An+Ally,+a+Guide

An Ally, a Guide
(By Silmerion Skywalker)

"//Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you; here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes. Even between the land and the ship//." -Yoda-

The force is indeed a powerful ally. One not to be underestimated, and not to be used casually. For Jedi it is a part of growth, and improvement. From life to death a companion. From beginning to end a central part of the dedication to being a Jedi.

These words of Yoda have been important during all my life. I think I still remember the feeling I had when I first heard them, in fact, it was the first time I became consciously aware of the Force. In certain periods of my life, it seemed as if I had forgotten those words, but it was not so, because this feeling of the Force followed my existence and my sensitivity through anything I was living. It has surely been this feeling which helped me in my search of God. There are many important concepts in this lesson, and one of them, is that "size matters not", Yoda's and also the X-wing's, it all depends on our capacity to accept the Force as our Ally. And that is another essential concept: some Jedi think of the Force as a tool, something to use that must obey our orders, others think that the Jedi must obey the Force's orders. Thinking the Force as an Ally is a way to respect It and to understand when we should follow its currents, as they are linked with the Will of God and when we need to use its power, always with the greatest respect. I think the Force is one of the most wonderful gift God made to us, as it helps us to understand and feel how deeply we are linked with the whole universe. When we feel the Force, we strongly feel this link, and through the Force, we can feel closer to the others and respect them as a part of ourselves. Through the Force we can get to know ourselves better and use that knowledge to become more positive and understand the others's feelings. We slowly realize that we are luminous beings, the Sons of God and that by trusting our Father and working hard, we can really make the world better, becoming what God created us to be. In the Buddhist tradition, we find the concept that our true nature is pure, it is called Buddha nature or ultimate nature. It is often compared with a pure Lotus flower which grows up in the mud but never loses its purity and integrity. The Buddhist practicioners are invited to recognize their Buddha nature meditating for that goal all their lives. They are searching for the luminous being inside of them, their true identity, pure energy, light, the Force. In the Taoist Qigong tradition, many practices invite us to work with the primordial Force- called Force in this case and not Qi (which is only part of the Force), to fill ourselves with this pure energy often visualized as a light. Personally, I think that a Jedi should work with all the aspects of the Force: Living Force and Unifying Force, and find their own relationship with it. The Force isn't a person but it can be seen as a river that flows in a direction, an ocean of light that surrounds us but that is also part of ourselves. We can recognize ourselves in it, we can immerse in it, we can join its flow and dialogue with it, to understand why and how to use it, so that we can really call the Force our Ally on our spiritual way to discover that we are really luminous beings. The Jedi Way is a Path to enlightement and the more light a Jedi will recognize in himself the deeper his relationship with the Force will be, until he will discover the true nature of the Force, Light above the concept of light and dark, and much more beyond our human mind, the infinite mystery of the Force will always guide the Jedi.

Master Silmerion Skywalker