http://community.beliefnet.com/go/forum/view/43861/69809/Jedihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/29497169/Why_I_Became_a_JediTo start, I speak here only for myself. My words may reflect the opinions of others, and others may believe in things similar to my beliefs, but there is no dogma or official doctrine to debate. With that said, I begin.I first heard of Jedi when IFri, 16 Nov 2012 09:28:41 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/29382257/A_Teaching_About_TeachingI know a lot of people who reject the idea that there is any specific "Jedi Wisdom" in the world, because to them it's all derived from something else--to them, Jediism is syncretistic.So what about the idea that the truth has no religion? If we discSat, 15 Sep 2012 17:03:10 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/29335979/ChoicesProbably about 10 years ago I was introduced to the idea that every aspect of our lives is the way it is because of our choices. In other words, the world around you? You created it! I know that's a touchy subject so I don't invite discussion on tWed, 22 Aug 2012 20:44:15 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/29335961/The_Way_of_ZenA long time ago I picked up the book The Way of Zen by Alan Watts. I read through most of it, but it honestly was a bit over my head at the time. Nearly a decade later, I decided to go back to it, and I was amazed at how obvious the lessons seemedWed, 22 Aug 2012 20:28:43 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/29335959/A_word_of_cautionFrom the Hua Hu ChingWed, 22 Aug 2012 20:26:16 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/29208087/Deja_vu,_Alternate_Universes,_and_the_SingularityI've been getting deja vu rather often lately and it sort of spurred on a whole other chain of thoughts, which I thought I'd record here.It's such a strange feeling. For me, deja vu is like I get the sense that I've done something a million times.Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:05:57 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/29202347/SincerityI was reading the Hua Hu Ching today, and I came to a statement that kind of seemed relevant to my life right now. Maybe it will be for you too :) "To approach the Tao, you will need all your sincerity, for it is elusive, first revealing itself in fMon, 25 Jun 2012 20:27:55 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/29200579/The_Reality_of_Jedi:People often look at and even come to the Jedi thinking it is an end product. People judge the Jedi against the thousand plus year histories of other paths and find the Jedi lacking. And some how act like that is a surprise. Here is reality...PeopleMon, 25 Jun 2012 02:06:30 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/29199461/Tao_of_the_ForceI've done a lot of writing over the years that I was a Jedi, most of which ended up on the Jedi Creed website when I was just a teenager. Yet, ideas flooded my mind, spiritual concepts, philosophies... things that a normal teenager wouldn't be experSun, 24 Jun 2012 15:37:13 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/29195679/An_InvitationHello everyone,I decided to start this new thread because I feel that the Force has led me here to do just that.For those who have no idea who I am, my name is Streen (yes, named after the Star Wars character, but I won't get into that now), and I coFri, 22 Jun 2012 21:24:14 -0500