The light side is the true Force. The dark side is just what happens when broken people lose balance within the Force and give into selfishness and hate.
Balance in the Force—harmony between all life—was achieved and maintained through understanding and accepting the dark side of the Force that exists within oneself, while serving the light side of the Force; practitioners of this method […] devoted themselves to the will of the Force, acting in accordance to the symbiotic relationship between the Living Force and the Cosmic Force—the transformation of the energy of all life to the greater energy field that bound everything—by submitting to the Cosmic Force and what it communicated to them […].
What is the force?
The Force is an energy field that surrounds and penetrates all living things, binding us together. When at peace, you can sense its flow, a gentle guiding current within. In times of need, with focus and training, you can learn to nudge this current, influencing the world around you..
When life thrives in harmony, the Force is in balance. This is the essence of the Light Side of the Force.
The Dark Side of the force isn’t chaos, that’s simply life. The dark side is what happens when broken people lose balance within the Force and give into selfishness and hate.
Life however, is a dance of opposites. Ignorance seeks Wisdom; Fear craves Understanding; Doubt wrestles with Compassion; Passion burns seeking Serenity; Struggle defines Peace. Chaos and calm.
Balance in life is about achieving harmony between the light and the shadow, the moments of turbulence and the lulls of calm.
This is the path we follow, understanding and accepting that which exists within oneself, while serving the light side of the Force. This is true balance, both in life and in the Force.
Immortal in the Force, the force is with me and I am one with the force.
Master to student
The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together.
Obi-Wan Kenobi, to Luke Skywalker
Ben Kenobi: Remember, a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him.
Luke Skywalker: You mean it controls your actions?
Kenobi: Partially, but it also obeys your commands.
How am I to know the good side from the bad?”
Luke Skywalker and Yoda
“You will know, when you are calm. At peace, passive.
“A Jedi must humble himself before he can ever become powerful.”
Luke Skywalker reads from “The Journals of Ben Kenobi”
A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense… never for attack.
Yoda, to Luke Skywalker
“The tree that won’t bend will snap with the wind.”
Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and Yoda discuss balance, and that they must take peaceful alternatives to violence against darkness to protect life
“Ever present, the dark side is. And a threat, always. Bend to it, we must not.”
“Of course not, Master Yoda. The dark side consumes. And there is no balance to be found in such path. And what is our purpose if not balance?”
“The Force is not a power you have. It’s not about lifting rocks. It’s the energy between all things, a tension, a balance, that binds the universe together.”
Luke Skywalker and Rey
“Okay. But what is it?”
“Close your eyes. Breathe. Now, reach out. […] Breathe. Just breathe. Reach out with your feelings. What do you see?”
“The island. Life. Death and decay that feeds new life. Warmth. Cold. Peace. Violence.”
“And between it all?”
“Balance. An energy. A Force.”
“And inside you?”
“Inside me, that same Force.”
We call upon the Three. Light. Dark. And Balance true. One is no greater than the others. Together, they unite, restore, center, and renew. We walk into the light, acknowledge the dark, and find balance within ourselves. The Force is strong.
Incantation recited by Dooku, Lene Kostana, and Sifo-Dyas