Feeling In Connection with the Jedi Code
"Remember. Concentrate on the moment. Feel...don�t think. Use your instincts."
...Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn
"You must do what you feel is right, of course."
...Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi
"You must feel the Force around you."
...Jedi Master Yoda
"Search your feelings father. You can't do this. I feel the conflict in you."
...Jedi Master Luke Skywalker
As for a Jedi�s concern, one must strive to understand when the importance of feeling should be looked upon. Just a simple feeling can be a crucial weapon, either to save a soul or to slay a being. Feeling is a two-edged Lightsabre so to speak, in which you must comprehend when and how to use it. A Jedi involved with the Force should understand and know the balance of feeling.
Qui-Gon pointed this conception out when training Obi-Wan. Later, Obi-Wan used the that conception in which he learned from Qui-Gon, and pointed that out to Luke. Luke later pointed it out from Obi-Wan and Yoda to his father Anakin. You see, this realization was given at times when one was thinking and not knowing by instinct, having to much doubt and misconception that would lead them astray towards the path of the Dark Side. For Obi-Wan, it was not believing in his actions while in training. For Luke, it was a remembrance of how his Uncle Owen was preventing him from not getting involved. For Anakin (Darth Vader), it was the pride influenced by Emperor Palpatine (Darth Sidious) in not wanting to face the truth of who he was. Even Darth Maul's actions in the duel that cost him his death is another example that a Jedi should realize.
Obi-Wan, Luke, and Anakin were examples of when we use too much action and too much thought, in which we do not have control. We become like robots, as symbolized with Darth Vader, in which we cannot function nor give compassion, and the Force cannot affect us as much as it should. It is only when letting go of your fears and your disbelieves will the Force use you and live inside you, providing you the inspiration to find your abilities.
Remember, as said in the Jedi Code, "There is no emotion, there is peace...There is no ignorance, there is knowledge." Some can�t understand why it says this and some Jedi I find later on don�t agree with it, since Yoda, Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, and Luke expressed that one should have relied on their feelings, not as much on thoughts and actions. Yet you have to also realize why they said that when they did. The reason for them stating such in that certain moment of time.
You see, feeling for a Jedi is used to control doubt. And once you control that doubt, you then should have reliance upon your knowledge and actions in which the Force will guide you with. In other words, when you balance the comprehension of feeling upon your other abilities such as thought and action, you are in control.
By understanding this concept, the Jedi remind each other when they are to lost in doubt upon only thought and action to rely on feeling. It is for the sake of equilibrium with the Force. Yet, to obtain feeling, we should realize when to use it. How much of it we use in our decisions, our choices, and our commitments. Remember that the Jedi uses balance. If you are troubled, it is probably because you have lost that balance, whether it be only thought, only action, or only feeling.
Know and realize the truth. Let your instincts remind you of what is right. You will always, always know a Jedi when you look upon how that person controls his feelings, his thoughts, and his actions. Remember the power of feeling, and when it should be used and pointed out to another Jedi, as with Obi-Wan, Luke, and Anakin. Realize the truth and connection. And lastly, understand how it gives balance to the code.
When you do this, you will again step into a larger world.
...Jedi Relan Volkum
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