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Ethics, Tuesday January 13
Today we're going to start with the tenets of the Jedi Order," Anakin said. "The viewpoint of the galaxy we operate from."
"Like any set of ethical principles, they present a kind of simplified ideal, in practice there is of course nuance and interpretation," Ahsoka said.
"Exactly," Anakin agreed. "Just because the Jedi Code says something doesn't exist, it doesn't erase it from the galaxy . It means we as Jedi must diminish it's impact in our lives."
"Diminish isn't the word I'd use," Ahsoka replied. "But it does require making choices about what to prioritise." Or who. Anakin.
"What would you use instead?" asked Anakin Skywalker, dumbass.
"Prioritise," Ahsoka repeated, slowly.
"Right," Anakin said. "I knew that!"
Clearly not.
"The first verse is 'There is no emotion, there is peace.' Explain what that means, Ahsoka."
"Well, to make things clear, Jedi don't pretend we have no feelings," she said. "We experience the entire range of emotions like any other sapient, some quite deeply, and there's no shame in that, but we cannot allow ourselves to be ruled by them, to let them override our judgement." Like say, taking an apprentice who was nearly Force null because she was the absolute opposite to your own, overpowered master, not that Ahsoka making some assumptions about future her or anything. "We work to understand why we're feeling how we do, then let go of those feelings, so that our minds are clear when we act."
Anakin nodded. "So let's discuss what sort of techniques you would employ to let go of strong feelings and seek clarity for decision making."
"When in doubt, meditate." It was both a hint and fairly practical Jedi life advice.
"Like any set of ethical principles, they present a kind of simplified ideal, in practice there is of course nuance and interpretation," Ahsoka said.
"Exactly," Anakin agreed. "Just because the Jedi Code says something doesn't exist, it doesn't erase it from the galaxy . It means we as Jedi must diminish it's impact in our lives."
"Diminish isn't the word I'd use," Ahsoka replied. "But it does require making choices about what to prioritise." Or who. Anakin.
"What would you use instead?" asked Anakin Skywalker, dumbass.
"Prioritise," Ahsoka repeated, slowly.
"Right," Anakin said. "I knew that!"
Clearly not.
"The first verse is 'There is no emotion, there is peace.' Explain what that means, Ahsoka."
"Well, to make things clear, Jedi don't pretend we have no feelings," she said. "We experience the entire range of emotions like any other sapient, some quite deeply, and there's no shame in that, but we cannot allow ourselves to be ruled by them, to let them override our judgement." Like say, taking an apprentice who was nearly Force null because she was the absolute opposite to your own, overpowered master, not that Ahsoka making some assumptions about future her or anything. "We work to understand why we're feeling how we do, then let go of those feelings, so that our minds are clear when we act."
Anakin nodded. "So let's discuss what sort of techniques you would employ to let go of strong feelings and seek clarity for decision making."
"When in doubt, meditate." It was both a hint and fairly practical Jedi life advice.
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If he'd any self-insight he may have said something about just trying to keep on and keep pretending everything was normal, but he did not, so... drinking.
"Seems to be the most efficient, as far as I know."
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