today
(Master) Pastor Carlos —
me too
Who can tell another what to do?
Who has that right?
Initiate Khwang —
for me, i'd say nobody (edited)
only urself
(Master) Pastor Carlos —
We can instruct and AID but in the grand scheme of things, you are correct
This WAS the hardest person to trust for me
I had ZERO understanding of the idea or my original self
I didn't know or recognize who ME was
One of the BEST things you can do is learn who you are so you can forget them. It sounds counter active but its truly not in this case
Initiate Khwang —
im trying to understand
to learn who i am to forget the different parts of me?
(Master) Pastor Carlos —
can you ever forget who you are?
Initiate Khwang —
not really
(Master) Pastor Carlos —
There is a knowing we can have or an understanding
Who are you ... is one of those big big questions that can take people YEARS to define and come to a understand with
We use the CAVE as an example but there are moments to grow and develop that we can be reminded of
We have the tools as humans to better understand ourselves
and each other
Initiate Khwang —
Am I right in understanding that in order to use meditation as guidance and answers for ourselves, the pre-requisite is to understand our true self first?
(Master) Pastor Carlos —
Maxims are truths we ALL know and keep in one way shape or form
We share them as HUMANS
POP Culture THRIVES on them and so does modern day story telling
There is a understanding and a peace that comes from knowing who you are and what your own Philosophies and Doctrine are.
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There is a draw to those who have it. It "begets" itself
"Virtues Beget themselves"
One of the symbols we use as Jedi and as HUMANS is the Knight
What better idea to keep of HONOR and courage and focus knowledge and wisdom than with the idea of Jedi
It is not the only
It never will be
but its a start !
If you like, call Jedi ism a elementary course in being human.
As one of my friends called it , Star Wars a entry level saga to a introduction to being human ...( I added this part) - with much more to follow.
I want to encourage every Jedi to meditate (edited)
If it is not automatic, then your gunna have to work on it like the rest of us. (edited)
Welcome to the human race
To be a human is not too bad
Not to shabby if you ask me but I AM bias as I am a human myself.
As humans, we have what is called the HUMAN POTENTIAL in which if it is in the realm of human possibility, it can be done.
So this week I want to only remind others of the abilty we have to meditate
USE YOUR TOOLS
Initiate Khwang — Today at 7:07 AM
thank you, Pastor Carlos, lots to meditate on haha
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 7:09 AM
Ha see - you get it! Dad joke for the week, this is just a joke- Vader has Luke as a child in a seat by the table.. Luke has spaghetti all over the place, its just floating and wiggling around and Vader states, "THE FORK Luke, I said use the , never mind..."
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Thank you Khwag for attending and joining in today.
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Training: To know one's ignorance
A Jedi knows there is always something more to learn and seeks new lessons every day.
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Today's meditation is on the Maxim "Training"
"Training: To know one's ignorance."
A Jedi knows there is always something more to learn and seeks new lessons every day.
We have a symbol as Jedi.
We have many but this one is kind of special.
It is our hair, or our idea of the Jedi braid.
In fandom, the braid represents the symbol of the learner or the student.
There were those who didn't have hair.
They were given braids to hold and keep.
I am not THAT familiar with the Fandom ( So if you know a bit more, please share)
The idea is to have a symbol we can use, to remind us that we can still learn.
As Humans, our brains will never stop working.
Our minds will race to the future or the past until it quits.
One of the most difficult things for a human being to do, is to live in the present moment.
One of the aids we can use is that of the idea that no matter where we go or do, we will never know it all (edited)
As Jedi, we remind ourselves and each other we can have that forever student glow about us.
"A Jedi knows there is always something more to learn and seeks new lessons every day."
Do we really know this?
Do we acknowledge that we seek?
It is in the "Seek" that we learn and grow.
It is in the path of us looking for things and sharing things that we actually find information and understanding.
Validation, validates.
So, this week, I would like to remind every Jedi- we are learners.
As humans, we can be as Initiates.
Interminable Initiates
There is a "forever student" in the world that keeps the curiosity alive (edited)
We can keep the "student" wonder and seek alive.
Every day
It can be our choice.
It can be our choice to be the life student or the trainee or the one who learns today.
Give me a room full of people willing and I will show you a room full of people who will find things to accomplish.
If we can remember no matter how much we find or know we will never know it all.
We will never amass all the necessary things and information and lessons and ways of life.
Part of life is the ability to receive new things.
Metaphor Monday: You can tell when the study or the braid of a Jedi is missing....
There are some who have no focus of being a student or to learn anything.
You can tell, I am not saying we are intuitive at times, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist or mathematician to figure out someone doesn't want to learn anything.
Surrounding our self with people we want to be like is a good way of saying "I tuck my toes with the Elders."
Where do you get new lessons every day from?
From one another and life.
It can be up to us to notice them.
There is always something to learn.
One of the things I gladly accept, rather than tolerate, is the learn Jedi have.
I love the way Jedi just....want to know or learn.
It is an old fire that has been burning since the dawn of time
We have the ability to remind us, we can learn. We can always learn.
Here is an intentional double positive...
Alway be learning.
In the Jedi setting there is the braid
I wear one.
I know many do.
There are many symbols.
One, I hope we have in our everyday life is to keep the glow of the student on.
We have this treasure as a symbol we can touch, Use a braid of string- yarn or knots.
HAVE something to remind you of your choices.
Have a lightsaber handy.
Identify as whatever you like in any fashion but have the idea of "Never not learning."
no capes...
Just hoods and cloaks but use what you have.
What are some symbols of forever students or forever learners?
Besides the braid?
Students have archives.
What do you archive?
A archive is a place to store ideas- ways- Documents - maps - items - about what we care about.
It's a place of things we care about.
Every Jedi has a archive.
Look at your domicile.
Books
Students have books.
Stacks
Do you have a stack of books somewhere?
Do you have a list of things?
DO you have folders or ...spiral notebooks?
Do you have a digital space to journal? (edited)
This morning, it is my hope that we remind each other of our own commitments and choices.
One of those commitments is the ability to keep learning no matter the level we are on in life.
As Pastor, I still get lessons from others, and I share them. Most time it's One lesson for one lesson.
but there is a mode of study and questions and wonder that can still exist.
If it is our choice then, let us unite under the same banner or the same idea of padawan or the student who learns from others.
Training: To know one's ignorance.
A Jedi knows there is always something more to learn and seeks new lessons every day.
How do we know we are ignorant of things or of information? How do find that which we are missing?
Reflect
Think and choose.
it is our liberty as humans to think about our own path's ways and life.
Take your liberty and remember that we grow.
We always grow (edited)
We are the forever student or...
we know it all.
And if you do, well, if you know everything, please share it with me, I'm lacking.
There is always something to learn.
And, if there is always something to learn, there is always something to share.
I do not know everything.
Neither do you.
I have not met a Jedi who did.
Even with the magic phones or boxes we have information and communication at our fingertips.
Yet, we still don't know everything.
It's there.
It is available.
So today- Monday- just a reminder - you do not know everything.
Count on it.
Know you don't
I do not.
I know.
Do you?
Do we as Jedi know we don't and won't know everything?
Can we remember to be the student or turn on the study light in our mind body and spirit?
We can?
We do.
Pastor Carlos
Chaplain of the Temple of the Jedi Order
Build, not tear down.
Nosce te ipsum / Cerca trova
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Integrity: To be consistent.
A Jedi lives as a Jedi at all times. Hypocrisy is their worst enemy.
(Master) Pastor Carlos —
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Integrity and Hypocrisy
Good morning and Time Zone wherever you may be this morning and what every time it is- hello there
Hi
What a great morning to be alive
I have had the worst holiday I have had yet;
yesterday we, as a family, observed Father's day
My son from my first marriage is just now reaching out in contact and we are creating a new relationship everyday
He has had some trouble with the law this last few years,
well, he got picked up from a wedding shower for a warrant that did not exist or was forgotten to be taken care of
In Texas, warrants are a big and serious thing.
So for Father's day I spent the entire day speaking to bail bondsman and attorneys to find out that he is actually not doing anything wrong.
Now, Integrity is key to my own life. I have made it a point to --have integrity where I need it.
I would encourage every Jedi to train and work on their own definitions but especially on our own Integrity.
As Jedi, it is one of our focuses
(Master) Pastor Carlos —
You cannot build or live off of each-others pain or suffering for too long.
So, I want to encourage every Jedi to have a brand of integrity.
What is your band of integrity?
What's your definition?
How do you display it or show it or even seek it out?
The doctrine reminds us "to be constant"
In this world of ordinary, there is a very crazy idea out there
be constant
Be you
all the time
Know who you are
and if you do not, then take some steps to understand more
reflect
Integrity exists usually when no one is around
It is sometimes a very elusive thing in that no one will know
As Jedi, our integrity is all we have.
Lies do not become us very well
as Jedi
or as humans, for that matter
but the idea is to know that you can have a level or two of integrity as a Jedi
figure out who you are or who you want to be and peruse it
Be truthful
Be someone the Force can count on
Do we as Jedi have a level of integrity that is active and ready?
...or are we hypocrites?
(Master) Pastor Carlos — Today at 6:11 AM
What is the difference between believing what one does not and having hope for some virtue you have yet to learn?
It is up to each of us to reflect on our own values and levels of life.
One of the things we can "spit shine" or give some time to is our own integrity as Jedi and as humans is our own integrity.
There are ways of building integrity
One of the ways is to be honest
Stand for something
Make your choice and know at any time you can change or even stop it.
But make a choice
Then, after you have made your decision on your own level of integrity, apply it.
Find or create your own purpose in life and stick with it
So many Jedi stand for things the Jedi themselves don't even understand
I want to encourage every Jedi to check your own papers and standards
Check yourself....
before you wreck ...yourself
(Master) Pastor Carlos —
Thats is really the only way this- reflection and self-reflection truly work
with integrity
everything we do here is on your own merit
Stand for what you believe in
If you do not know, validate it
Check it out (edited)
Hypocrisy is harsh (edited)
There are contradictions all over the world
To know who we are and to stand on our own words is something I hope for every Jedi
tell the truth as often as you can
even if it may cause trouble
As Jedi, Try to have a better level of truth in your path
To believe, what we don't actually believe is the most dastardly thing we could do to ourselves.
Why lie to you
so I want to encourage every Jedi to check yourself
yourself
choose to grow or train your own integrity
Pick people who have it
There is a old saying I have and its "If you sleep with dogs, you may wake with fleas."
Our integrity can draw others or turn them away forever (edited)
It all depends on us some days hu?
(Master) Pastor Carlos —
So this week, a small reminder ...
Integrity: To be consistent.
A Jedi lives as a Jedi at all times. Hypocrisy is their worst enemy.
be constant in a inconstant world (edited)
by being Jedi
By choosing to be Jedi , you can create your own brand or level of things like integrity
Forgiveness
mercy
things like that
Live as thou wilt
do not hurt one another or at least make a effort to be more aware of things
these are simple yet universal ideas we all share as Jedi and humans
We as Jedi are bound not my some great law or way but by our own light
We are led by others who have been there and done that
and have elixirs to life and time and humanity
We unite under the banner Jedi
I do hope this week and morning, your integrity is intact and if it is not.... (edited)
I hope you know what to do (edited)
Jedi have integrity
Hypocrisy is our worst enemy somedays
and truly, it's just us
It is my hope we unite as often as possible under the banner Jedi
In that, we can develop and grow into what and who we are and choose to be
Stand for you
Who you choose to be
Be Jedi
Know what you stand for
It does make it easier to defend that which we know.
Don't defend that which you do not or that which is not yours.
I will be here all day for comments concerns invitations or blank checks
May the Force be with ya'll this week
Chaplain of the Temple of the Jedi Order
Build, not tear down.
Nosce te ipsum / Cerca trova
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