"May the 4th be with you" (Star Wars)

SYLO; Matt Bortolin; Chicken Bot; S. Auberon, Sheldon S., Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

(SYLO: Star Wars, May 4th) "Happy Star Wars Day. May the 4th be with you." Catholics respond by reflex, "And also with you." May the 4th is a pun for the iconic saying "May the Force." But why does the film franchise get its own day?

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The Dharma of Star Wars

A Star Wars book about Zen

The Dharma of Star Wars is a book by Matthew Bortolin -- a primer on basic Buddhist philosophy using the fictional characters and events of the Star Wars saga to explicate the Buddha's teachings, which is called "the Dharma."

Bortolin, an oshō or ordained Zen Buddhist priest and Star Wars fan, explains the principles and practices of Buddhism through the words and actions of:

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  "Luke, I am your teacher."

  Darth "Mandela Effect" Vader
• incestuous Luke Skywalker
• cryptic Yoda (modeled after Tibet's god-king leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, particularly in his ejaculatory vocal inflections and distinctively curious syntax errors)
• and other Star Wars characters like sex symbol Princess Leia.

I can explain the Dharma better than this guy.

The book also examines the underlying philosophical ideas of the Star Wars universe from an Eastern philosophical Zen Buddhist perspective of which even spiritual entertainer Alan Watts might approve. More

• Link: filmthreat.com