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=Zian Student 13.1= (Return to Assignment Archives)


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 * 13. Pick one small topic to research and write an teaching on. This topic should be done as your last assignment as a Student since it will be heavily graded. ||

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In this lesson, these questions will be covered: can you feel the Force? how? what is possible with the Force?**
 * what is the Force?

What is the Force? The Force is the everbinding element of life. Though we cannot 'see' the Force, one can feel it, and even manipulate it and gain wisdom through it. There are many names you can call the Force, the two main alternatives are chi (also ki/qi) or psi. However, most Jedi refer to it as the Force, to keep in with the traditional naming from the films. Since the Force comes from life, and life has it flow through itself, the Force is used by all life. Life uses the Force to live. A Jedi is different then any other, a Jedi can use the Force to its fullest. Ones power and control of the Force can only be determined by the user in question. If one is determined and practices and meditates daily, then this person will obviously be skilled with the Force, more so then someone who only practices a few times a month. So if you ask "How long will it take to start gaining abilities?" or "How powerful can I become?". Only yourself can answer these question with an accurate answer, for only you know how often you practice, and how comitted you are to the Force. Now that we have a basic idea on what the Force is, we will go over a couple very basic techniques. The first will show how to 'feel' the Force. The second will be a meditation technique gain concentration, so one can increase their ability and control of the Force through future meditations.

Feeling the Force To start, sit in a nice comfortable meditation position(best with legs crossed). Breath deeply and slowly, relax you body. Now close your eyes, and picture the Force(in whatever color and way it would look like to you). Picture it all around you, picture it flowing through you. Put your hand up in front of you, palms facing eachother about a foot apart. Visualize the Force coming from the environment around you, and/or the Force from within you. Visualize it going between your hands, forming a ball if you choose to(sometimes it helps to give it a form so that it doesn't fall apart back to where it came from). Now put all your concentration on this area between your hands, keep addind the Force creating a nice thick, dense ball of the Force. People feel the Force in multiple different ways, you might feel it as cold, or warmth. I personally do not feel cold or warmth, i feel a strong magnetic current pulsating between my hands when i do this. As you get better, you can start moving your hands farthur apart until you can feel it when your arms are farthest apart. Do not worry if you don't feel anything the first time, it will take practice, as well as to make it stronger. Just keep at it and don't give up.

Basic Meditation Technique Now, even though this is a very basic technique, it is alot harder than it sounds. Practice this daily, or as much as possible. It will give one much more concentration for future meditations to get stronger with the Force. Start in meditation position(legs crossed, spine straight). Close your eyes, breath deeply and slowly, relax your body fully. Now stay concentrated on your breathing, count your breaths in your head if you must. Let all thoughts, drift away. If a thought comes up, recognize it, then let go and come back to your breathing. As you practice this more and start to get better, let the thought of your breathing drift away as well, so that you are thinking nothing. Just a blank mind aware of yourself and surroundings. This is alot easier said than done, some Masters have yet to actually master this.

Conclusion The Force is an amazing energy that we will never fully comprehend, perhaps in far, future generations. It is knowledge you will have with you for the rest your life, this is just the first step, in your lifelong journey with the Force. The possibilities of the Force are limitless, it is our matierialistic 'modern' minds that limit us. If one is able to break away from this 'modern conciousness', then your abilities and wisdom would be limitless.

-Zian

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