As you can probably tell I’m a huge fan of Star Wars but I’m
more interested not just in the Space Opera but its true meaning and that’s the
ability to use the Force as a means to become stronger physically, mentally,
spiritually and emotionally. It’s not always what you see in the films but yet
what you don’t see is the real importance. I’m not saying you’ll be able to
move objects by making them float in the air or you’ll develop magical powers
and ignite a light-saber, what I will tell you however is what is real about the
Force and what you can do to develop realistic Jedi Powers.
Miracles happen all the time but what if we learned to
harness certain levels of our own power to do certain things that leaves a
mystery to the untrained eye. One of my favorite Jedi Powers is the ability to
heal and recover much quicker. A known factor in the realm of Physical Culture
that has been almost lost today is the way you breathe. Your breath is a big
source of your life if not the biggest source. If you learned how to breathe in
such a way, you can learn the ability to put yourself in a state where your
body heals itself from certain diseases or wounds. Legendary Catch Wrestler
named Martin “Farmer” Burns wrote in his 1914 mail-order course which you can
get here stated “Deep Breathing exercises alone can make many a weak man strong
and many a sick man well.” This statement is as true as you’ll ever get.
Healing using this fashion can reap rewards in ways you can’t imagine. I have
had bruises, cuts, scrapes and open skin wounds from bending some of the
toughest steel you can imagine, once I learned how to harness my breathing to
heal, I healed much quicker and gotten stronger every time I did this. How is
that possible, it’s something you got to find out for yourself.
What if you learned to harness the power to create super
strength and speed at a moments notice? This Jedi ability isn't that far of a
stretch. Scientists have said that with all the strength and speed we develop,
we’re only using 5% of our brain at max level. I believe you can achieve this
with a few percentages higher and do so without years of training or getting
frustrated because of its difficulty. It’s a lot simpler than you may believe.
Is it easy? No, it takes practice and patience but if you put your mind to it
and learn to infuse your body at the same time, you achieve levels of strength
and speed that can practically triple it within a short period of time but
again everyone’s different, it can happen within an hour, a few days, couple
months who knows but the principle still applies
Meditation is a very powerful tool once you understand how
it works and not always what a book or a guru says, it’s the ability to
understand it for yourself and how you harness it. A lot of us Westerners have
the notion that meditation is just sitting or standing and trying to bring in
positive energy and block out bad stuff, doesn't always work that way. The
power of meditation is the ability to create energy by infusing the mind and body
together through different factors including breathing, thought, visualization,
at times movement and other things. Some people have trouble finding a way to
meditate when they sit or stand, I happen to be one of them because its very
difficult for me sit or stand still so I use moving meditation, using my body
to connect with my thoughts and my breathing. This way helps me be more
centered and be more connective spiritually and when I use a certain thought to
connect my breathing, things happen in ways I can’t explain, things like calmness,
positive attitude, my strength is higher, my thoughts are more clear and my
imagination becomes a reality. Others are better at standing or sitting and
building greater energy that way, its all about what works for you.
A great Jedi ability is learning to increase your instincts.
Developing this can be used in meditation but as good as it is, there’s more
into it than you might think, instincts is using your intuition, being aware of
your surroundings, sensing certain things by feel, touch emotional connection
and your reflexes. One of my favorite movies is based on a book by Dan Millman
called Peaceful Warrior. Having met the author and seeing the film I get a
sense of what transpired during his time as a gymnast trying to find his place
and learning from an old man named Socrates. Socrates taught the value of
learning to use everything around you as a source of finding your own abilities
and building them. The mind is a very powerful thing and if you don’t practice
using your instincts, it can play tricks on you and may even deceive you. In
one scene of the film Socrates puts his hand on Dan’s shoulder after the boy
says “There’s nothing going on”, the moment that hand touched his shoulder, Dan
began to see things differently and noticed certain sounds, his sight
heightened and felt things more than usual like the wind blowing and many other
things all in the glimpse of a few seconds, after that, he turns to Soc and the
old man says “There’s never nothing going on.” Think about that for a minute.
Still don’t believe there are some form of Jedi’s out there,
well wrong again because the closest I can think of who have the ability to
harness instincts, strength, speed, reflexes and spiritual power are the
Shaolin Monks. When it comes to athletic and mindful abilities, these guys rank
at near top of the list. They don’t just train to be strong and powerful, they
train with love, peace and acceptance just like a true Jedi. They teach how to
harness your inner power through Chi or in other words life force. Harnessing
your Chi can bring wonders to your health, athletic abilities, strength,
flexibility and many other things. One way to look at harnessing this Power is
to learn what’s called CoreForce Energy by a man I highly admire, respect and
recommend named Garin Bader. Remember when I talked about harnessing your
Strength & Speed at a moments notice, this is one of the biggest topics
this course goes into detail.
Another look at a Jedi are the Samurai, they didn't just
practice living and dying by the sword, they practiced poetry, painting,
combat, powerful movements, meditation and a plethora of other things. The man
Socrates Dan learned from had a saying in the film “You practice Gymnastics, I
practice everything.” Just like the Samurai, Soc practiced not just one thing
because if you only put yourself to one ideal and not look at other things in
life, you’re limiting yourself. Another look at it is if you believe in one
thing and it gives you meaning and teaches you everything else, the rest don’t
matter. In the movie City Slickers with Billy Crystal and Jack Palance, good
old Jack tells Crystal ’s
character “You know what the secret to life is? One thing, just one thing, you
find that out the rest of the world don’t mean shit.” It’s how you look at
things from a different perspective.
Now out of all things philosophical about Jedi and having
great powers, what about the power of the Dark Side? In reality the Dark Side
is the other side of the coin, it’s learning too soon and taking it for
granted, using your powers for personal gain, anger, hatred, lust for power,
all the things that a true Jedi practices to avoid. In spirituality there’s God
and there’s Satan, the foundation for good vs. evil and overcoming unexpected
obstacles when you’re being overpowered by something or somebody. Really, no
one is born a monk, a murderer, a sadist, Christian, Jewish, Islamic or even a
lawyer or a cop, its developed overtime who we become from different
influences, background, history and Creed. The Dark Side clouds the judgment of
everything around us and it’s a factor of taking the easy way out, cheating and
bullying others to get to the top. A real practice is to look at things from
various perspectives, how to build a positive and productive outlooks. Some
fall to this side of the coin too late, picked it up early in life or got
caught in the middle and had to make a choice.
Don’t fall for what you can make a real impact on and
believing in the good of others and being happy with yourself. Avoiding the
Dark Side isn't easy, it’s a constant challenge and the real power is within
you to find out where you go and what you’re willing to do to get there.
