The Jedi Library

The Ashtavakra Gita is an ancient Hindu text structured in the form of a dialogue between the sage Ashtavakra and his pupil Janaka – the king of Mithila, a region of North Eastern India. The dating of the text is near-impossible with a potential age range as wide as 700 to 2500 years from present.

In any case, it is packed full of wisdom and crying out for a revised ‘Jedi’ treatment. As is our way, where traditional translations might use names such as Brahman or Atman, or capital ‘S’ Self – we use ‘The Force’. Where reference is made to a sage or ‘wise person’, we use the name ‘Jedi’. This is not meant to cause offence in any way. The use of different names by different cultures when referencing ‘The Absolute ‘ can trick us into thinking that fundamentally different concepts are being discussed, when nothing could be further from the truth. The Absolute is The Absolute irrespective of what name you give it. Within the mythology of The Star Wars Universe ‘The Force’ is the ‘Absolute Ground of Being’ and those in closest communion with it are ‘Jedi’.

This version is adapted from the version constructed by Bart Marshall.

With that I give you The Jedi Ashtavakra Gita.

May The Force be with You . . . . Always  . . . .

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:08 Chapter 1: Instruction on Realisation of The Force
00:08:21 Chapter 2: The Joy of Force Realisation
00:15:00 Chapter 3:  The Test of Force Realisation
00:18:40 Chapter 4: The Glorification of Force Realisation
00:20:18 Chapter 5: The Four Ways to Dissolution
00:21:57 Chapter 6: The Higher Knowledge
00:23:22 Chapter 7: The Nature of Force Realisation
00:25:08 Chapter 8: Bondage & Liberation
00:26:40 Chapter 9: Detachment
00:29:06 Chapter 10: Quietude
00:31:32 Chapter 11: Wisdom
00:34:14 Chapter 12: Abiding in The Force
00:36:32 Chapter 13: Contentedness
00:38:41 Chapter 14: Tranquility
00:40:01 Chapter 15: Knowledge of The Force
00:45:49 Chapter 16: Special Instruction
00:48:57 Chapter 17: The True Knower
00:53:56 Chapter 18: Peace
01:19:21 Chapter 19: Repose in The Force
01:21:46 Chapter 20: Liberation in Life



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The Jedi Sleep Meditation. 

A strong wind won't last all morning,
A downpour won't last all day,
These phenomena emanate from the entire Universe,
If even the Universe must rest,
So must The Jedi.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:24 Body Scan
00:10:41 The Jedi Sleep Meditation

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A brief introduction, and the actual Introduction to The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley. 1/27

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Many great thinkers have described The Force - sometimes without even knowing it! Here are 108 quotations from a diverse range of thinkers, philosophers and scientists, split roughly into three sections:

00:00:00 What is The Force?
00:15:27 What are we?
00:33:23 How do we connect

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Meister Eckhart (1260-1327) was a German medieval mystic of the Dominican branch of Catholicism. His preaching was immensely popular in his own time and his writings form an important part of the foundation of western mysticism. Furthermore, his ideas and inspiration will assist those on their own Jedi Path.

Much of the script for this video is taken from the Foreward and Editor's Introduction to the wonderful book: Meister Eckhart, from Whom God Hid Nothing by David Steindl-Rast and David O'Neal. I recommend reading their book in full!

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The Avadhuta Gita is a sacred text of Hindu philosophy. Of unknown provenance, it contains the teachings of a Jedi named Dattatreya. The book focuses on the nature of reality and the path to spiritual liberation. It encourages us to look beyond the physical world and recognize the underlying unity of all things in, and of The Force.

It stipulates that the ultimate truth is one divine conscious Force, manifesting as everything and everyone. This divine consciousness is eternal, unchanging, and beyond the limitations of the physical world.

Timeline
00:00:00:00 Titles
00:00:33:00 Introduction
00:06:35:00 CHAPTER I - The Nature of The Force
00:33:48:00 CHAPTER II - The Character of The Force
00:45:31:00 CHAPTER III - The Knowledge Immortal
01:02:22:00 CHAPTER IV - Free in The Force
01:10:25:00 CHAPTER V - Why do you grieve?
01:21:30:00 CHAPTER VI - The Eternal Bliss
01:27:01:00 CHAPTER VII - The Jedi and The Force
01:31:44:00 CHAPTER VIII - Character of A Jedi

Thanks to Nature Healing Society for their royalty-free music. Thanks to Dan Christian Paduret for his amazing royalty-free videos via pexel.com .

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What is The Force? If nothing else, The Force is a thought – it is an idea, a representation in our finite minds of the infinite, eternal and binding,  the common thread that links all phenomena. Above us, beneath us, around us – but also in us and in everything that we typically understand as not-us.
This idea of a Divine Force wasn’t invented as a neat narrative device for a 1970s space opera. It is a universal and near-ubiquitous concept that has been experienced and studied throughout recorded history, and beyond.

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Alan Watts: IT (The Book of Jedi Identity aka The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are. Part 6)

Offering spiritual answers to the problems of a materialistic lifestyle, alienated from the natural world, Alan Watts is the voice of all who seek a deeper understanding of their own Jedi identity and role in the world. Enjoy the Easter Eggs and the inside jokes. Those who know . . . know . . . ;)

Timestamps:
00:00:00:00 The Force

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Alan Watts: So What? (The Book of Jedi Identity aka The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are. Part 5)

Offering spiritual answers to the problems of a materialistic lifestyle, alienated from the natural world, Alan Watts is the voice of all who seek a deeper understanding of their own Jedi identity and role in the world. Enjoy the Easter Eggs and the inside jokes. Those who know . . . know . . . ;)

Timestamps:
00:00:00:00 So What?

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Alan Watts: The World is Your Body (The Book of Jedi Identity aka The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are. Part 4)

Offering spiritual answers to the problems of a materialistic lifestyle, alienated from the natural world, Alan Watts is the voice of all who seek a deeper understanding of their own Jedi identity and role in the world. Enjoy the Easter Eggs and the inside jokes. Those who know . . . know . . . ;)

Timestamps:
00:00:00:00 The World is Your Body

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