A
Ahsoka Tano. See Tano, Ahsoka
Amidala, Padmé, 16–18, 34, 39, 51–52, 57, 61, 63–64, 68, 83, 92, 94–96,
Artoo-Detoo. See R2-D2
Attack of the Clones, 15, 17, 20, 24, 36, 39, 50, 57, 63, 83, 92, 94, 124, 139, 142, 145–46
B
Becoming, desire for, 61
Beggar’s Canyon, 8
Binks, Jar Jar, 4, 102, 106, 113, 115–17, 120
befriending, 122–25
Body (first aggregate), 42, 43–46
Bothan, 33–34
Burtola, J.K., 50
C
Carbonite, 106
Chancellor Palpatine. See Palpatine, Sheev
and perception, 48
Clones, 36
Clone Wars, 36, 49, 54, 67–68, 71–72, 146
Clone Wars, The, 3, 26, 45, 52, 56, 140, 146
Compassion, 19, 25, 39, 41, 45, 54, 57, 68, 95–96, 102, 111, 114, 130
vs. romantic love, 63–64
Luke’s for Vader, 77, 93, 105–11
and violence, 139–46
COMMTECH Reader, 19
Concentration, 92, 97, 113, 135
and mindfulness, 1–12, 17, 21, 39, 61, 92, 97, 100
Consciousness (fifth aggregate), 42, 54–56
Dagobah, 9, 37, 49, 54, 71–72, 110, 113
Dark side cave, 25–26, 114, 144
Darth Maul. See Maul, Darth
Darth Sidious. See Palpatine, Sheev
Darth Tyranus. See Dooku, Count
Darth Vader. See Vader, Darth
Death Star, x, 5, 7, 20, 33–34, 45–46, 95, 109
Desire, types of, 57–64
Detention Block AA-23, 4
Dianoga, 95
Dooku, Count, 137, 142–43, 145
Duchess Satine Kryze. See Satine, Duchess
E
Eightfold Path, 91–103
Emperor Palpatine. See Palpatine, Sheev
Empire, Galactic, 5, 20, 33, 36, 77, 82, 106, 145
Empire Strikes Back, The, x, 9, 25, 54, 61, 71, 82, 84, 97, 100, 106, 116
F
Feelings (second aggregate), 42, 46–48
Five Aggregates of Self, 42–56, 63, 74, 75
Force, the, xii, 1, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 25, 48, 56, 69, 70, 77, 92, 95, 102, 106, 108, 111, 131, 134, 135, 138, 144
and the dark side, 87–89
and perception, 49–51
and nirvana, 84–87
Ford, Harrison, xii
Form. See Body (first aggregate)
Four Noble Truths, 91–103
G
Galactic Empire. See Empire, Galactic
Galactic Republic. See Republic, Galactic
Galactic Senate. See Senate, Galactic
Gungans, 4, 29, 37, 117, 123, 129
H
I
Indra’s Net, 35
Interdependence/Interconnection/Interpenetration, 42, 58, 70, 74–75, 82, 84–88, 101, 124, 144, 147, 157
J
Jamillia, Queen of Naboo, 75
Jar Jar Binks. See Binks, Jar Jar
Jedi, 20, 33, 36, 38–39, 49, 55, 56, 58, 62, 65, 67, 69, 72, 79, 81, 85–86, 91–92, 96, 100, 105, 107, 110, 127–33, 136–38, 139–41, 143–47
Archives, 50
and attachment, 63–64
commitment/seriousness, 89, 97–98, 105
Council, 95
and the dark side, 13, 16–19, 27, 87–89
and meditation, 113–25
and mindfulness/concentration/living Force mindfulness, 1–12, 21, 39, 47, 49, 61, 100
Temple, 68
Jinn, Qui-Gon, 1–2, 4–5, 7, 13–15, 17, 21, 23, 45–46, 55, 60, 62, 67–68, 86, 96, 99, 100, 105, 108, 113, 118–19, 140, 145, 147
K
Kenobi, Obi-Wan (Ben), 1–2, 5, 14, 20–21, 30, 33, 35, 37–38, 43, 45–48, 50, 60, 69–70, 72, 80, 82–85, 96, 101, 102, 106–8, 115–17, 124, 140–44, 146
L
Lars Homestead, 16
Lars, Uncle Owen, 59
Leia, Princess, 34, 44, 46–47, 68, 106, 109
Letting go, 5, 63, 79, 88, 99, 116
Lightsaber, x, xii, 6, 12, 22, 26, 37, 48, 60, 70, 74, 101, 109–10, 119, 133, 134, 137, 141
Luminara. See Unduli, Luminara
Lurmen, 146
M
Maul, Darth, 13–15, 45, 116, 118, 140–41, 145
Meditation, 11, 27, 61, 73, 105, 111, 113–21
and Jar Jar, 122–25
Meditative Cultivation (as category of Eightfold Path), 92, 97–100
Mental formation (fourth aggregate), 42, 51–54
Millennium Falcon, 2, 5, 48, 69
Mindful breathing, 8–11, 99–100, 116–19
Mindfulness, 23, 49, 52, 61, 81, 87, 105, 111, 116, 118, 120–21, 127, 135–36
and concentration, 1–12, 17, 21, 39, 61, 92, 97, 100
Moral virtue (as category of Eightfold Path), 92–96
Mos Eisley, 42
Mos Espa, 121
Naboo, 29, 37, 42, 59, 63, 68, 95
Nass, Boss, 36–37
Nautolans, 24
New Hope, A, 5, 20, 46, 48, 49, 59, 69, 84, 108
Nexu, 132
O
Organa, Princess Leia. See Leia, Princess
P
Padmé. See Amidala, Padmé
Palpatine, Sheev, 36, 44–45, 48–49, 67–69, 72–73, 82–83, 93–94, 96, 98, 106–11, 146
Perception (third aggregate), 42, 48–51
Phantom Menace, The, 4, 13, 23, 43, 47, 60, 64, 86, 96, 102, 115, 117, 118, 140, 144, 145
Piell, Even, 121
R
Rainbow and self, 74–76
Rebirth, 74–76
Republic, Galactic, 36, 68, 72, 79, 88, 94, 145
Return of the Jedi, 3, 41, 43, 63, 67, 69, 72, 106, 143
Revenge of the Sith, 52, 53, 92, 95, 108, 115
See also Concentration
Right effort, 97–100
Right livelihood, 92, 94, 96–97
See also Mindfulness
Right speech, 91–95
Right view, 101
S
Samsara, 87–88
Sand People. See Tusken Raiders
Satine, Duchess, 146–47
See-Threepio. See C-3PO
Senate, Galactic, 39, 49, 68, 92, 121, 145, 147
Shuura fruit, 95
Sidious, Darth. See Palpatine, Sheev
Skywalker, Anakin, 3–4, 15–19, 20, 23, 24, 34, 41, 43, 44, 47, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57–58, 60, 61, 63–66, 67–69, 71, 77, 82, 86, 88, 92–93, 94–95, 96, 100, 102, 105, 107–9, 111–12, 113, 116, 118, 119, 142–43, 147
See also Vader, Darth
Skywalker, Luke, x, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9–10, 20, 25–26, 33, 34, 37–38, 41–42, 46, 48, 49–51, 54, 55, 59–60, 61, 66, 68–69, 70, 71, 72–73, 77, 80, 82, 83, 85, 86, 88, 91, 92, 93, 98, 100, 105, 106–12, 113–14, 116, 143–44
Skywalker, Shmi, 4, 44, 59–60, 86, 108, 147
Sona, 98
Star Tours, 59
Symbiont circle, 30–37, 43–44, 63, 82–84, 96, 101, 140
T
Tauntaun, 29
melting pit, 115
THX-1138
TIE fighters, 85
Trekkies, 23
Tusken Raiders, 15, 17, 23, 116
U
Unduli, Luminara, 52–54
V
Vader, Darth, 25–26, 33, 37–38, 42, 44, 51, 55, 61, 62, 65, 67–77, 80, 82, 92, 106–7, 108–9, 111, 112, 113, 119, 143–44
See also Skywalker, Anakin
Vos, Quinlan, 62
W
Williams, John, x
Windu, Mace, 47, 92, 101, 105, 131, 146
Wisdom as category of Eightfold Path, 92, 101–3
X
X-wing, ix, x, xi, 5, 33–34, 49–51
Y
Yavin, 34
Yoda, x, xi, 3, 8, 9–10, 13, 15, 25–26, 37, 43, 46, 49–51, 52, 55, 61, 63, 66, 70, 71–72, 79, 81, 84–85, 86, 88, 92, 97, 99, 100, 102, 105, 108, 113–14, 116, 119, 121, 143, 147