{"id":548,"date":"2009-04-13T04:27:52","date_gmt":"2009-04-13T04:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/newblog\/?p=548"},"modified":"2009-04-13T04:27:52","modified_gmt":"2009-04-13T04:27:52","slug":"passion-and-attachment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/passion-and-attachment\/","title":{"rendered":"Passion and Attachment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ray asked &#8220;I get conflicted about whether to live life with passion or dispassion? Attachment, passion and egoism aren&#8217;t they impurities of the mind? I get further confused when the above comes from you. &#8221;<br \/>\nI never want to take on the mantle of someone that imparts knowledge, Ray, but as a fellow searcher let me explore.  Passion belongs to the moment and Attachment is addicted to the past or the future. Attachment is desire while Passion is pure acceptance. Desire brings with it the fear of non achievement, but Passion has no fear.  Mira&#8217;s passion for Krishna was not a desire for Krishna but a Pure Passion. It was not an attachment to Krishna but a love so pure and passionate that she was one with Krishna.  Passion is universal and flows consistently and is limitless, the bhakti of Mira was never ending in it&#8217;s force of expression.<br \/>\nShakespeare wrote a great line for Juliet (Romeo and Juliet) &#8221; he is a beggar that can measure his worth&#8221;.  She was speaking about love. Passion is beyond measurement, it explodes through the clouds of contextualization.  For it has no measure to compare it to.<br \/>\nAttachment and desire are contextualized and contained by measurement &#8211; they are reigned in by fear of non achievement &#8211; and by comparison, self loathing and envy.  Passion is not only selfless but the letting go of the self.  Passion is action not addicted to a defined result. Pure Passion leads to pure action. 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