You've Been Lied to: The Giant Myths & Misconceptions of the Jedi Code Explained

There is no emotion, there is peace…

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🎬Video Credits:
Narrators - Pat
Editor - Giorgi
Writers - Sean

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro
0:46 The Jedi Code
3:22 Close Reading
8:07 Light and Dark
9:42 Outro

[ZoeMalDoran]

I'm reminded of an earlier explanation of the Jedi Code from around 2002, back before KotOR added "There is no chaos, there is harmony", which boils down thusly.

There is no emotion, there is peace, but the lack of an emotional reaction can stem from a lack of awareness of things that might provoke it, hence the next line.
There is no ignorance, there is knowledge. If one is not careful, the pursuit of knowledge can become a passionate obsession to the detriment of the pursuer, hence the next line.
There is no passion, there is serenity. Many claim that perfect serenity can only be achieved in death, hence the next line.
There is no death, there is the Force. By careful communion with the Force, we can achieve the serenity needed to understand the truth. Consult the Force in all things. Only when you are properly in tune with the Will of the Force should you act.

[thomasdobbs]

This is perhaps the best explanation of the Jedi Code I've seen, and it really highlights both the Force as pure Compassion and mercy, and the Jedi/New Jedi Order as its true servants, basically destroys just about all of the misconceptions about "balance" and of the Jedi as well.

[sebastiankania]

This reminds me of a Tholme quote- Attachments are forbidden, but our connections make us who we are, and what is the Force, if not the connection that binds everyone and everything together?

[BaxterAndLunala]

"That's the thing. How can I be a Jedi Master if I'm always getting caught?"

"At least you're a master... at getting caught."

[Toramai-piwx]

Yeah, lotta people who misinterpret the code don’t seem to realize that when they say passion and emotion they’re talking about the negative. Jedi code is based off of Buddhist ideology, which is the idea that attachment that is to say an under unnatural focus on one thing leads to suffering. Christianity, which also has an influence over the Jedi code teaches similar. In Buddhism, the idea is that once you let go of attachment, the illusions will fade away and you’ll realize that you have everything you need. And Christianity the ideas that you like all of the attachments of this world because at the end of the day in Christianity they’re not important as opposed to what you are supposed to do it’s ordained by God and you figure it out during your life. And thank you for defining the word passion as suffering because that’s what it is in Buddhism and nobody seems to want to get that, and seems to think that Jedi are supposed to be emotionless robots. I swear it’s almost like they just don’t want to look past what they view as “correct.“ Different cultures views things differently people.

[CyberSonic-V.]

The way I view the code is that it doesn’t discourage love it simply says that attachments are forbidden. Love and attachment aren’t the same thing I feel, when you love someone you think of their best interests without yourself in mind but when attached you think of their interests with yours in mind at all times. While yes we should think of our own lives and needs but we also need to think of others without expecting benefit. I think thats the jedi code, to concern yourself with the greater good of others and not yourself. To not be so caught up in personal pleasure but to experience joy in bringing positivity in the lives around you.

[MasterweaverX]

I'm beginning to suspect the code wasn't written in Galactic Basic, and there was a translation error early on....

"There is no X" probably originally meant something like "To address X" and "There is y" more "Seek out y". With some associated negative and positive tones that got picked up and overemphasized in the translation.

[alexishayes]

I think this video would benefit from a follow up analysis of where the Jedi Order went wrong, relative to the Code as discussed here

[amyb.]

For me the sticking point remains is the Jedi Code seems like a denial of emotions, while real health and peace comes through integrating them. Their denial of having family is just a continuation of this. Most people I know with kids or a good spouse say those are the most meaningful and inspiring things in their lives (except for perhaps a sense of God), and the quickest way to mess up a kid is to take away their parents and break that bond, which Jedi do as a matter of fact. Attachment is not love, ofc, and I like Luke's interpretation that attachment is ego but real love for family is perfectly acceptable - is even what redeemed his father. But why still the denial of emotion?
Perhaps like you use the definition of passion to mean suffering, perhaps the better word used for emotion is "urge" as in urgency.

[wolftal]

This really has changed my understanding of it, I always thought they were cold heartless individuals, but now I realise they weren’t doing away with the motion. They merely wished to have a better control over it.

[RussianBreed]

“You’ve been lied to”

Me: Well I mean it wouldn’t have been the first time..

[isaackim]

Anakin, “How can I be a Jedi Master if I’m always getting caught?”
Obi-wan, “You can never be a Jedi Master. Unless you learned the concept of the high ground.”
Anakin, “Very funny.”

[bizmasterTheSlav]

Your closer look helped me a lot. It seems I was perceiving the Jedi code too metaphorically and did not understand the more practical layer of wisdom that could be extracted. And truly, it actually makes sense even outside the star wars universe. One must control his emotions, but not let his emotions control him.

[jeremyk.]

This was a great video explaining in detail and it truly expresses the way I was raised by my family with how to understand and interact with the world at large but change out the force with God. Whenever I’ve slipped with anything like the Sith code would always lead to having horrible things happening in my life and it ends up creating a negative feedback loop that aids at dragging us all down further down the dark road. Was always taught to never start an altercation and try to use my brain to deescalate the situation and only use physical force when the aggressive party tries to use force against ourselves. There is a ton of injustice that appears for the short term but karma always catches up eventually and the longer it takes the more karmatic interest will be applied when it comes reason why when I screw up I always take responsibility for my actions to just get the bad phase over quicker so I can hopefully get to better things in life.

[jaieregilmore]

Jedi code has merits it pretty much preach to overcome one inner turmoil to find peace with themselves that is the true battle that every Jedi have to face.

[ZacksRockingLifestyle]

The best way to understand the Jedi code is to add “when” to every line but the last (though when can be added to that one, too).

When there is no emotion, there is peace…
Etc

[DarthDread-ohne]

Peace is A lie, there is only passion, through passion I gain strength, through strength I gain power, through power, I gain victory, through victory my chains are broken, the force shall set me free.

[davidalan]

I am loving this explication of the Code. I can tell a great deal of the interpretation is your own, but are there any particular sources you drew from in piecing it all together?

Side note, a hypothesis: without the orthodoxy of Odan-Urr (he also restricted training to younglings and banned attachments), the Order might have been adaptable enough to be as effective at resisting the Banite Sith as they were the New Sith Brotherhood.

[philjohnson]

The simplest thing that help me think about the code is adding a "when" to the start of each line. Makes it less of a list of absolutes. Whe know who the only ones who speak those are

[ThinWhiteAxe]

I love this, thanks for doing such a good breakdown ❤