Subject: 5 Reasons Why Ignatius Of Loyola Was The First Jedi Master
From: "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2015 12:03:31 -0500

5 Reasons Why Ignatius Of Loyola Was The First Jedi Master

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5 Reasons Why Ignatius Of Loyola Was The First Jedi Master
1. Service and Humility

As a young soldier, Ignatius' dream was to become a knight and serve his
king and country, even unto death. Later, when he founded the Jesuits, this
same drive towards service and self-sacrifice made its way into the Order's
DNA.

In addition to the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, young Jesuits
take a Fourth Vow — *to immediately accept any mission they are sent on by
the Pope, no matter the distance or the danger.*

You can't get any more Jedi than that.
2. Self-awareness and Self-Mastery

*"Trust your feelings. Be mindful of your thoughts." - Master Yoda*

A calm and balanced mind is the hallmark of both a well-trained Jedi and a
well-trained Jesuit. In both cases, this clarity is achieved through
meditation and contemplation.

One of the most powerful tools of Ignatian spirituality is the Examen - a
daily self-examination of the events of the day in order to detect God's
presence and discern His direction for you. Here are the steps of the
Examen in a nutshell (feel free to read this in Obi Wan's voice):

* Become aware of God's presence. Review the day with gratitude. Pay
attention to your emotions. Choose one feature of the day and pray from it.
Look toward tomorrow.*
3. Spiritual Direction

To become a Jedi Knight, a Padawan apprentice studies for many, many years
under the tutelage of his Jedi Master, learning about the ways of the Force
and the Jedi Code.

The Jesuit tradition places a similar strong emphasis on always having a
spiritual director who has the experience and maturity to help guide your
spiritual growth — and who can steer you back if you start going over to
the Dark Side.
4. Detachment

*"The fear of loss is a path to the Dark Side. Train yourself to let go… of
everything you fear to lose." - Master Yoda*

The Jedi are forbidden to form attachments — to riches, to things, or to
people. (Anakin Skywalker broke this rule, and see where it got him!)

Ignatius taught his followers a special kind of detachment, which he called
*indifference* - not preferring to be rich or preferring to be poor, for
instance, but praying for which state brings you closer to God and to
fulfilling your mission in life.
5. Finding God In All Things

The Jedi teach of "being aware of the Living Force" — being attuned to its
movements and manifestations all around you.

In a similar vein, Ignatius teaches us to "find God in all things" -- that
in every moment of our lives, happy or sad, triumphant or tragic, we can
find the quaver of God's voice trying to speak to us, telling us how He
next wants us to grow towards perfection.
*Finally let’s take a look at two defining manifestos of the two Orders:*

*THE JEDI CODE*
Emotion, yet peace.
Ignorance, yet knowledge.
Passion, yet serenity.
Chaos, yet harmony.
Death, yet the Force.

*IGNATIUS' PRAYER FOR GENEROSITY*
Lord, teach me to be generous.
Teach me to serve you as you deserve;
to give and not to count the cost,
to fight and not to heed the wounds,
to toil and not to seek for rest,
to labor and not to ask for reward,
save that of knowing that I do your will.

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Eric D. Schwerin
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