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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 678057" data-attributes="member: 386">Here's a message I saved from years ago:Subject: FLUFF: Neenga Sermon on the Gray PathAnother installment of the Neenga phillosophy of the Force...Neenga Sermon on the Gray PathBy: Morvid Ans, Neenga MasterThe ultimate goal of the Neenga is balance. In fact the word "neenga" itself means "balance" or "middle" in the ancient Chuchkah language. But how does a Neenga achieve this balance? How does a Neenga know he is following the Will of the Force? These complex questions seem to require complex answers, but in reality all a Neenga has to do is follow the path that the Force has set before them. Neenga refer to this path as the Gray Path.With regard to the Gray Path, a Neenga must do three things. They must UNDERSTAND the Gray Path, they must KNOW the Gray Path, and they must FOLLOW the Gray Path. These three together are known as the Neenga Trident.Understanding the Gray PathThe fist prong of the Neenga Trident is to understand what the Gray Path means. This is a general explanation that holds true for not only every Neenga, but also for the Force as a whole.The great Neenga Tenets often refer to the Gray Path without actually naming it. Take for example: "The Will of the Force has a destined path set before you€"This is the Gray Path. The Gray Path is the Will of the Force. The Gray Path is the way of the Neenga. As long as they remain on the Gray Path, any Neenga can be assured that they are complying with the Will of the Force, and thus are fulfilling their true destiny.The following Neenga Tenet is the foundation for the Understanding of the Gray Path:"The Force doesn€t care about good or evil. There is a light side and a dark side. But neither is inherently good or evil. There is a need for both, for without one, what would the other be? It is with the light and the dark that the Neenga must walk. You must embrace all aspects of the Force. You must follow only the Will of the Force."It is commonly known that there are two sides to the Force. There is the light side and there is the dark side. Most beings are under the impression that a practitioner of the Force must either choose to be on the side of the light or the dark. This attitude is false. The Force constantly seeks equilibrium. It is a universal balancing act. Whenever there is too much "light", the Force will find ways to combat it. When there is too much "dark", Force will also find ways to combat it. The Force reacts this way because both of these states are out of equilibrium. They are the two extremes. The Will of the Force is not extreme. The Will of the Force is to maintain a middle ground € the Gray Path. The Gray Path takes from both the light and the dark, without being consumed by either.One of the important factors of the above tenet is dealing with good and evil. It cannot be stressed enough that the Force does not care about good or evil. There really is no universal goods or evils. Neenga€s must realize this when performing in accordance with the Will of the Force. They must understand that following the Gray Path may lead them into completing actions that may be considered horrible and evil by some. Guilt can be an enemy. The Force will not punish you for these actions if you are acting in concordance with the Will of the Force. Of course there will be consequences, but these consequences were meant to occur. It is what the Force intended. It does not mean that you will personally punished, or that the Force will now be against you. On the contrary, you will even be closer to fulfilling your destiny and the Will of the Force.This is not to say that the consequences of such an action will always be pleasurable. Indeed if you commit a dark act that is not in concordance with the Will of the Force, you will most likely find more "bad" things happening to you. This is not the Force personally punishing you. It is because you are no longer walking the Gray Path. You are out of equilibrium. You are to blame. Not the Force.Please note that the above explanation also holds true when performing good or "light" tasks. There is just as much to fear in the light as there is in the dark.This is understanding the Gray Path.</blockquote>

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