TruthSeeker
2nd April 2006, 10:46 AM
I have always seen the similarities between Taoism and Star Wars... :)
http://www.exn.ca/starwars/taoism.cfm
"A key principle in becoming a master Taoist, is wu-wei, sometimes translated as creative inaction. "It literally means getting things done without doing anything," says Smith. But perhaps it's better described as an action that is so well in accordance with things, that there is no evidence of the action. To the Taoist, any deliberate intervention in the natural order of things will eventually turn into the opposite of what was intended and result in failure. And that is a common theme in Star Wars, says Smith.
Take the scene from the first Star Wars movie, where Obi-wan Kenobi is teaching Luke Skywalker the "ways of the Force" on Han Solo's Millennium Falcon. Luke is trying hard to avoid laser blasts from a remote, but fails miserably. When Obi-wan Kenobi places a blaster helmet on his head so he can't see, he easily deflects the remote's laser blasts. "
Wu wei all the way! :rofl:
http://www.humanicspub.com/bookhtms/taostarwars.htm
http://www.wisdompubs.org/Pages/display.la...=Search&image=1 (http://www.wisdompubs.org/Pages/display.lasso?-KeyValue=32918&-Token.Action=Search&image=1)
I've also found this, which is quite interesting...
"Fear leads to anger.
Anger leads to hate.
Hatred leads to power.
Power leads to victory.
Let your anger flow through you.
Your hate will make you strong.
True power is only achieved through
testing the limits of one's anger,
passing through unscathed.
Rage channeled through anger is unstoppable.
The dark side of the force
offers unimaginable power.
The dark side is stronger than the light.
The weak deserve their fate.
SITH CODE
Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
The Force shall free me.
A quote from a sith
"The Jedi would have you believe that peace is a desirable goal. That peace of the spirit is the way the Force is mastered, that a lack of conflict betters man. We know different. It is our passion... our hate and our desires... that fuels the Force. It is conflict that improves the lot of civilization and single being both. Conflict forces one to better oneself. It forces change, growth, adaption... evolution... or death. These are not our laws, but the universe's. Without conflict you have only stagnation.
What fuels your power with the Force but your passion? The stronger, darker emotions. Anger, hatred, fear... these passions empower us. Love is more dangerous than all those things. Love leads to anger and hatred more often than not... but is also leads to mercy, which is far worse. The Force gives us all power, even the Jedi. It is our mastery of our passion that gives us the strength they lack.
What keeps even the most rudimentary creature alive? Fear to run, anger to fight... without it a creature would most surely die. We are far more than them, but in some ways we are little different. To think us creatures beyond the need of simple passions is a delusion. It is our goal to be stronger, to achieve our potentials and not rest upon our laurels. We are the seekers, not the shepherds.
The stronger you become in the Force, the more power you will achieve. But always must you fight for your power. Without strife, your victory has no meaning. Without strife, you do not advance. Without strife, there is only stagnation.
How many victories can you imagine? Peaceful victory? Victory by sacrifice? A truce, an achievement? Unless the victory is achieved by demonstrating that your power is superior, it is only an illusion. Temporary at best. We seek more.
The chains represent our restrictions, both those placed upon us and those we place upon ourselves. Ultimately the goal of any Sith is to free herself from such restrictions. In a way, it is so we may do whatever we wish... but it is much more than that. One who has freed themselves from all restrictions has reached perfection. Their potential fulfilled. Perfect strength, perfect power, perfect destiny. That is our ideal, at any rate. It is said in Sith legend that the Sith'ari... perfect being... will one day lead us. The legends say the Sith'ari will destroy us... and make us stronger than ever. But perhaps that is just a legend. Perfection is... a goal, I think, rather than a state of being. The Jedi would argue that, no doubt.
The Force is our servant and our master. Our teacher and our companion. A weapon and a tool. Know it and you know the universe. Master it and you master the universe. Strive for perfection and the Force shall reward you." "
The Dark Side
http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?p=...150#post1019150 (http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?p=1019150#post1019150)
http://www.exn.ca/starwars/taoism.cfm
"A key principle in becoming a master Taoist, is wu-wei, sometimes translated as creative inaction. "It literally means getting things done without doing anything," says Smith. But perhaps it's better described as an action that is so well in accordance with things, that there is no evidence of the action. To the Taoist, any deliberate intervention in the natural order of things will eventually turn into the opposite of what was intended and result in failure. And that is a common theme in Star Wars, says Smith.
Take the scene from the first Star Wars movie, where Obi-wan Kenobi is teaching Luke Skywalker the "ways of the Force" on Han Solo's Millennium Falcon. Luke is trying hard to avoid laser blasts from a remote, but fails miserably. When Obi-wan Kenobi places a blaster helmet on his head so he can't see, he easily deflects the remote's laser blasts. "
Wu wei all the way! :rofl:
http://www.humanicspub.com/bookhtms/taostarwars.htm
http://www.wisdompubs.org/Pages/display.la...=Search&image=1 (http://www.wisdompubs.org/Pages/display.lasso?-KeyValue=32918&-Token.Action=Search&image=1)
I've also found this, which is quite interesting...
"Fear leads to anger.
Anger leads to hate.
Hatred leads to power.
Power leads to victory.
Let your anger flow through you.
Your hate will make you strong.
True power is only achieved through
testing the limits of one's anger,
passing through unscathed.
Rage channeled through anger is unstoppable.
The dark side of the force
offers unimaginable power.
The dark side is stronger than the light.
The weak deserve their fate.
SITH CODE
Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
The Force shall free me.
A quote from a sith
"The Jedi would have you believe that peace is a desirable goal. That peace of the spirit is the way the Force is mastered, that a lack of conflict betters man. We know different. It is our passion... our hate and our desires... that fuels the Force. It is conflict that improves the lot of civilization and single being both. Conflict forces one to better oneself. It forces change, growth, adaption... evolution... or death. These are not our laws, but the universe's. Without conflict you have only stagnation.
What fuels your power with the Force but your passion? The stronger, darker emotions. Anger, hatred, fear... these passions empower us. Love is more dangerous than all those things. Love leads to anger and hatred more often than not... but is also leads to mercy, which is far worse. The Force gives us all power, even the Jedi. It is our mastery of our passion that gives us the strength they lack.
What keeps even the most rudimentary creature alive? Fear to run, anger to fight... without it a creature would most surely die. We are far more than them, but in some ways we are little different. To think us creatures beyond the need of simple passions is a delusion. It is our goal to be stronger, to achieve our potentials and not rest upon our laurels. We are the seekers, not the shepherds.
The stronger you become in the Force, the more power you will achieve. But always must you fight for your power. Without strife, your victory has no meaning. Without strife, you do not advance. Without strife, there is only stagnation.
How many victories can you imagine? Peaceful victory? Victory by sacrifice? A truce, an achievement? Unless the victory is achieved by demonstrating that your power is superior, it is only an illusion. Temporary at best. We seek more.
The chains represent our restrictions, both those placed upon us and those we place upon ourselves. Ultimately the goal of any Sith is to free herself from such restrictions. In a way, it is so we may do whatever we wish... but it is much more than that. One who has freed themselves from all restrictions has reached perfection. Their potential fulfilled. Perfect strength, perfect power, perfect destiny. That is our ideal, at any rate. It is said in Sith legend that the Sith'ari... perfect being... will one day lead us. The legends say the Sith'ari will destroy us... and make us stronger than ever. But perhaps that is just a legend. Perfection is... a goal, I think, rather than a state of being. The Jedi would argue that, no doubt.
The Force is our servant and our master. Our teacher and our companion. A weapon and a tool. Know it and you know the universe. Master it and you master the universe. Strive for perfection and the Force shall reward you." "
The Dark Side
http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?p=...150#post1019150 (http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?p=1019150#post1019150)