The Philosophy of the Sith | An Examination of the Dark Side (Star Wars)

[@betawarier346]

Jedi and Sith Philosophy is one of the reasons why I think Star Wars is such a well written story

[@heathernks8]

Lucas has said he based it on Buddhism, so that could also explain why it's held up for 40+ years.🙂

[@Kaeldannas]

Joseph Campbell inspired and helped Lucas write Star Wars, based on myths and tales. Path of the Hero, light and dark and so on.

[@betawarier346]

True Star Wars is no longer the same these days

[@youuglymess]

In a meeting with the writers of Clone Wars, Lucas again emphasizes the need to suppress nature of the dark side and embracing the light. The balance is acknowledging two tendencies of the nature of the Force, and rejecting the destructive nature. He implies the suppression of the Dark Side was vital. The Jedi were right, the Sith were wrong. We know there can’t be light without dark. That’s a fact. But George wasn’t saying the dark was needed, or necessary, but is a given. Balance always meant not to give in to the selfish tendencies of the Dark Side but embrace the light. By the end of Return of the Jedi, everything is right in the world - until Luke fails to rebuild a meaningful Jedi order, The First Order reigns, and the Dark Side makes its presence known again.

[@youuglymess]

You all know nothing about Starwars, watch one video that is wrong but sounds right and believe it's fact

[@nettewilson5926]

Ironically Anakin pursued power and became a sith at least in part because he was seeking greater freedom-he felt restricted and inhibited by the Jedi, and he was haunted by his childhood experiences in slavery-and to free himself from fear of loss, another remnant from his troubled childhood. But by becoming a sith he found only slavery to the dark side and even greater loss.

[@brainrich1358]

He was just looking for knowledge to save Padme. On his journey though, he got consumed by the power he has gained and lost his way sadly. What started as a journey to save his loved one, tragically ended with his downfall.

[@paulphillipdavies168]

@@brainrich1358 he was destined to balance to the force, he had to lose and be lost to the dark side to save luke in the return of the jedi and bring Balance as was destined by Qui Con

[@nettewilson5926]

@@paulphillipdavies168 that’s convoluted. I don’t think he had to go dark, but even though he did, his destiny was still fulfilled.

[@rohenthar8449]

@@nettewilson5926 No, he had, because he needed to destroy Jedi too. Jedi who become corrupted and a tool in politics, and not a guardian of peace. In case of Anakin, he needed to wipe the slate clean in both orders, as Outcast done thousands of years ago under Kreia guidance.

[@dwoodstwin]

@@austinno.1 wtf..

[@JaketheJust]

Obi-wan: “Only a Sith deals in absolutes” That statement in itself is an absolute

[@pantsenfuego9986]

It’s an example of paradoxical truth. Much like ‘the only constant is change’

[@Mansory811]

He is right. If you wouldnt Deal in absolutes , you wouldnt become a sith beforehand. Isnt really a false Statement.

[@temite80]

Plot twist.. Obi-wan is a Sith lord.....

[@Blackwingsss]

Maybe he was trying to tell us something...

[@clxwncrxwn]

@@Blackwingsss that eventually even the good becomes corrupted?

[@astral9138]

The Philosophy of the Sith is like the embodiment of ''You are the captain of your own ship.'' or "Your mind is a battlefield. Be its commander, not its soldier" or ''Putting yourself above others.'' which have positive advantages because it encourages individuals to stand up for yourselves, build self-reliance and freedom of choice.

[@rohenthar8449]

Agree.

[@destroyerarmor2846]

Problem is on the Earth we live in it's the Siths that are rich and successful

[@chrisjackson1889]

@@destroyerarmor2846 Has it always been?

[@KevinJohnson-cv2no]

@@chrisjackson1889 Yes it has. Power has always gone to the ambitious, ruthless & capable. You'll find the meek & compassionate amongst the ranks of the slaves. This is doubly so in Greco-Roman times, before Christianity's interpretation of morality started to blow up.

[@BasedHorrigan]

​@@chrisjackson1889 I mean really try to think about the 4-5 individuals who have done purely selfless acts for the sake of others purely

[@sicario4452]

The sith would honestly be unstoppable if they learn how to control their emotions and their lust for power that would lead them to their downfall. That’s why in my opinion, count dooku was such a powerful character; he is able to use busted force abilities like more aggressive lightsaber forms and force lighting while having the discipline and control to not let himself get too corrupted by the dark side. Unlike most sith, he was able to make rational decisions and not get himself into the inevitable death of all sith from their uncontrolled lust for power.

[@benfromthesewers1688]

Funny enough one of aspects of Kreia's teachings.

[@anabolicchicken4115]

So true, that's why he doesn't have the Sith eyes. Every other Sith lets hate dominate them, Dooku uses it when necessary. Bro was lowkey closer to a grey jedi than to a sith. He turned for altruistic reasons after all. Sorely underutilized character by Lucas.

[@BasedHorrigan]

He still thought he could overthrow Sidious

[@lewieanderson6579]

He still lost his mind, literally

[@KevinJohnson-cv2no]

Dooku was a loser who lacked the willpower to fully embrace either side, so he ends up dead with little-to-no achievements & the universe remembering him as little more than a squabbling senator; if they remember him at all. He quite literally didn't achieve shit in comparison to the Sith which "let themselves get too corrupted by the dark side" & is ultimately wiped out with ease by the plans of such a Sith. Guess he should've had a bit more hate in em lmao

[@fiddlewheelx]

I believe that a fusion of both light and dark is needed. One isnt a slave just because you care for others, and one is not merely evil just because they are focusing on themselves. Black and white thinking is foolishness. It must flow together.

[@glennpennington2465]

We are like the master operator of a diversion dam. We decide the direction and quantities of that contained mixture.

[@fikriasrofi5312]

Its basically Carl Jung shadow work

[@lucatristan6084]

Like Darth revan

[@huberthue7644]

Yin and Yang. Both are best.

[@devilslayer3548]

So basically a gray jedi and thinking black and white is not always foolish

[@Chris_MarMar]

Darth Vectivus is one of my favorite characters because even though he’s a sith he’s balanced and uses the dark side without letting it consume him. He also still felt and showed compassion and care for his loved ones. Proof that not all dark side users are evil.

[@davelo3506]

I just recently learned about him, he's one if not the only sith who enjoys reading and taking care of his family financially, he only became sith so he could use lightning efficiently. Very good man

[@Chris_MarMar]

@@davelo3506 yep. Him and Revan are probably my favorite Sith.

[@davelo3506]

@@Chris_MarMar holy shit same here bro, fun fact did you know Reven looks exactly like Keanu Reeves ?

[@Chris_MarMar]

@@davelo3506 I’ve known of Revan for a long time now (since I originally played KOTOR) but yes I do now. Honestly, that just makes him even more badass imo lol. Revan is my favorite character in general, Sith or Jedi. Makes sense considering he’s both and or neither.

[@kiadorphantomwolf6572]

If you like Revan you may also like Darth Marr, a member of the dark council but he was more balanced and level headed than the others

[@liaml.e.5964]

Kreia is the embodiment of Nietzsche's philosophy in SW. She's a brilliantly written character that deconstructs the tenets if Star Wars itself.

[@Lua-420Hertz]

Kreia was the best character in star wars, in my humble opinion.

[@liaml.e.5964]

@@Lua-420Hertz Your humble opinion is a fact.

[@youuglymess]

@@Lua-420Hertz She's not that good tho,she invented most of what she said because she wanted to Manipulate the main character of the game "you", you all know nothing about Starwars and how The Force works

[@Lua-420Hertz]

@@youuglymess Says the wannabe purist.

[@youuglymess]

@@Lua-420Hertz You didn't even play Kotor 2 yet you come before me calling me a purist

[@alichiffra6455]

"Good is a point of view, Anakin..." this single line from Palpatine summarises the reasons behind the whole Jedi-Sith conflict. We view the Jedi as good because the movies are told from a 'jedi-friendly' point of view. Would be amazing to have a movie with a Sith point of view.

[@skeletonzombie-e4875]

I 100% agree, that woud be amazing!

[@Sinuhe38]

Yeah!!!! It would be very interesting.

[@Sinuhe38]

But... If You read between the lines, in episode i,ii,iii, You see the error in the Jedi ways

[@Sinuhe38]

If havent play Knights of the old republic II. There You Will SEE the Jedi ways greatly put in doubt.

[@alichiffra6455]

@@Sinuhe38 yes. This is why I think we need movies from the Sith point of view. So that these are not subtle details, but evidence that the Jedi way can mislead ...

[@shawnpanzegraf5642]

I always found it funny that Plagueis and Sidious were so hung up on the idea that the Dark Side can be *Concentrated* , as if it was venom, by limiting the # of Dark Side practitioners. Vitiate was *at least* as powerful as Tenebrous or Plagueis, yet the Sith Emperor lived and reigned at a time when powerful Dark Siders existed in the *thousands* ! Plagueis just comes out and states this rationale for the Rule of Two, but not even Bane offered anything resembling a factual basis for such a belief. His reasons for instituting the Rule of Two was simply a common-sense recognition that Dark Siders would always and invariably consider other Dark Siders rivals who threatened their own power. Bane was just trying to prevent a repeat of the clusterfuck that was the Brotherhood of Darkness. (Ie: When the Sith become the enemy of good order throughout the galaxy in a *highly visible manner* , the Jedi are invariably given a mandate to direct the Reoublic’s resources against the Sith.) The TLDR version? Bane’s Rule of Two was intended to ensure there wouldn’t be a horde of militant, highly competent/experienced Jedi Lords/Ladies to resist Sith aggression. All this “The Dark Side is more powerful when less people use it” is nothing but blind cultish mysticism.

[@BlankEmporium]

I think you misunderstood what Plagueis meant. I believe he wasn't so much speaking of an individual's power so much as one's knowledge. Knowledge in the Force in a very real way equates into greater power, and more Sith means the more spread out that knowledge will become, making each Sith far weaker than they could of been.

[@shawnpanzegraf5642]

@@BlankEmporium How does that work? Less overall practitioners means less experimentation/innovation, and greater chances of a huge body of lore being lost at one time. Plagueis knew such a loss of lore was possible, because Darth Gravid’s attempted return to the Light Side (And subsequent attempt to destroy all the Rule of Two-era’s accrued Dark Side lore) was passed down by Gravid’s apprentice (Who prevented a complete lore-blanking by killing her master.) Plagueis was himself a researcher, so he should have understood all individuals doing “original” research are standing on the proverbial shoulders of their predecessors. Even Caedus’s mistress, Lumiya, pointed out that the Sith are limited as much by their paranoia as any constraint of circumstances. How do you reconcile all that with the idea the “Venom” is meant to represent lore, not overall power in the Dark Side?

[@justinezekwelu3335]

I totally agree @shawn it only makes sense that the rule of two was made to limit the amount of craziness that would no doubt transpire like the brotherhood of darkness. All the venom talk is stupid, the force is the force. It’s not light or dark. Tbh I would even call the dark side “dark” I would call it the uncontrollable side of the force. While the light side is the more explored controllable aspects (and mind you those controllable aspects are different for various ppls/species). That’s exactly why the Jedi aren’t even good. They just happen not to go to crazy vile every time the use the force, unlike the sith.

[@thomasgordon7344]

The Rule of Two has always been flawed it took 1000 years to gain 20 years of power, 130 years later Darth Krayt would cast aside the Rule Of Two rebuilding the Sith as One and proved arguably was as powerful as Palpatine, I mean he was the only Sith to literally escape and avoid death by WILLING himself back to life with Dark Transfer. The Rule Of Two is the legacy of a mad man who wished to never be forgotten atleast that's what I've come to view it as. Arguably the force doesn't favor people based on numbers but devotion which is why I've always preferred Lord Momin's Philosophy on the Darkside of the Force.

[@LetsGeTDeep]

More like an attempt to concentrate all knowledge and power in a single locus. It's a way of forcing practicioners to strive for excellence and be the best they can be. The master owes his apprentice power and knowledge. The apprentice loyalty. When either does not fulfill their side of the bargain they are executed. Thus the remainder gets stronger.

[@haakonthegood17]

In order to understand how good you are, you need to realize how evil you could be.

[@youuglymess]

That's not true at all, knowing how evil you can be will change nothing, currently you said that "inspiring" line,but in your real life you are still a no one

[@fascilime]

@@youuglymess you don't have to be a somebody to be evil or good, you know. What defines us as people is our behavior when we know we won't ever gain any sort of recognition for our actions.

[@javierperez-xo8mr]

@@youuglymess being evil is not being powerfull. That mistake is formed in holliwood followers minds

[@NoNamer123456789]

@@javierperez-xo8mr The reason the dark side is more powerful (both in Star Wars and life) is that it gives you more possibilities. As a 'good' person you can't do 'bad' things, but you can do 'good' things as a 'bad' person, especially if it serves you a goal in the end. So naturally, most CEOs and managers are more likely to score high on psychopathy... Up to the point that psychopathy is a better predictor of success than IQ.

[@edgaracajabon9522]

@@NoNamer123456789 that makes no sense

[@heathernks8]

In my 20s, I behaved like a Sith, or at least like Dionysus: Work the hardest, get the most toys, Play harder, Win at all costs, and Feel everything! In my 40s, I behaved like a Jedi: Stay Calm, Find Peace, Renounce possessions, Winning isn't real, Accomplish Logic. Now, I'm almost 50 and just try to synthesize the two into Wisdom.✌🎋

[@phobia_master-lord_of_early]

Not much to say except for, impressive

[@Poussyeater-w5e]

Winning isn't real? That's crazy

[@heathernks8]

@@Poussyeater-w5e There was an episode of "Brain Games" on the Discovery Channel years ago that explored this concept. It never occurred to me, but even when our favorite team wins, it doesn't really mean anything in the bigger picture, bc the world turns and the game will be replayed. It was really fascinating.✌

[@hamstertrail5437]

What did you do in your 30's?

[@heathernks8]

@@hamstertrail5437 I became a parent. Nothing alters the selfish/Sith side like having to sacrifice everything to care for another.

[@punishedvenomsnake716]

I love this concept, David Goggins has something similar which he calls "Going into the Dark Room" to find yourself and I agree, the Darkness is exactly what I need and it's helped me make some of my biggest strides. Love your channel, bro!

[@clxwncrxwn]

Is there a way to learn this power?

[@punishedvenomsnake716]

@@clxwncrxwn Not from a Jedi *smiles*

[@mrspiral13]

Salute, Big Boss.

[@punishedvenomsnake716]

@@mrspiral13 Right back at ya, my friend. I'm Big Boss and you are too 🔥

[@JackSparrow-re4ql]

Stop pushing authoritarian bullshit on internet; fascism is already a huge problem in world as it is.

[@christianmoore489]

“There is more to the force than restraining its power within the bounds of a moral framework.” This is such a good breakdown & gave me so much more to dig into. Awesome job!

[@steveouk90126]

Jedi philosophy: "I only have value when acting in others' interest. Mine is to sacrifice and deny myself so that others may benefit." Sith philosophy: "I have the right to be happy in my life, and to achieve it through building my own value."

[@Jay.Taylor]

Hands down the best written separation between the two I've read

[@pyropulseIXXI]

This is the worst pseudo-philosophical nonsense I've ever seen The Sith are outright evil and relish in it; you morons only try to make Sith tied into real life philosophy, and often the good kind, in order to inject your biases

[@gekmas435]

Both are the two extrem, we need the grey jedi

[@kel3747]

I know that it isn't displayed much in the movies, but the videos games such as KOTOR I and KOTOR II really hone in on the philosophical concepts behind the dark and light.

[@derbucherwurm]

Great video. I as an old Star Wars Veteran (who don´t like Disney Star Wars) think it is a masterpiece!

[@Einzelgänger]

Thank you, that's a great compliment! 🙏

[@markl5998]

That Disney shit sucks

[@hamstertrail5437]

Thank you for your service!

[@youuglymess]

@@Einzelgänger In a meeting with the writers of Clone Wars, Lucas again emphasizes the need to suppress nature of the dark side and embracing the light. The balance is acknowledging two tendencies of the nature of the Force, and rejecting the destructive nature. He implies the suppression of the Dark Side was vital. The Jedi were right, the Sith were wrong. We know there can’t be light without dark. That’s a fact. But George wasn’t saying the dark was needed, or necessary, but is a given. Balance always meant not to give in to the selfish tendencies of the Dark Side but embrace the light. By the end of Return of the Jedi, everything is right in the world - until Luke fails to rebuild a meaningful Jedi order, The First Order reigns, and the Dark Side makes its presence known again.

[@youuglymess]

@@Einzelgänger You should have mentioned that Balance is only The Light side and that The Force doesn't work like Ying And Yang, you fooled many people here who know nothing about Starwars and made them believe that One Should embrace light and dark which in Starwars absolutely doesn't make sense at all,The Force isn't Ying and Yang,The Light is The Force and the dark side is a distinct thing.

[@cellavb447]

The flame in the void is a concept in the Wheel of Time novels. There's a flame burning in a calm void in your mind. You feed your passions into this flame but contain it in the calm place. You fuel your focus with passions but through containment don't allow them to overcome you. Sith and Jedi philosophies are the Yin and Yang, the active and passive which compliment each other. Without their compliments, both paths lead to an end, whether ruin or stagnation.

[@youuglymess]

In a meeting with the writers of Clone Wars, Lucas again emphasizes the need to suppress nature of the dark side and embracing the light. The balance is acknowledging two tendencies of the nature of the Force, and rejecting the destructive nature. He implies the suppression of the Dark Side was vital. The Jedi were right, the Sith were wrong. We know there can’t be light without dark. That’s a fact. But George wasn’t saying the dark was needed, or necessary, but is a given. Balance always meant not to give in to the selfish tendencies of the Dark Side but embrace the light. By the end of Return of the Jedi, everything is right in the world - until Luke fails to rebuild a meaningful Jedi order, The First Order reigns, and the Dark Side makes its presence known again.

[@youuglymess]

You know nothing about Starwars

[@mikethehunter5212]

@@youuglymess Yeah, no, you're wrong. Suppressing emotions does nothing good. Any person who took a basic psychology course can tell you that. The person you just responded to has a better understanding of SW than you do. There's even an episode of CW about Yoda realizing that suppressing his darkness only makes it grow. Critical thinking is key.

[@javierperez-xo8mr]

@@youuglymess ok George, wait , you are not George, why would you think you are so right then? so dogmatic as a catholic and they. forcin gyou to their "good" were even more evil that what they said they fight

[@sanjisay8232]

Never thought Id see someone shoutout Rand Al'Thor lol

[@lucianoarebalo41]

This is why I like Jedi survivors story. Cal rejects parts of Jedi teaching that’s unhelpful or damaging, and even taps into his emotions, the dark side. So while cal is definitely good, he isn’t what a Jedi would charectically (?) be

[@e.h.4933]

Ahsoka was right to leave the Jedi order. This decision, in my opinion, demonstrated that there is a flaw in what the Jedi taught and believed. Ahsoka had the disadvantage (advantage?) of being Anakin's student. He was constantly emphasizing his desire to protect those he was close to. Ahsoka, in fact, was taught in the final finale episode of TCW, recently released, to defend against a massive clone attack. Anakin was making sure she had what she needed, because he already knew subconsciously, or through the force, what was going to happen, and he wanted to protect her. Ahsoka, like Anakin, cared about her friends and had attachments, which was probably an error in training she inherited from Anakin. This was not allowed in the Jedi order. The Jedi were stoic, and attachment was not allowed. However, Ahsoka had compassion for all life, AND she had deep attachment to her friends. That was the conflict with the Jedi teachings that drove her away. Anakin had attachment to his friends ABOVE the lives of others. He fell and became Vader because he was willing to sacrifice any other life to keep those he wanted to protect alive. This is an anachronism, and directly related to his desire to control (partly due to the lack of control he had as a slave). Ahsoka, however, realized that all life was important, and to be valued. She did not have the traumatic upbringing that Anakin had. But she also cared about her friends and had attacents. In some ways, her views were more pure than those of the Jedi order. She had attachments, and love, but was able to see all life as valuable and not let her attachments take priority. Love, that's an important part of life. If you can't love, how can you truly value life.

[@siervodedios5952]

Perfectly said. 💯

[@tottorolo]

You are describing Luke Skywalker. Ahsoka is a copy of him in my view. Luke's attachment for his friends and fear to lose them lead to fail Yoda's Test to stay passive (Empire strikes back). He pursuits his dark side by saving his friends but he should have died fighting against Darth Vader. Only Darth Vader's attachment and love for his son saved Luke. Obi Wan, Yoda, Darth Vader and the Emporer maintained balance in the force. Luke was a disturbance. Leia Organa's call for save triggered the failure and fall of Obi Wan. Obi Wan has Sith in him like we all do. He failed to train Anakin and lost his dear friend. Yoda wouldn't go and save her. Stay passive. I dont like the prequels, because a true Jedi like Yoda wouldn't go to war to save others.

[@Morilulu]

and she was a good friend

[@yourwishfulfilled]

I just watched every second of the most amazingly, ridiculously, surprisingly wonderful documentary on the Force that I've ever seen, & *I AM* Ol' School Star Wars. Many kudos & much applause on making a video that gives even the truest Star Wars fans a treat, & provides the intelligent or perceptive Star Wars fans a wholly stimulating & entertaining half-hour. Seriously great job.

[@Einzelgänger]

Thank you for your compliment! Appreciated! 🙏

[@RichChanLikesTacos]

its revenge of the 5th perfect time to see this star wars video for me it was done well n i appreciate the work put into it being a fan of old n new star wars stuff~

[@kamotecruiser4083]

The dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural

[@averyhufford9437]

It's all about transcending the two sides. Imbalance is the real enemy. Your reason can contain your passions and your passions can drive you to purpose. That's why sometimes risk from your passions can lead you to where you need to be and it's not always the rational way to do things

[@judeannethecandorchannel2153]

Sounds like gray Jedi thinking. 😉

[@Leto85]

I got the feeling that by teaching Anakin to suppress his emotions Joda pushed him straight to the Sith as suppressing emotions is a very unhealthy thing to do.

[@iBeLordi]

A sith mentality will cause the individual to be shackled to their own power and influence, for they must maintain the shroud which hides the key to their power as once it is no longer hidden another will use the opportunity to take it for themselves. To acheive true freedom one must embrace all aspects to the sense they hold enough power to not be dominated nor in exess where one must dominate another. Balance is where true power exists. There must be both dark and light. I will do what I must to keep the balance, as the balance is what holds all life. There is no good without evil, but evil must not be allowed to flourish. There is passion, yet peace; serenity, yet emotion; chaos, yet order. - The gray code

[@judeannethecandorchannel2153]

Gray Jedi. Yes!

[@WeAreAllOneNature]

When Jung spoke of getting in touch with our shadow self, surely he meant that we be honest to ourselves about who we are instead of having certain traits and being in denial about having those traits. Only by identifying our worst qualities through self-reflection can we manage and transform them. I'm sure Jung wasn't saying ''be evil''.

[@Mansory811]

But then wouldnt that be the actual opposite to vader. Vader empowers his bad traits and uses them to fuel his hatetred to gain more Power. But a jedi accept his bad habbits, understands them and loses himself from these habits to become a good person.

[@WeAreAllOneNature]

@@Mansory811 Yes. I believe that Carl Jung was a more like a Jedi, and opposite to Darth Vader. :-)

[@Yusa_Beach]

@@Mansory811 I think "bad traits sort of simplifies it into black and white" To have a okayish or understanding of it is to see neither as wrong or right and to simply combine the two and use them at different stages during ones life. Aggression is not bad trait, neither is selfishness just outright, there has to be a line drawn inorder to come to such a conclusion weither you were selfish or selfless. The line is what people should hold at, is what I think the video is saying neither putting too much importance or too little importance on yourself. The difficult part is where, when, and how should approach certain situations using these methods, weither it be by violence, Diplomacy, importance on yourself and putting importance elsewhere.

[@AnEruditeWolf]

Correct. Jungian shadow integration revolves around confronting the worst aspects of yourself, "your shadow", and integrating them into your consciousness as a whole as a way of overcoming your ego. It's more about confronting the negative aspects of you, and successfully integrating them so that it serves the harmonious whole of your consciousness. He erred far more on the side of selflessness, balance, harmony, and humility before the Universal Consciousness/God/The All/whatever.

[@judeannethecandorchannel2153]

​@@AnEruditeWolf Very good! Thanks for this

[@jonathanwaugh2788]

Love the mix between real life philosophy and Star Wars lore. More vids like this! This was amazing, I learn more than I thought I would as I love both philosophy and Star Wars.

[@kallvt]

This has further inspired me to embrace my shadow, and I truly need to. Gotta have both, can't really adopt only one side. Thanks, man.

[@moabman6803]

The dark side and light side is fiction. The dark side in Star Wars is more than just evil. To a force user it is a drug like herroin. Once a force user begins to go to the dark side it creates some sort of addiction that engulfs the dark side user with crazy mood swings that take over.

[@joannaedwards6325]

Victor Good idea. We must love who we are totally. That's one of the lessons of being human. Another human lesson is learning to love others which is almost impossible if one gives in to their dark side.

[@CeezGeez]

embrace your shadow? what does that mean?

[@GIll114]

did this dude jus become a sith

[@pyropulseIXXI]

This is stupid dualistic nonsense. There is no 'shadow self.' There is no 'light self.' Shadow is an absence of light. You cannot have both; you can only be lacking the 'good' quality. The dark side is a cancer in the force; to 'balance' the force means to remove this cancer and only have a 'light' side.

[@MrTehRave]

Really enjoyed this one. Your placement of choral music really added a surene quality that relaxed me beyond measure.

[@withlovefromlightindust591]

I wonder what the name of this music track is?

[@anabolicchicken4115]

Following the "jedi way" led me to stagnation and depression. I felt like I was spiritual, but there was a part of me I was repressing, the part that wants to express its will, to achieve, to gain confidence, grow, and become stronger. Repressing my desires, I realized, is repressing my humanity. Once I started to integrate this part of me, while always remembering compassion, love, and presence of mind, I started to progress. I firmly belief integrating both the "good " and "bad" part of ourselves is crucial. An example I always use is that for most of my life, I despised people who dressed well because I viewed them as vain and superficial. I thought clothes were simply functional. Turns out that not only do I like to dress well. I love it lol. I now see the value in expressing myself and standing out. I respect myself and want to look great. This is a much more nuanced view in my instead "you of dress good you vain". There really isn't anything wrong with dressing well. This applies to other things.

[@A_n_y_t_i_m_e]

This. Exactly this.

[@RA-yb1ti]

Einzelganger, I may be too late, and I've no doubt that this will be both sappy and cringe, so apologies in advance for that. I merely wanted to thank you for this video, honestly and sincerely. I became fascinated with Sith philosophy during a period of self improvement in my life. It was Sith philosophy that led me to study Jungian psychology and real world philosophies, Nietzsche and Stoicism especially, in hopes of expanding upon it. Your videos were of particular interest to me at that time. It was also the Sith that made me change my goal of self improvement to self actualization. I fell off my path awhile ago, having entered a dark period of my life, and much of the knowledge I acquired has been forgotten, but I'm coming out of it and will find my way again soon. Like you said at 22:10, this path probably isn't the one that suits me, as my personal dark night revealed to me, but though the Sith, Jung and Nietzsche may no longer resonate with me, I think there's too much value in the knowledge they passed on to simply ignore. I don't intend to follow them dogmatically (I honestly believe that God, the divine, source or whatever word you have for it won't allow me to even if I wanted), nor do I believe it possible or have any desire to become a lighting wielding maniac, but I believe there are some aspects of their philosophy I can apply to better myself, and certain points brought up about master and slave morality to reflect on, though not believe entirely. Once again, sorry for the rant, but I've had to make due with links on the Sith Order reddit (don't judge me), and 2 videos on KZbin to feed my fascination of the Sith, a reuploaded video by Coterie, and an analysis on Kreia's philosophy. I never expected you to make a video like this, so this was nothing less than a very pleasant surprise and an absolute treat. 😁 Oh, and before anyone worries for me, yes, I may be a nerd but not so far gone I can't separate reality from fiction. The Star Wars universe may hold my fascination, but I fully intend to live my life in the real world. Don't know why, but I felt like I needed to add that.

[@joannaedwards6325]

Rob A Oh thank you for sharing your experience. Not a rant at all. I hope he (the Dutchman who makes these great vids) reads what you wrote. You sound like a WINNER to me. You'll do great. And thanks for helping me understand better the ppl who are Star Wars fans. Stay unafraid and remember love. 😊 ✌

[@ghostlyp4llor]

this is so perfectly explained & a reason why star wars means so much to me

[@maucuriel8717]

What an exquisite analysis, two of the things that I love the most, Star Wars and Philosophy, bonded in one incredible video.

[@penguintaco9038]

The Dark Side can best be described with a line from Blade 2, "Cancer with a purpose". In short, the more you gain power in the Dark Side, the greater the cancer grows. You can gain great power, wealth, influence in more using the Dark Side, but it comes at a high price.

[@kirodezno12]

What I love about star wars' philosophy is that in the end, Darth Vader did bring balance to the force, being the ultimate image of evil in the whole universe, but in his death bed, redeeming himself by the love of his son. That turns him in to the ultimate beacon of hope, it's never too late to seek inner peace and the good inside each one of us.

[@judeannethecandorchannel2153]

Yeah. But think of how many he killed. I can see it both ways

[@siddm11]

not to mention he actually did bring balance to the force by eliiminating both Sith and Jedi. Always bothered me how the Jedi interpretted that prophecy (balance) as eradicating the dark side.

[@mysticalmagic9259]

​@@siddm11Ugh, this again. Lucas already confirmed that bringing balance to the force meant destroying the Sith. They are considered a cancer on the Force. Feel free to look it up if you don't believe me.

[@vintifada7115]

@@siddm11 This isn’t true. Darth Sidious was largely the corrupting force of the prequels. It wasn’t that the Jedi were bad or wrong. The duel of the fates is about how if qui gon dies that starts anakin on his path without a father figure (Obi wan being his brother) to the dark side. The other fate being qui Gon lives and he’d be saved from the dark side bc he’s a good master for him. That’s why it’s called duel of the fates. Anakin already had a rough upbringing and was already bitter and too old. It was just not going to go well already. It was destiny. And frankly the jedi masters did what worked for the majority of every jedi ever but again, were clouded by Palpatine. They failed, but they failed in a way that was inevitable. It’s not as if jedi fail the light side is wrong lmao

[@keanemorrissey5478]

Powerful stuff, I like how you examine both sides and let us decide

[@Sinuhe38]

I really liked the video. Specially in the end, where you make some conclusions and quote Kreia (one of My favourite characters in SW) and the part of dark side's pitfalls. I think only Revan and Kreia understood the wisdom in knowing both light and dark side of the Forcé.

[@righteousdescent2271]

The sith basically take self improvement and catapult it to an extreme. "I will triumph, and I don't care what happens to everyone else". This is why they are evil.

[@wolfgang7812]

This isn't just "evil" it's selfish as well because The Sith don't care about anyone else but themselves. A classic case in point is when Anakin asks for the lowering of the ship when Padme falls out. "...I need her..." is his argument to counter Obi Wan. His relationship with Padme was never about the both if them it was always about him.

[@bunsenn5064]

But then it turns into not being self improvement, when those same Sith Lords fall so deep into the dark side that they become physically and mentally disfigured. Darth Sion was practically holding himself together, only alive because his hatred allowed him to survive, and the moment he let go of his hatred, he died.

[@righteousdescent2271]

@@wolfgang7812 love is something that goes both ways so that's a different topic, but yes, sith put themselves above others

[@righteousdescent2271]

@@bunsenn5064 ironic

[@DonMug-c6h]

I align with Revan Reborn and Lord Scourge. The world is grey. You are your own temple. You are both evil and good. How far you lean to each side is up to you. Can leverage both to be powerful.

[@Infinite_being]

I have never watched even a single one film of Star Wars. The videos you made about them really tempt me to do so. I believe that these films demonstrate the duality that exists in our world. It may be in another dimension or galaxy, but it is still duality. Where there is duality, there is separation. When we become one with God, or the Force, or the Source, or whatever name each has for this, then we understand and feel that we are all ONE. When we finally feel and realize that each one is the Love that knows that is the Love already, the separation and the conflict ends.

[@Quincy299]

Just try Star Wars Books like darth bane trilogy or darth plaguise, as Star Wars fan that 2 books is the best books ever written in Star Wars universe

[@BabaikaDoesThings]

Actually, the movies will probably ruin your love for Star Wars if you go into the movies expecting something deep and philosophical like this video. Half of the lightsaber colours in the movies were really because actor choices or lighting issues (Luke's green saber in the original trilogy) (Windu's purple saber in the prequels), though we can say all we want about the philosophical and character of each colour, it didn't start out that way, and it's an odd coincidence and sometimes a stretch that it all fixes together.

[@KosmicKitchen]

It was a very thought provoking video. Nietsche had a point when saying that we are forced to abandon the 'master attitude' towards life. However, I think it is wise to abandon the paradigm of power and affirmation (at some point). These are useful when we establish ourselves as young adults but become self-defeating later on. Hanging on to power and affirmation requires constant feeding, which is basically a slavery of the realm of hungry ghosts.

[@Santawithwings]

"Walk a mile to avoid a fight. But when it breaks out, don't back down an inch." seems like a good embodiment of both philosophies. Like the rings in a benzene molecule and the dual nature of light, perhaps truth too lies somewhere in between the two extremes, oscillating in an eternal dynamic equilibrium.

[@grimlord3181]

Jedi already believe in that.

[@Santawithwings]

@@grimlord3181 Perhaps, more in Luke Skywalker's school than in that of Master Yoda.

[@the_bad_samaritan-7463]

This is one of the greatest philosophies videos I’ve ever watched . Not only for Jedi/Sith philosophy (which I am a huge fan of) but also the philosophy of human nature and the psychology of man. The way you connected it to nietzsche philosophy and stoicism and many other examples is absolutely brilliant. We all must embrace some form of our dark side to escape the slave mentality. Bcuz if we give in to excessive self-sacrifice, we in turn lose power towards our full potential. My mind is absolutely blown from this Gem of a video. You just earned yourself a new subscriber. Please keep it coming!

[@Commissar_Eiven]

Hilariously for the longest time when I was a kid I started going through the philosophy of sith, I ended up building a cult of personality and having to tell my friends to stop after I got over my larger-than-life edgelord phase We built a protection racket and beat up bullies

[@jarrettmccurdy7271]

I rarely or never leave comments but I thought that this video was amazing and incredibly well done so I felt obligated to say something. Very well done

[@jarrettmccurdy7271]

Something that I would be very interested in watching from you would be a video about grey Jedi and their ideology

[@noahhradek5426]

Keep rewatching this. Love it. But the Jedi council were just as responsible for Anakin's change as palpatine.

[@judeannethecandorchannel2153]

I Agree!!! 💯

[@weekendgunviolence]

The council pushed him to Palpatine, if anything. Had they not been so dogmatic in their practices and had some nuance in their approach to the literal Chosen One of prophecy, Vader wouldn’t have ever happened.

[@Kurama1732]

​@@weekendgunviolenceor the Chosen One was Vader and not Anikan. When the story was first written for 4-6, there were only 2 jedi (Obi Wan and Yoda) and 2 sith (Vader and Palpatine). 2 and 2, balance in the number of force users.

[@barnessun]

I have followed your teachings? Presentations? Sharings? for a long time -always with respect, admiration, and appreciation. This particular one struck me as the best yet. It integrates so much that you have covered before, and integrates in the mythological and archetypal metaphors which somehow make it particularly impactful. Timely for me, thank you for that. 🙏

[@AmazingDuckmeister]

As I say as my Star Wars chat up line, I am a Jedi on the streets but a Sith under the sheets.

[@thecheezybleezy7036]

The sith code sounds so cool no cap

[@sdct27]

What a fascinating and comprehensive analysis, I’ve probably listened to this maybe 5 times now? and am still trying to fully understand such a view. As a fan of Star Wars from literal and metaphysical point of view I applaud and thank you for explaining such a topic like this which is not so simple.

[@obiwan4374]

Jedi don't avoid the shadow side, they integrate it. For me Jedi is the awakened soul, and sith is the ego

[@raziyatheseeker]

Agreed. For those who get it: there is always some darkness in the light, and some light in the darkness. Just ask Luke and Anakin, respectively.

[@SunnyMidnite221]

@@raziyatheseeker Yes, it's called Yin and Yang.

[@davidrgilson]

I never felt like Vader was really bought into the Sith. He got stuck with it and had to make the best of it. He was hugely a dark side user no doubt, but I never saw anything that made me think he really committed to the sith doctrine like Sideous was.

[@mc23597]

Lol

[@hohenzollern6025]

"In Marienburg a man can find anything he desires, and many things he doesnt." Thats the quote this brought to my mind. The dark side can bring you everything your heart desires, and everything you fear most, both at the same time. That is afterall, the fullness of life. Sheer ectasy and abject terror.

[@rejvaik00]

_"Twice we have tried to burn away the failures and hypocrisies of the Jedi. Twice we have failed. We must not fail again, for there is precious little tinder left.....to keep our fire burning"_

[@DBArtsCreators]

Jedi = Freedom of the Mind, freedom from concern Sith = Freedom of Choice, freedom to live & be true to oneself

[@Sequoia_C]

I really enjoyed this from start to end. I think I've been going through something of a personal "villain arc" lately and I definitely can see the value in the "dark" side of one's self... though with most things, a balance of both dark and light is clearly needed. Really good video. :)

[@YellowTissueBox]

"Only a Sith deals in absolutes".

[@pyropulseIXXI]

Dark is an absence of light; there is no 'balance' between light and dark. Only fools think in such dualistic terms. Evil and Good aren't opposites; evil is an absence of Good.

[@killcharge4338]

The use of the dark sid te does not make one evil nor does the use of the light side make one good. The dark side is powered by passion, it just so happens that rage is the most common and easiest form of passion. In the real world i have found that passion is a very useful in achieving goals, although if you dont keep it in check your passion can get away from you and destroy everything you have built

[@cotocoyerakson8195]

Lana Beniko had a cool dialog with a Jedi Master about her philosophy.

[@teresazbikowska7094]

"We Sith are an unseen opposition. A phantom menace. Where the Sith once wore armour, we now wear cloaks. But the force works through us all the more powerfully in our invisibility. For the present, the more covert we remain, the more influence we can have. Our revenge will be achieved not through subjugation but by contagion.”-Darth Tenebrous to Darth Plagueis.

[@frederickfaneus1010]

I honestly think you truly cannot have one without the other. They seem like contradictory forces when they are in fact complimentary. That’s where enlightenment and authenticity lead us.

[@judemusfinch4456]

this. The middle path

[@MattAngiono]

I couldn't help but think a lot about Taoist philosophy during this one! I'm glad you showed the contrast between these while also showing that they compliment each other in many ways and that taking either too far can be detrimental. This is why I love Taoism so much, because it reminds me that there must be balance to everything if it is to truly benefit us, and believing anything to the extreme can lead to disastrous consequences! Great video! 👍

[@ianmckenna6146]

If I remember correctly the force was actually based on Taoism, I think George chose it as a way to introduce different ways of thinking to the Western world

[@MattAngiono]

@@ianmckenna6146 interesting for sure, but he kinda failed then..... He basically took the concept and completely reversed it. There's absolutely nothing counter intuitive or balanced about the actual message that the movies put forth

[@ianmckenna6146]

@@MattAngiono yeah, he made the sith and jedi based on yin and yang but didn’t really make them two sides of a whole, just opposites

[@Garry_Combine]

@@ianmckenna6146 I think it was zen Buddhism, not Toaism. Balance is the light, Lucas has said that, it's why one of Star Wars' core themes is letting go.

[@ianmckenna6146]

@@Garry_Combine ahh, thanks

[@ZaeroS182]

OK, I'm listening to this a second time, to me stoicism has been a great tool to free myself from so many worries and fears, but there's a part of me that is very materialistic and really enjoys some luxuries and wealth in general. It's been hard to reconcile both ways of thinking, sometimes they feel like a watch with a gear train that don't really fit. Maybe this video will provide some insight into the matter. Thanks a lot friend!

[@stoborking]

Honestly, I agree with the statement: "We must concur ourselves, our enemies and destroy everything that stands in our way, become our own masters and let no one rule over us"

[@flovv9357]

We should be aware of the role and importance of both sides. The key is to avoid going too far in either direction, avoiding extremes.

[@NihonRoses]

Now this is what I call top tier content. Very interesting, good job! 👏👏

[@pliskinn0089]

Be a Grey jedi, got it.

[@MOtherNature790]

It’s amazing how much came out of a story about a farm boy who saves a princess from an evil space wizard

[@Cristov123]

Interesting, with the slave/master philosophies paired with Vaders backstory. He literally freed himself from slavery by connecting with the force and being inducted into force training, only to later metaphorically free himself through his path to the darkside, which happens to be the Sith philosophy.

[@timothygibney159]

He traded his masters. The worst lives I can think of in constant fear and paranoia are dictators and mob bosses. You can't trust nobody and Stalin had Windows replaced with sunlight strips in his mansions where he couldn't look outside his beach homes for fear of being shot! In the mob you are dead or in jail long before moving up. That is no way to live either. I am no longer a Christian but there is some truth in Jesus saying money is the root of all evil. Serenity is a nice alternative to accepting reality...but poverty is no serenity at all 😮. I can't find an answer

[@dillyDragon]

Absolutely mind bending, thank you as always. Please keep making content!

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

People really do not understand what evil is and if you don't understand something you can't fight it.

[@mheiseus]

“When I met you, I was but a learner. Now I am the master” - Darth Vader

[@gregphillipsel9906]

Beautiful breakdown

[@fishfish8879]

"The dark side does not serve us. We serve the dark side. If we glorify it through our acts and our work and our art, it gives us power. It gives us life. Even life eternal." ―Darth Momin, Star Wars

[@fraemme9379]

Obviously they are both partially right. I struggled a lot mentally some time ago trying to understand how to reconcile these two apparent opposites of passion/rationality, risk/prudence and so on. How to choose between them, or how to reconcile such opposite things? Then it came into my mind that they aren't opposite at all, they are in fact complementary, and I thought of a simple metaphor: we just have to drive ourselves though the tortuous path of life, therefore we obviously need both the gas pedal and the breaks. We need passion to fuel our engine, or we won't go anywhere and just stand still, but we also need the breaks of reason and calmness for bending properly, for being cautious in difficult parts of the road and for ultimately not crashing. Who would be so crazy to drive a car without any fuel or without any breaks? Mastering this driving is the real indivual challenge I think, and it's what also Taoism ultimately tries to teach, but of course then socially and politically it becomes more complicated perhaps, even though democracy is also kind of based on the tension between these two forces in a way :)

[@judeannethecandorchannel2153]

Great analogy! Very convincing

[@GraceCanadaful]

That is a great episode - thank you. I only have one thought to share - life itself, complex as it is, can force us to act like a Sith, even if the core of our nature is appolonian.

[@dantarradellas7351]

Wow. Great perspective. Super thought provoking. One of your best ! Well done. 🎉

[@LoremonX]

That was a very well put together video that I completely agree with. It's easy to see how the Je'daii had the right idea. Maintain balance in the light and dark. We need the dark side to be able confident in our own skills, defend ourselves, protect those we love and get ahead in life. At the same time, we need the light to remain calm, remember that it's important to help others, and work together so we can all get ahead in life. Balance. Creation and destruction. Nature.

[@flovv9357]

"The strong must rule while the weak don't deserve anything, but being dictated. Fear is the primary tool for keeping the subjects in line. The strong rule. The weak are meant to serve." We are seeing this more and more.

[@Stroggoii]

It is the natural hierarchy of an aloof life. If the meek don't take responsibility for the correct and fair management of their productivity and collective needs, the people who rule them will always do whatever they want because they've been delegated the power to do just that. The strong will always be strong no matter if they participate in a corrupt system where they misappropriate resources from a craven populace, or fairly gain the just rewards for their superlative qualities.

[@117Industries]

@@Stroggoii But in a system in which resources are being unfairly distributed from a craven populace to those without necessarily superlative qualities we are not seeing a natural hierarchy predicated on the supremacy of strength and vitality, but one predicated on the traits of dishonesty and selfishness, both of which are slave qualities by the way. What you are espousing is the slave’s contortion and misinterpretation of “master morality” after thousands of years of effective subversion have sufficiently watered down the master’s cultural systems enough for the mercantile and slovenly (the slavish) to impose themselves atop a hierarchy already deeply perverted in their image and bent specifically to cater their natively and insidiously leeching disposition. Let us see how real that strength is when the Police and Military turn against you. And they will. They are doing so already. The wheels have been long set in motion. And what has been done cannot be undone. Good luck.

[@Nightwalk444]

A man chooses, a slave obeys

[@boriselespia8350]

Dooku was a sith he just didn't let his dark side control him

[@victorvalenzuela7626]

Well…. He killed several people by then…. Even if he never had the sith eyes, he still committed crimes, so yeah… the dark side of the force controlled him but he never went berserker. He was able to control his dark to a certain level. For that reason he never had the sith eyes.

[@mrp5402]

This is a dangerous ideology One who lives by the passion driven, careless and hurtful behavior of the sith, end up hurting everyone including themselves

[@mattatron3152]

Both Sith and Jedi ideologies are dangerous if taken too seriously

[@theunraveler]

Hmm, never expect the owner of this channel to be a Sith Lord!!!

[@Einzelgänger]

I think my other content is way too Apollonian for that to be true. But who knows.. 👺

[@TonOfHam]

The Jedi deny the impulses, desires, and love of a user, this is a crime. I mean, it turned Anakin to the dark side because of how the Jedi abused his emotions time after time. To deny ourselves is to deny life. -Some Guy The way is neither light nor dark, but a proper balance of both.

[@shawnpanzegraf5642]

That’s not really on “The Jedi” though, so much as on the Prequels-Era High Council. Two of the top five greatest Grandmasters of all time (Satele Shan and Nomi Sunrider) were either a mother who had been in a long-term romantic relationship (Satele), or the widow of a murdered Jedi, who raised a daughter who herself became a great Jedi (Nomi Sunrider). The Council of Revan’s time grumbled about it, but they ultimately accepted Revan’s and Bastila Shan’s marriage w/ children (How we got Satele). Even the Grandmaster when Yoda was admitted (Fae Coven) didn’t herself believe romantic attachments were good for a Jedi, but she advocated counsel and support for Jedi who became so entangled, rather than condemnation and expulsion. Historically, there’s a trend of the Order taking a harder line on emotions whenever you get a Grandmaster who’s species-nature thrives without such connections. Basically, Yoda, for all his wisdom in other areas, was responsible for making the Council’s response punitive. Look at how willing he was to write off all of Luke’s friends and his sister, when Luke was having visions about them. Yoda was right in that case, but for the wrong reasons.

[@Dom_mihail]

As a kid I wanted to be a Jedi, in my 20’s a Sith. But now, find the equilibrium between the two

[@polarperson]

Exceptional video, thank you so much for talking about the philosophy of star wars, I've been interested in it forever 😀

[@disorderlypictures9890]

I sure hope you do a video on gray force users. (Ones who take aspects of the dark and light side of the force) All-in-all, very nice video.

[@uwucotc]

There isnt anything like gray force users since u have to choose one or the other , or u are in the light side or in the dark side, the concept is fan made and have no real value in sw universe.

[@themelon_1785]

@@uwucotc Yea gray force users are more of a title given to Jedi and sith who don’t wanna call themselves Jedi or sith, in reality, all gray force users are one or another, Ashoka, quinlin vos and Jolee bindo, are self proclaimed gray force users, but are Jedi at heart Assaj ventress, kreia, are sith at heart. They difference between gray force users, and jedi & sith, is that gray force users accept a tiny bit of wisdom from the other spectrum, but not very much, just a tiny bit. So in a sense, gray force users don’t really exist, there are only gray Jedi and gray sith.

[@cameron9292]

@@themelon_1785 It's too bad a middle ground doesn't exist, but that would be the hardest path to walk of all, because it would require a balancing act of what we would generally constitute as "good" and "evil". A group of force users who are motivated by passion, yet said passions become constrained when they interfere with lets say the "rights" of another individual, as not to produce harm to others in the pursuit of their passion. They accept the Sith Code as truth, but choose to live in opposition of it. Whereas Jedi justify the use of force to protect the rights of the majority, and Sith justify the use of force to pursue their passions, this group would solely be interested in the use of force to prevent the overreach of the tyrannical individual, focusing on said individual and not necessarily the consequences of corruption which effect the community

[@epistemo3442]

No such thing as a gray force user. It is ultimately a binary choice, you either follow the will of the Force or you disregard the will of the Force and follow to your own whims. To do both is to contradict the law of non-contradiction. In the words of the Islamic Philosopher Avicenna: “Anyone who denies the law of non-contradiction should be beaten and burned until he admits that to be beaten is not the same as not to be beaten, and to be burned is not the same as not to be burned.”

[@razzy9172]

@@epistemo3442 I know this isn't really part relevant to what your saying, but what if I was a force user in a wasteland where Evil and Unlawlessness exists as it is everywhere in the land and I give in to my own anger not out of bitterness but rather to Utilise it to protect the ones whom I love or those who can't protect themselves and to banish those who are the ones causing evil towards the Land? What do you call that kind of force user does that align to anything light or dark? I'm not trying to be a contrarian or anything I'm just curious.

[@A_HEROS_JOURNEY]

I love this video. Food for thought definitely. I love the star wars take on the philosophy. Keep it up your doing a bang up job 👏

[@RTL2L]

Great work! Thank you!

[@TheWayoftheSith]

The reason why I'm mentioning conflict is that this is a type of training that anyone can put into practice if they so choose. So I'm giving this out to perpetuate the myth that conflict is just something to be avoided or dismissed, when really its method, habit, ritual or technique to gaining self-knowledge. The Sith deal in conflict, as Darth Malgus suggested; it is through conflict that the galaxy and the nature of the dark side differentiates between those who rise and those who fall, and those who don't try to heighten their abilities and emotions to get out of the circumstances or pain they are in, to rise again, and through conflict we gain understanding of the force. Darth Malgus says: "...the survivors of the conflict come to understand the Force more deeply. Their understanding evolves. That is purpose enough." This is because of the two weapons at our disposal. The club is what is used in a shallow exchange or forcing the matter by proclaiming the superiority of ones position and making proclamations of grandeur but lacking a greater purpose, and by attacking without knowing why you swing, its challenging somebody else with what amounts to a mentality of escapism or avoidance through ones flaws. These can be summed up as; "The most common types of flaws is doing the right course of action but; (1) catering to the wrong crowd, when you aren’t reaching the target audience, (2) not fairly representing alternatives, (3) muddying the waters, and (4) making a mountain of a mole hill. Fetters are the reasons for pain, issues are neurosis, malaise, rather disadvantageous values or mental illness, and flaws are bad timing or inappropriateness for playing out particular strengths."-The Way of the Sith by Edwin Ferreira A sword however is knowing why you swing and has precision, thus integrated with purpose and aims. An attack is when you deconstruct what is disadvantageous, unworkable or pathological. So it works against ones favor, doesn't produce results, or promotes weakness or issues so its ultimate getting in the way of your goals and power which may result from the pathological constructs or to make a judgment about a thing that is reliant on some bad desire that's stagnant and mostly causes pain. The attack must be able to have the precision to identify what is unworkable, disadvantageous or pathological and get to the heart of the matter of the best alternative (doesn't have to be perfect though, it should however aim at an ideal that can be perfect). It should be explanatory power of how ones own purpose, aims or perception is more beneficial for the individual and works to produce advantageous adaption, forward momentum, acquiring a suitable role, to perform it that role well and survival, to be on the path to perfection, and that quest is never ending. Sithism relates so well to many because we are always trying to perform better and become greater, the great weakness we try to vanquish completely is that of stagnation. This is why we also don't believe in achieving peace in victory, because stagnation might set in if we believe we have conquered everything that is of worth, self and naturally extending that self-mastery to then the entire world, self-mastery translates into world mastery. An example of a attack is to use Social darwinian ideology that favors what it means to be rewarded, which means survival of the fittest behavior orientation that are applied to the realm of human nature, the human mind and to the dynamics of relationships, this is aimed towards making a new race of people that are superior compared to us, the higher man or woman (Overman or Ubermensch). Rewards are income, revenue, assets, skills, networks, labor or clout, which basically means the resources at our disposal which be divvied out.

[@Don_Thomas_]

This was a phenomenal video! Great work!

[@laurentv.6631]

I think it was one of your best and most original videos. Don't hesitate to continue to explore pop culture !

[@psychosophy6538]

Apart from the references already used in the video, I think it's worth integrating Nassim Taleb’s duality of fragility and antifragility has measurements of how one thing responds to randomness/stressors. Not only passion, but overcome threat is what also empowers the sith. The siths basically want to be the alpha, the top of the food chain, evolution's magnum opus.

[@117Industries]

And the Universe presents its subjects with threats whether or not they rise with initiative to meet them. The Yodas of the Jedi order can sit and pontificate in their chamber on Coruscant about the “dangers of the passions” under a fabric of protection provided by an Empire whose leaders are Sith. Only one of the “two sides” of the force is proactive; the other is reactive. One comes first, always has and always will. The other must only ever live in its shadow. I’ll allow you to guess which one is which. Don’t get me wrong, Palpatine _was_ cruel, manipulative, and maliciously evil: not just evil as in wilfully and potently destructive (passionately destructive for destruction’s sake), but _maliciously evil_ as in intentionally targeting creative and vital subjects for destruction simply to relish in their anguish (Anakin for one, Luke later on). The destruction of the good for the sake of the act itself while relishing in that very act- Palpatine was a sadist by definition. He was cunning, deceptive, ruthless, and delighted in using others to extend his own political and effective powers. He was a manipulator and an egoist, a “narcissist” of a kind, and insatiably evil. And yet, without him the Jedi would have nothing to do but to sit cross-legged in their throne room staring gormlessly into Coruscant’s cloud-scattered and sun-bleached vistas for ever more, or stealing bright young boys from the arms of their beloved mothers only to treat those boys with suspicion and derision, perhaps fulfilling the very prophecies they hypocritically lament? The Jedi are pathetic nihilists without the Sith, yet destructive hypocrites when fighting them. The irony is Palpatine- I mean palpable!! The only reason western audiences so blindly accept the Sith and Empire as the bad guys is because we’ve become so dispassionately nihilistic that we are already effectively monks- thus, only a “good guy” practicing a Buddhist’s ascetic life-denial appeals to our contemporary sensibilities.

[@seliamila1005]

@@117Industries bro that such a great takes

[@117Industries]

@@seliamila1005 Thanks man. I’ll add to the above that I don’t think the Jedi are _good_ either (although they believe they are). I think Anakin was good, broke bad, and became evil. And I also think that both good and evil are better than stupidity, nihilism, Jediism, and especially narcissism. The reason I think that is because both good and evil move the world, and sing a story together. The four dispositions after it are parasitic, and rely on the motions of Good and Evil. And parasites are the worst, because “if the host dies…”.

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

"I have no Enemies for I have them all Shot" - Ramón María Narváez "I destroy my enemies when I make them my Friends" - Abraham Lincoln

[@Rodney-dt2ls]

Very interesting and informative presentation!😁👍🏼👍🏼

[@saralomeli7578]

This essay could have been even deeper with some further analysis about Ahsoka and the middle path of buddhism, one of the greatest influences for the Jedi code.

[@Aquamayne100]

he should make another video about this

[@fishlestat]

Amazing video pal. Congrats! And may the force be with you...

[@Einzelgänger]

Thanks, Eric!

[@QuietAngel29]

Thanks for this thoughtful video! I find it difficult to fully subscribe to one philosophy. I prefer peace and contentment over competition and achievement, but to be devoid of passion and not feel anger at injustice or upon witnessing the suffering of others, that's not quite right either. Balance is needed. Otherwise, one would just become completely powerless and uncaring. Disengaged and removed from the world.

[@Enzo-sd3vb]

Thank you. I've really enjoyed this.. glad that i found it.

[@shadowknight0979]

Very informative video

[@misterkirikou]

Just remember that Nietzsche's thinking process was so healthy that he ended his days half mad in an asylum.

[@BabaikaDoesThings]

Remember, back in those days, if you were insistent about anything the masses disagreed upon, you were considered insane.

[@Παθεια_Γνωστικα]

At the same time eyes filled with rage can break lots of obstacles. Especially when this rage is controlled and used to do some action. I felt those rage flashes and this power is like feeling bloodlusted. If not controlled, it can have some negative consequences.

[@youuglymess]

You are weakling that's why, you watch maybe just one Starwars video and don't even bother to doubt your knowledge and the Einzelgänger, Einzelgänger is a human just like you,but because he may be a KZbinr, you foolishly believe that what he says is fact because it sounds logic but isn't logic in the context of Starwars.