Meditations on Power and Passion and their interrelationship Part 1

What follows is my inspired writing flow, sometimes called free writing. I offer it to you in the service of Krishna and his devotees. I take a bit of risk here as it will not appear conventional, yet as I have said, all good communication is inspired. So if this writing was inspired and my aim was to be a better person and go deeper into Krishna consciousness, then this writing will have value for some—-certainly for me! See it as food for thought and discussion as we live in the world of relativity and aim for the world of Krishna’s light and love, where everything lives for him and his service. I write not as a pure devotee, but as a Krishna devotee dealing with the world and trying to remember and serve Krishna in the midst of that.

What follows is my inspired writing flow, sometimes called free writing. I offer it to you in the service of Krishna and his devotees. I take a bit of risk here as it will not appear conventional, yet as I have said, all good communication is inspired. So if this writing was inspired and my aim was to be a better person and go deeper into Krishna consciousness, then this writing will have value for some—-certainly for me! See it as food for thought and discussion as we live in the world of relativity and aim for the world of Krishna’s light and love, where everything lives for him and his service. I write not as a pure devotee, but as a Krishna devotee dealing with the world and trying to remember and serve Krishna in the midst of that.

I have chosen topics which are important to me, and which I hope you will also resonate with. Please note that in the devotee world, the word “passion” usually has a negative connotation, as in the material quality or “mode of passion”, but I am using it here as is frequently used in the world as “enthusiasm or inspiration” etc. On Dictionary.com only 3 of the definitions give lust or sexual desire as a meaning, and it should be obvious that I am not using it in that way. Therefore if I say someone is “passionate” about their service, I mean it in a positive sense of being energetic and enthusiastic.

(Spirit is the Source of Power)
Power comes from Krishna
Power is a gift
Knowledge is only potential Power
Acton based on Knowledge is Power

Power is Life
Power is both potential and manifestation
Power is meant to be utilized
Unused power causes depression

The proper use of power
can be realized when
one understands its’ spiritual source
and uses it for that purpose.

Power can be constructively
and consistently used
through the focus
of Passion.

Passion is focused Power

Passion is Life
because passion is needed
to accomplish worthwhile
and lofty goals.

Life without Passion
is an undirected
life with
no energy.

Life without Passion is stagnation.

We can only separate real Power
and Passion in writing about them.
You can’t have one without the other.

It can be said that Power
is potential and Passion is
the direction of the potential,
yet when intense passion is present
one’s potential expands.

Passion is nourishment
to bring forth the
fruit of ones’
karmic purpose.

Passion is energy.
Passion is love in action.
Passion is one’s heart desire.

Power is the seed of Passion.
Passion is the positive fruit of power.
Power without Passion is a huge weight.
Passion calls forth Power.

Power is the egg,
Passion is the
fertilization of the egg—
potential made manifest.

Power is the locomotive,
Passion is both
track and the train.

Power and Passion have a synergistic relationship.