The Tao of the Jedi: The Tao Te Ching Meets Star Wars

by Oliver Benjamin, Lao Tzu

A long time ago, in a principality far, far away...In China around 500 BC, the Tao Te Ching was written by Lao Tzu. It was a deep philosophical look at life, the universe and everything. Today it ranks as one of the most widely translated books on Earth, second only to the Christian Bible. About 2477 years later, Star Wars was written by George Lucas. It was also a deep, philosophical look at life, the universe and everything. It is one of the most celebrated movies in history. What many people don’t know is that Star Wars was deeply influenced by the Tao Te Ching. By incorporating elements from Star Wars in this new adaptation of the Tao Te Ching, we can easily see how elegantly these two classics intersect.May the Tao be with you!

105 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 24, 2019

Reviews

[Mark Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

If the Star Wars Universe had created Taoism

I love Taoism and Star Wars so this book does a decent job of melding the two, relating the Tao Te Ching into the Star Wars universe.

[Sheila · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lots of contradictory statements in here, but I've come to expect that from religious/spiritual books if I'm honest. The Star Wars references are fun but too few and far between. I found myself speed reading through a lot of it just to get it over with. I might have enjoyed it more if I was a more spiritually inclined person.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's okay.

I really liked Benjamin's summary at the end. As for the book itself I wished it would have had more of a Star Wars theme.