Welcome to Tek-Gnostics ~ Jedi Academy ~

 

"The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things.
It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together."

- Obi Wan Kenobi

 

Welcome, prospective Padawan, to the Tek-Gnostics chapter Jedi Academy. As in the more traditional Jedi system of learning found on the planet Courasant, our temple pursues the philosophy, principals and practices of traveling the path of the Jedi. Central in the pursuit of these principals is the Jedi art of mindfulness and concentration. Just as Qui-Gon Jinn once advised young Obi-Won, the Tek-Gnostic Padawan must keep his/her attention... "here and now, where it belongs."

 

Jedi Academy Resources 

The Dharma of Star Wars Source book & inspiration for the Tek-Gnostics Jedi Academy... Wookieepedia Star Wars editable encyclopedia... Zen & the Art of Being Jedi Many of the practices and concepts that are part of the Jedi's art can be found in the Buddha’s teachings...

Master Yoda Legendary Tek-Gnostic master & member of the High Jedi Council answers your questions... The Dark Side Explore the dark side of the force if you dare... R2D2 Translator Just type in a word to translate into R2D2 language...

Star Wars Comics Clone Wars The Old Republic

The Jedi Art of Mindfulness and Concentration "Never his mind on where he was, what he was doing..." - Yoda Luke Skywalker learned the art of mindful breathing on his first visit to Dagobah. While climbing up vines, dashing through the undergrowth, leaping logs and rocks, the young Jedi pupil, his master on his back, is being instructed on the dangers of the dark side of the force. As Luke's mind races with a thousand questions about the dark side, it is clear to Master Yoda that Luke has lost touch with the here and now. "Nothing more will I teach you today," Yoda says. "Clear your mind of Questions." Mindful Breathing Mindful breathing is simply the practice of concentrating on the breath. With the inhalation, you know that you are breathing in. With the exhalation, you know you are breathing out. You follow the breath in with awareness as it goes in, and you follow it as it goes out. You notice that the breath is long or short when it is long or short. With mindful breathing you just notice the breath; you do not try to hold it or force it; you do not alter its rhythm or change its volume. Don't hold on to the idea that you should breathe a certain way. Simply become aware of the way your body naturally breathes.

As we focus on our breathing we discover that our mind does not easily stay attuned to our breath, but flies off in a million different directions. But through sustained effort and practice, the podracer of our mind - once flying away heedlessly - begins to slow down. We do not forcibly take hold of the podracer's controls to bring about this deceleration; rather it is with gentle mindfulness that the frenetic machine is ever so subtly coaxed into a state of ease. Often we have concerns about a future event or confusion about the way something works and our mind becomes lost in a labyrinth of questions, doubts, and plans. Aware of this tendency, Yoda stops Luke before he can become bewildered, rather than empowered, by his education and training. By directing Luke to clear his mind of questions, Yoda is instructing the boy to come back to the present moment - to return to his breath. Luke does as he is told and almost instantly he is visibly calmer. - from "The Dharma of Star Wars" by Matthew Bortolin Ancient art of Breath Cultivation

The Chosen One "Fully defeated by just anyone, the dark side cannot be, but only by the Chosen One. And who might be this Jedi? Know I do not, but not yet born is he or she. This much, sense I can. A vessel of pure Force the Chosen One will be, more powerful than any Jedi in history." - Yoda from the Great Holocron The prophecy of the Chosen One was an ancient Jedi legend that foretold the coming of a being who would restore balance to the Force. The idea of balance of the Force, a central tenet of the Jedi Order, refers to the ideal state in which the Force exists in nature, i.e. as the light side. The presence of the dark side corrupts and destroys this natural balance, and the Jedi viewed it as their duty to restore it. Complete article here

 

Tek Resources 

Pop Future Synchromysticism and the art of prediction... SMI²LE SM (Space Migration) + I² (intelligence increase) + LE (Life extension)... Exegesis Tractates: Cryptica Scriptura of Philip K. Dick as published in his classic novel, VALIS... Future Hi Community for visionary art, culture, science & spirituality... Sci Fi as Sacred Text Reviving a sense of relevance to  the sacred mythic tradition...

Eight Circuit Reprogramming Technique The science of Neurologic is easy. You can be anything you want to be, this time around...  Terrapin Station Tek-Gnostic’s space station & first stop off-world… BFI Buckminster Fuller Institute... Technovelgy Where science meets fiction... TechnoCulture Cyberspace, hyperspace & virtual space...

Bene Gesserit Teachings from the Sisterhood...   Tek-Zen The sound of one hand clapping up side yer head... Sci Fi Wire News wire from sci fi dot com... Futurismic Near future science fiction and fact ... Dedroidify Believe nothing... explore everything...

 

Tek-Gnostic Papers

Tek-Gnostic Scrolls Applied Tek Manual. Selections from the Tek-Gnostic core teachings… The Earthling & the Matrix Applied Tek paper, part one... Tek-Gnostics & the Wheel of Dharma Applied Tek paper, part two...   Book of Mysteries Ancient Essene text found in fragmentary form among the Dead Sea Scrolls...

Tek-Gnostic Eight-Fold Path Applied Tek manual. Eight plank manifesto for all "Hedonic Engineers & Techno Shamans"... Hedonic Engineering Proclamation Join the HEAD Revolution... Fractal Mandala Applied Tek Widget. Animated meditation device… The Eye in the Pyramid Symbolic secrets revealed!!!...

Eight Brain Model Applied Tek manual. Guide to the 8 circuit brain model. Eight circuit/chakra technology… Creative Reality Selection Tek-GNOSTIC position paper, part one... Neo-Tribalism Tek-GNOSTIC position paper, part two...   Wake up, Neo... Gnosticism & Buddhism in the Matrix - Annotated Edition...

 

 

 

The Tek-Gnostics Jedi Academy's Headmaster, known simply as "Sensei" provides regular discourse on the essential Tek-Gnostic teachings, as well as periodic commentary on the state of human affairs at the following links...

Sensei's Chamber  ~  Sensei's Teachings