What is it like to be a Jedi? : a life in the force

In Jason T. Eberl & Kevin S. Decker, The Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy: You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 208–218 (2015)
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The world of Jedi is very different from our own, that their awareness of the universe is more encompassing, richer. The Jedi call that mystical aspect of reality they perceive the Force. Jedi younglings and padawans must put their body to new uses, perform new tasks, and learn new skills in physical activities that have profound effects on the way they see the world around them. What the Jedi say more than anything else about the Force is that it flows. Jedi who are able to coordinate their actions with that flow can work with the full potency of the universal relationship between all things. Jedi do not need a special Force‐organ to perceive the Force. The Force is not something Jedi just see, or hear, or taste, or touch, but rather it is something they experience on its own terms, probably using their whole body to do it.

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original McGann, Marek (2015) "What is it like to be a Jedi? A Life in the Force". In Eberl, Jason T., Decker, Kevin S., The Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy, pp. 208–218: Wiley (2015)

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