My friends had a smoke after we saw the movie, and we were all talking about how Buddhism and the Jedi way of life is damn near the same thing. So, no, you're not alone on that lol.
JSTA Reviewed by JSTA on . Old Republic, New Republicans - An Enquiry Ok, I don't intend to rant. I just want to know if anyone else has noticed this: The Star Wars series, the Force, everything having to do with Star Wars in general- is based on Buddhism (and, as a matter of fact, is a satyrical look at religious influence in government). The very central ideas behind the force (right/good being prevalent, even without compensation, violence as a last resort, meditation, commune with the natural forces, etc..) are the same, almost verbatim, as the central Rating: 5