Easter Egg 🥚 4

[Vimala]

And another for @sabbamitta, whose insomnia led her to do some midnight sleuthing and find 3 of the 5 Easter Eggs on the site.

Easter Egg 4: Why do you read?

When George Lucas met this Tibetan Buddhist rinpoche, he used him as the model for Yoda, the wise Jedi master in Star Wars .

This is one of the famous quotes from Yoda from the iconic scene where Yoda and the Jedi council consider young Anakin Skywalker’s “ordination” as a Jedi Knight , and a very wise lesson for all of us.

Fear is the path to the Dark Side

Anakin’s fear and attachment to his mother and to Padmé eventually lead him to go down the path to the Dark Side and become Darth Vader .

When we look deep into ourselves, is fear not often a driving force? Maybe that is why I read …

I also want to share a talk by Bhante Sujato on the topic of Star Wars here:

B Sujato vid 1

So now you still need to find the last Easter Egg: Who is Yodha?

[sabbamitta]

It’s getting a bit crowded meanwhile on my trophy shelf… but thanks again for it!

Actually, I wouldn’t have been able to recognise this quote unless a very wise and kind person had shared their wisdom and knowledge about Yoda with me a couple of weeks ago… thanks to that person for their kindness!

@Vimala

Maybe that is why I read …

“Maybe that is why I read the suttas”—is that what you are going to say here? Thanks so much for this Easter Egg, it also resonates deeply with me!