Most of the OG stuff was written before the prequels introduced the ‘no attachments’ rule, but after that they were pretty much only ever portrayed as dogmatic and deeply, deeply flawed.
It hasn’t been until the recent High Republic material that any level of understanding has been shown regarding what ‘attachment’ is supposed to mean. Obviously the prequel Jedi have a messed up view of it, that’s the point, but there is a fundamental basis from Buddhist philosophy that is completely valid.
Most of the OG stuff was written before the prequels introduced the ‘no attachments’ rule, but after that they were pretty much only ever portrayed as dogmatic and deeply, deeply flawed.
It hasn’t been until the recent High Republic material that any level of understanding has been shown regarding what ‘attachment’ is supposed to mean. Obviously the prequel Jedi have a messed up view of it, that’s the point, but there is a fundamental basis from Buddhist philosophy that is completely valid.