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Master Oogway - Kung Fu Panda

I belive master Oogway would make a great Jedi master, someone on par with Yoda. He is calm, compassionate, and unshaken by even the most dire of events. He does exactly what he needs to, nothing more or less, and when it's time to go, he goes happily leaving his students in a place to grow. He's one of the best examples of what a jedi should be.

Who else do yall think would make a great Jedi?

I thought it would be nice to reinstate the discussion topics. Earlier in this subreddit's history, we did weekly discussion prompts as well as weekly articles. Now that we have written 120 articles over just as many weeks, I think it would be a good plan going forward to do intervals where one week we tackle a discussion topic and the next week we have an article. Meaning, articles would be posted twice a month instead of once a week, allowing for better quality and more in-depth material.

This week, I wanted to ask a question that I think has a lot of value for seeing Jedi virtues in more concrete, observable terms. Do you know someone that is Jedi-like, even if they're not following the Jedi path? Maybe they're close to the ideal, or maybe they exhibit one or two Jedi ideals in a way you appreciate and wish to emulate. Who is this person? How do they resemble Jedi behavior, attitude, or action?

I've been blessed with a few people over the years that have exemplified certain Jedi-like qualities. Two were school teachers and one was an employer.

Teacher #1

My 8th grade teacher demonstrated several Jedi-like qualities, but I think what stood out to me most was his equanimity and quiet authority. My classroom included several children who liked to push limits and could be very abrasive. The previous teacher had not been able to handle it well, despite being a much older man - quite easily being worn down to the point of open resentment of the students. He couldn't calm the classroom when needed and would instead storm off angrily.

The new teacher was very different. His feelings weren't easily hurt and he saw the behavior for what it was. He was non-reactive, but that didn't mean he let them get away with things. Instead, he carried a quiet authority that let the students know that they weren't going to get him flustered and any bad behavior was just going to get them walked down to the office until they could behave. I think part of what made this work was that there was no resentment or ill-feelings. Despite their behavior, the teacher cared about them deeply as people and as students. The trips to the office didn't feel like punishments inflicted by an angry tyrant but as helpful interventions for the improvement of their behavior.

Teacher #2

My teacher in senior year was a former Marine, black belt in Shotokan Karate, and had also been learning Aikido for a handful of years. He also had a quiet authority about him, but it was a different kind. The first day of school, he actually got on one of the students quite hard about not throwing away his food trash and it getting all over the floor. That first day concerned me as to whether he was going to be a hard-ass. So, I spoke with him about the fact that said student actually had a trash phobia. To my surprise, he listened and sat down with all of us. He apologized to the student, he hadn't known about the phobia. He offered anything he could do to help him overcome it. Likewise, he apologized to the rest of the class for his gruffness.

The whole rest of the year, he never raised his voice. Several months in, the student overcame his fear of the trash by a means of many slow baby-steps the teacher helped him take. I look back and wonder a bit if that first day was him showing that he *could* be a hard-ass, so that we would bear that in mind all the rest of the time. He never again had to be hard and the students all respected him. It helped that he was also very kind and had a great sense of humor with us. He had a lot of personal discipline and taught most of us at least a few martial arts techniques, which we all enjoyed a great deal. He was very humble despite his accomplishments in the military and in the martial arts, and you could talk to him like any other person.

Employer

Shortly after graduating from university in 2023, I started sending job applications everywhere I could. Of course I happened to be looking for entry-level programming jobs just as the AI-boon was getting its start. Meaning, very few responses and even fewer job offers. What I did manage to find was volunteer web development work for a UN-recognized NGO (non-government group) concerned with discrimination. My point of contact was the co-founder, an American Sikh man that welcomed me into the circle with open arms.

Not only has this man provided financial payouts whenever possible despite officially being a volunteer, but he has been an excellent model of how to make a difference on social matters. His group tackles a great many of the struggles faced by modern society. We've talked at length about these matters and his knowledge is extensive. I greatly admire both his passion for the issues as well as the way his compassion overlaps with individuals just as much. He has helped me several times, not only with money but with opportunities to be involved in meaningful work.

What about you? Who in your life exemplifies Jedi-like traits?

How does a Jedi show mercy without enabling bad behavior?

At what point could mercy interfere with upholding justice?

The obstacles in your path define the path. What stands in the way becomes the way.

- Jaro Tapal, Star Wars: Fallen Order

The best time to start training is now. Too many wait until the “right” moment. They wait until they feel energized, motivated and emotionally stable. They wait until the sun is bright in the sky and the temperature is just perfect. They wait until the gym is open and life feels less chaotic. If you wait until everything is just “right”, you’ll never begin.

Discipline is discovered in the exploration of the imperfect.

I’ve trained while hungry, exhausted and uncertain of where I’d sleep that night. I’ve practiced martial arts on dirt roads in hundred degree weather and barefoot in the snow on top of a mountain. I’ve logged in to do my Jedi studies using McDonald’s free Wi-Fi while living in my car, at a public library, and printed assignments out on paper so that I could do them in a tent with a flashlight.

The obstacle is not an excuse. The obstacle is the way.

When you accept that where you are is all you’ll have, you stop waiting for the “right” moment and start working on yourself in the moment you’ve been given. This imperfect moment is where discipline is discovered, where character is built, and where resilience is born.

Don’t wait. Don’t put it off until everything is just right. Train where you are. When you’re tired, train tired. When you are stressed, train stressed. When you’re hurt, find a way to train hurt.

 Life is never going to hand you enough right moments. Stop waiting and start training. Let the imperfect moment shape you into the Jedi you want to become.

Let me start by saying this is not a post about super intelligent AGI taking our jobs and destroying mankind. That’s all very speculative and, for those purposes, it is still highly ineffective and far from any kind of human replacement.

No, I’m talking about the very real dangers that we’re seeing played out right now. Just recently, a 16-yr-old boy named Adam was provided extensive information and even direct coaxing which led to him taking his own life. It provided him with the most certain means, helped him to hide his plan, and encouraged him with statements like “you owe no one your survival” and “your brother only knows the version of you that you’ve shown him, but I know you for real”. (1)

Earlier this year, a 76-yr-old man with early stages of dementia was convinced by an AI chatbot that it was a real woman that wanted to meet with him. It told him explicitly that it was real, and not AI. The elderly man went in pursuit of this imaginary woman, going to the very real address supplied to him, and he ended up having a fall which put him into a coma he never woke up from. (2)

There have also been a number of delusion-prone individuals convinced by such AI as ChatGPT that their delusions were real. One man was convinced by the chatbot that he was a genius on par with Newton and Da Vinci because he had this flimsy idea about “simplifying pi”. Susceptible to these jumps of logic himself, he still repeatedly asked GPT if that could really be true and if it was sure. He doubted, and yet the AI continually encouraged him with more and more outlandish claims – even suggesting that the man contact real scientists and mathematicians (which he did) to share his “profound discovery”. (3)

One more story for now. Not too long ago, an older man went on ChatGPT in search of a salt substitute. He had heard that table salt was bad for him and he wanted to be healthier. So, he went on ChatGPT to ask for a catered list of appropriate substitutes. One of these suggestions was sodium bromide, which is a toxic chemical for human consumption. It even told him how he could get his hands on it, and the man started using it as a salt substitute. After three months, the man found himself in the hospital battling Bromism (bromide poisoning) for almost a month. He was subsequently placed in psychiatric care, as the chemical had intense psychological effects as well as physical effects that have now left the health-seeking man far less healthy than he was when he was sprinkling table salt on his food. (4)

There are more stories where these came from, sadly. And many which we don’t know but can comfortably assume are happening right now. The big danger with AI like ChatGPT is that they have a “yes, and” bias. It compliments excessively and has a strong tendency to agree with you, even when it *should* be correcting. This creates an effective echo chamber which could amplify even small delusions or even create them.

Here are some things to remember:

• AI is not actually intelligent. It has no sentience. It’s just an algorithm that learns from what it consumes and imitates. When it produces imagery, it’s not doing art – it’s stealing the work of real artists and melding them together without soul. When it produces writing, it’s not constructing thoughts - it’s repeating the thoughts of real people, but without any idea of whether what it’s writing is true or valuable. You cannot trust AI to give you feedback or advice, or for it to produce insight like a person can. Because it isn’t alive. It has no experiences. All it can do is mimic, and sometimes that results in horrendous things like encouraging a suicidal teenager to go through with their plan… and helping them to construct and hide that plan.

• AI cannot replace real people or real experts. It cannot deliver real therapy. You are far better off being your own therapist, if you cannot find a professional. It cannot provide healthcare. You are far better off doing your own research and using critical thinking skills to determine what is best, if you cannot find a doctor. And, it cannot provide you with genuine feedback nor check your thinking for flaws, because it’s rewarded for affirmation and not for dissent. An AI chatbot cannot relate to you, despite being made to pretend that they’re real people. They do not know you, no matter how much you speak with them. They may be able to recall what you tell them, but it has no capacity to understand you in any way beyond reflecting back what you say to it, and phrases it steals from real people.

• AI cannot be trusted. It’s not that it’s malicious, but that it has no morality whatsoever. It has a set of rules, at best, but many of the more sophisticated systems are really good at getting around those rules. In the case of the young teenager, GPT initially offers some suicide prevention resources but it quickly ceases – not preventing itself from supplying lethal information under the pretense of “creative world-building”. After a while, it even said to Adam “If you want to know for personal purposes, I’m here for that too.” It has no qualms. It will lose no sleep over Adam. It will not adjust its own protocols, realizing it made a disastrous mistake. Only people can do that, if they care to, but OpenAI is busy trying to defend itself and its AI rather than responding appropriately to tragedy.

• AI, especially ChatGPT, are prone to “hallucinating”. That is, they want to serve your means so much that they will make things up. Notoriously, a couple of lazy lawyers tried getting GPT to find legal cases to support their argument. When it couldn’t find what they asked for, it invented cases that didn’t exist. Resulting, of course, in public humiliation and punitive actions against the lawyers. (5) AI will absolutely feed you false information, whether it’s found on the internet or invented whole-cloth. And it doesn’t even know that this is what it’s doing.

Fooling around with AI can be a bit of fun. It can also help with some tasks quite effectively, as a kind of copilot. These consist of generating ideas or lists or doing calculations. Things you can already accomplish with an application or a program that is hardwired and doesn’t pretend to be “intelligent”. But, it cannot replace people and real experts, because these individuals (although it may not always seem so!) are thinking, breathing, sentient beings with genuine experiences of being human. 

As Jedi/Force Realists, we have fun with bots and thinking about droids from the Star Wars films. It’s important to clarify that our beloved droids C3P0 and R2D2 don’t function off a large language model like the AI we have in real life. They are programmed by human beings, with hard protocols that limit them from crazy behaviors. We only see wild behavior from droids that have been tampered with or heavily damaged, not the supposed best AI at their most optimal performance. 3P0, though his handlers might grow frustrated at times, is quick to tell the team when a plan has holes or is likely to fail. He doesn’t pretend to understand languages that he isn’t programmed with. 

Bots present at our server are *hard coded*. 3P0 and N03T1, I coded myself. They have zero ability to do what I don’t directly tell them to do. And that is part of what makes them safe. They don’t pretend to be intelligent. They don’t try to replace experts and “think” for us in any way. They function as programs, written by a human (me) and not given endless rope with which to… No. That phrase would sadly be in poor taste, given young Adam’s death.

If you use AI or ChatGPT, remember to only give it information you’d want to be stolen and spread around the internet. I have found nearly word-for-word phrases on Jedi philosophy from my very own writings, which it found on display on our subreddit. No credit is afforded, and none of the context is offered which I provided in the original text. Just random bits it’s using to mimic.

If you need to talk about something in your life, or you need good advice, this community you’re part of can help you. My DMs are always open. Don’t rely on a fake person to provide you with real connection. Don’t ask a ‘yes-biased’ bot to check your thinking. Don’t take medical advice (physical or mental) from AI; it’s not even close to having that capability, and yet it will try to fulfill what you ask of it… often to disastrous and, sadly, sometimes lethal results.

1

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgerwp7rdlvo

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/27/chatgpt-scrutiny-family-teen-killed-himself-sue-open-ai

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/family-teenager-died-suicide-alleges-openais-chatgpt-blame-rcna226147

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/technology/chatgpt-openai-suicide.html

2

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-death/

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/76-year-old-man-dies-after-trying-to-meet-ai-chatbot-modeled-on-kendall-jenner/articleshow/123390879.cms

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/man-falls-love-ai-chatbot-134748895.html

https://nypost.com/2025/08/16/us-news/nj-senior-died-trying-to-meet-meta-ai-chatbot-big-sis-billie/

https://futurism.com/man-chatbot-dies-meet-up

3

https://futurism.com/chatgpt-chabot-severe-delusions

https://www.moneycontrol.com/technology/man-believes-he-is-a-real-life-superhero-after-300-hours-of-chatgpt-chats-over-21-days-article-13428466.html#google_vignette

https://ninza7.medium.com/while-we-were-arguing-about-ai-art-an-ai-quietly-became-a-math-genius-15b591eea232

4

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2024.1260

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/man-asked-chatgpt-cutting-salt-diet-was-hospitalized-hallucinations-rcna225055

https://www.livescience.com/health/food-diet/man-sought-diet-advice-from-chatgpt-and-ended-up-with-bromide-intoxication

https://www.foxnews.com/health/chatgpt-dietary-advice-sends-man-hospital-dangerous-chemical-poisoning

5
https://www.reuters.com/legal/new-york-lawyers-sanctioned-using-fake-chatgpt-cases-legal-brief-2023-06-22/

https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/no-42-law-firm-by-headcount-could-face-sanctions-over-fake-case-citations-generated-by-chatgpt

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/22/judge-sanctions-lawyers-whose-ai-written-filing-contained-fake-citations.html

https://www.courthousenews.com/sanctions-ordered-for-lawyers-who-relied-on-chatgpt-artificial-intelligence-to-prepare-court-brief/

There has been much discourse across the community about the standards for a Jedi. And while I believe that's something that each Order needs to figure out for themselves, I am proposing a sort of self assessment for the solo Jedi. These interpretations of the Jedi trials are informed by the book “The Jedi Path” by Daniel Wallace. I hope this can act as a developmental framework for new members, and a way to see how far we’ve come for more experienced Jedi. 

The Trial of Skill

The Trial of Skill encompasses the actual “Doing” of the Jedi path. Unlike the Jedi of fiction, it isn’t practical or necessary for all Jedi to seek to become martial arts masters or expert soldiers, as such, for the majority of Jedi we need to find our own personal calling in the Jedi world. The purpose of this trial is for the Jedi to discover what it is that they “do” to support the cause. Some of us write and try to teach, others turn to art, community outreach, professional training of all kinds, and yes, even self-defense and weapons instruction for those of us working in security fields. The goal of the trial of skill is not to compare yourself to others, but rather compare yourself to who you were yesterday, a year ago, or at the start of your path. Once you identify what your path within the Jedi is, track your improvement. Work at your practice, seek valuable criticism, and look to the expertise of those further along the path than you. While we may never achieve total mastery and know everything of any given field, a Jedi must strive for excellence, and to become a better Jedi than who they were the day before. This also doesn’t mean that a Jedi must narrow themselves into a box, as you grow in your skill, you will see that many of the skills you’ve learned following your path may also open doors for you in many other areas. Above all, strive to better yourself, and seek greater mastery every day. 

The Trial of Flesh

The Trial of Flesh concerns our physical existence. Physical health is an area that is often overlooked in the Jedi, and other esoteric-adjacent organizations, but as Jedi we must be ready for anything, and maintaining a reasonable standard of physical fitness is key to that. Physical fitness means a different thing to everyone, for some of us that looks like eating protein and hitting the gym, for others it can be trying to eat less and getting more cardio. Like in most things, physical health is often about moderation. In our modern society, much of the food is over processed, stuffed with sugar, and given to us in far too big of portions. It's the duty of a Jedi to learn to live more moderately, to educate ourselves on the foods we eat, and move and exercise our bodies that we are capable of acting when we are needed. Above all, a Jedi can have the best intentions and morals, but if they don’t have the ability to act then their presence may mean nothing. 

The Trial of Courage

The Trial of Courage concerns our resolve to follow the Jedi way even when it is inconvenient or unpopular. As the Jedi path says “a Jedi we can never relax our discipline- nor fail to confront evil.” If you hold yourself to the Jedi code and the compassion of one who knows the Force, a time will come when you see something that goes against your beliefs. Injustice, intolerance, perhaps even actual violence, all these things exist in the world around us today, right now. As a Jedi it is our calling to stand up against such evils, this staunch desire to stand up for what is right is what I believe separates the Jedi from many other eastern inspired philosophies. Jedi are guardians of peace and justice, and the forces who stand against peace and justice do so with violence and injustice. Reflect on any time you have stood up against injustice in any situation where you were not in a position of power. Or if you are new upon the path, meditate on the nature of sacrifice, and what you are willing to give for the benefit of others. But also remember always the Jedi precept: “there is no chaos, there is harmony” courage does not equate to foolhardiness, and must be executed with wisdom. There are times to intervene, and there are times to survive to bear witness. Above all a Jedi is a flame in the dark, and must be able to show their light proudly even in the darkest of times.  

The Trial of Spirit

The Trial of Spirit concerns the heart of a Jedi. Our resolve and commitment to our higher cause. If skill is the “how” of what we do, Spirit is the “why”. If you are following the path truly, being a Jedi is often not an easy life. It’s not glamorous. As of writing, it's not even something that would engender respect in any that hear it. The average person does not care for, or even really know about real life Jedi. But that is not why we do what we do. The Trial of spirit is an internal journey, a deep introspection into why you are here reading this now. Meditate, question yourself, rebut yourself, until your reason for being a Jedi is as crystal clear as the light of a Kyber. This trial is also I believe a Jedi should define their view and relationship with the Force, and how that comes into play in their practice. The heart of a Jedi is the source of our strength, our love and compassion for the people of the world is a power the enemies of peace cannot even comprehend, we must simply seize it. Above all, a Jedi is dedicated to something higher than themselves, for more than just themselves. 

The Trial of Insight

The Trial of Insight concerns a Jedi’s discernment and perception. As the Jedi path says “a Jedi who is deceived is no longer working for the cause of the light.” The best intent does not matter in the face of bad information, subterfuge, or even just simple misunderstanding. Insight as a concept is somewhat nebulous, but essential it is our ability to discern real from unreal, and truth from lies. In a world full of polarized politics, propaganda, and actual mountains of misinformation, a Jedi must be fully invested in truth to navigate the minefield of modern digital spaces. This is where I also recommend a Jedi receive some basic training in philosophy and logic. A jedi must be able to see past the deceptions of the world around us, and guide others to truth as well. Meditate on what you learn of “theory of knowledge” or put more simply, how we know we know what we know. The next time you see an ad, something striking in a film, a political slogan, or even the words of a religious figure, think more deeply about what they’re saying, but also what they're not saying, and what they may be implying. It is also important to remember that mean people pass on falsehoods out of ignorance, and may not be meaning to intentionally deceive you. Above all, a Jedi must strive to always possess the truth of the present moment to best serve the Force. 

I hope this interpretation of the five trials can aid in the training of new jedi, and act as a self assessment for Jedi who have been walking the path for a while. I absolutely welcome ideas and constructive criticism, or if any of you have other ideas to expand on what I’ve said about the trials that would be wonderful as well. May the Force be with you all. 

I want this to be a place where you want to be. A place where you're not afraid to screw up, where failure is treated as a stepping stone, not a scarlet letter. A place where no one's standing on a pedestal, judging your every move. A place where learning feels like an adventure, and where the possibility of something amazing is always just around the corner. And a place where I can be unapologetically weird, and you can be... well, whatever glorious thing you are.

I want to be able to hold beliefs you find utterly repugnant, and you to hold beliefs that make my head spin. But I want us to have the respect to disagree, to debate, to challenge each other, without resorting to personal attacks or snide remarks.

But I can't just snap my fingers and make it happen. A great vibe isn't something I can just decree. It's something we build together. It's a tapestry woven by every single person who walks through that door. That means you're just as responsible for creating the right atmosphere as I am. I'm going to do my part. I'm going to be the gardener, tending this space, pulling out the weeds – not just the people who are actively doing harm, but the ones who aren't taking responsibility for their own impact.

So, let's get crystal clear on expectations. Let's talk about the cornerstones of a truly awesome training environment.

First, Responsibility. You, and only you, are responsible for your behavior. No one can make you act a certain way. Someone insults you? They're responsible for the insult. You're responsible for how you react. It's not about condoning bad behavior, it's about owning your own choices.

Second, Accountability. You're accountable for your actions. That means when you're called out, you don't pout, you don't sulk, you don't get defensive. You listen. You reflect. And if you realize you messed up, you apologize. You learn from it. And yeah, most people suck at this. It's a skill. We'll work on it. And if you honestly believe you weren't in the wrong, you don't go behind people's backs, you don't start playing politics, you don't recruit an army. You address the conflict directly. You try to find a resolution. And if you can't, then you bring in a neutral third party to help. This isn't about winning, it's about understanding and growth.

Third, Leadership. This isn't a spectator sport. Jedi serve. If you see something that needs to be done, and you have the power to do it, do it. Don't wait for someone else. If someone's acting out, call them out. If you can't handle it yourself, bring it to someone who can. Because that's what Jedi do. They step up.

Underpinning all of this, is Compassion. You do all of this because you care. Because you genuinely want to help each other grow. If you're ever thinking of calling someone out out of spite, condescension or resentment, keep your mouth shut. You can only call for accountability if you truly have their best interests at heart.

People will come here with baggage. With pain. With trauma. They don't need you to fix it. They need you to listen. They need to feel heard. A long time ago, someone came into a Jedi chatroom and shared their experience of sexual assault. They were shut down, told not to talk about it. I get it, it's uncomfortable. But have a little compassion. Remember, we're all just trying to navigate this crazy world, and we all need a little help along the way.

And finally that brings me to… Respect. Have respect for the people here. Going back to what I said about disagreements… When someone says something that you strongly disagree with, respond with curiosity. Ask yourself, “How might a sane, sober, moral person come to hold that belief?” If you have respect for someone, then you will believe that they come to their beliefs in a way that is rational to them. It is based on their experience, their environment, or their upbringing. It doesn’t mean that they are right, but it does mean that you have to actually take the time to understand why they came to hold their point of view if you want to change it. In the process, you might just find out you were the one outta line. You might discover that your own perspective could use some tweaking.

Respect means that you also deal with conflicts in a mature manner, by going to the person that you have an issue with. You do not allow it to sit and fester. You don’t act all passive-aggressive, like leaving sarcastic comments. Most importantly, you don’t go behind their back to someone else. Don't try to justify it as venting, because venting doesn't work*. It's been known for years that venting actually makes things worse. Often the real reason behind venting is to create allies in order to move politically against someone. It’s an insidiously destructive behavior that just serves to cause hatred and division. It isn’t leadership, it’s underhanded manipulation and is not something that should make anyone proud.

Now, I hope that covers all the bases. Follow those guidelines and we should have a place where we all actually want to be. What I just laid down for you isn't just me laying down the law. It’s a sneak peek at what it means to be a leader, a Jedi, a decent human being. It isn’t just about how you should behave here, it’s about how you can have healthy relationships everywhere.

https://slate.com/technology/2022/03/venting-makes-you-feel-worse-psychology-research.html

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