Star Wars: Blogs | Star Wars Recycled Art Project | Attachment and the Darkside, Yoda, and the Dalai Lama,

Star Wars Recycled Art Project

by: RojoTrooper

date posted: May 01, 2006 8:45 PM

Attachment and the Darkside, Yoda, and the Dalai Lama,

While reading a book on the Dalai Lama. I came across a passage regarding attachment, my mind's eye went to the Anakin and Yoda Scene. Where Anakin is asking Yoda for advice..
"I think we have to make a distinction between negative desire, or attachment, and the positive quality of love that wishes another's person's happiness. Attachment is biased. It narrow our minds so that we cannot clearly see the reality of a situation, eventually bringing unnecessary problems. Like the negative emotions of anger and hatred, attachment is destructive. Wow.. Anakin all the way right.. Narrowed focus..Negative, Confused Emotions..
Yoda was right.. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to the darkside...
What do you think?
CE

http://blogs.starwars.com/SWRAC/116

Click here to hide comments for this entry

	Son of a Bith The Cantina Corner
date Posted: May 01, 2006 10:50 PM The Dalai Llama is one of the inspirations for Yoda, according to Lucas and Co.

	Oboe-Wan Oboe-Wan's Hive of Scum & Villainy
date Posted: May 02, 2006 5:10 AM Cleary GL did his homework! And the Dalai Lama is wicked smaaaat.

	jkthunder Seven Pieces
date Posted: May 02, 2006 9:09 AM Tru dat. Care to cite the author and title?

	starwarsonfire Darth Methias and Darth Mikias
date Posted: May 02, 2006 4:48 PM nice connection! it's amazing how much star wars is connected with earth!

	Lord_Noctifer Ponderings and Postulates from a Penitent Sith Lord.
date Posted: May 02, 2006 4:52 PM I agree. I think Yoda should have advised Anakin with something a little more concrete than the abstraction he used. Anakin wasn't spiritually ready for that. Or at least told Anakin that when you let go of your attachment, you do not cease to love but instead love more purely and more deeply. But good point, and excellent quote.

	rj_peters Memos from the Imperial Finance Department
date Posted: May 02, 2006 7:42 PM Or at least told Anakin that when you let go of your attachment, you do not cease to love but instead love more purely and more deeply. That seems to be a problem with the Jedi "no love" philosophy all the way back to the KOTOR time period. They didn't seem able to distinguish between attachment and love. Or didn't trust themselves to make the distinction.

	MissPadme Miss Padme's Naboo Love Nest
date Posted: May 02, 2006 8:19 PM Who am I to argue with with the Dalai Lama?

	anakinside1 Echoes from the Asteroid Field
date Posted: May 03, 2006 10:07 AM It's nice to see an example of positive connection with someone as opposed to attachment. I don't think Anakin's marriage was the cause of his downfall, but his approach to it. Your quote shows the possibility of an entirely different approach to interacting with those you love. Thanks.

	viagoangel2 Were Anakin and Padme' really one?
date Posted: May 04, 2006 2:28 PM Narrow Focused...Negative, Confused Emotions.... WOW Totally agree! Great Blog! It reminded right away of what Obi-wan said to Anakin in Padme's apartment in AOTC. " You're Focusing on the NEGATIVE Anakin, Be Mindful of your Thoughts." So true this is!

Please log in to post comments