The distinction between loving attachment and loving freedom, drawn from Mirabai's paradoxical devotion to Krishna while rejecting social marriage as constraint.
Mirabai refused conventional marriage to her earthly husband because her love belonged to Krishna alone—a radical act of choosing inner devotion over social duty. This concept explores how affairs often emerge from confusing possession with love: the belief that trust means total control, access, or certainty about another person. Mirabai's tradition teaches that true love honors the beloved's freedom, otherness, and interior life. Applied to betrayal and trust, this means examining what you actually needed: Was it love, or was it reassurance? Did you love your partner, or the certainty they provided? This framework doesn't excuse infidelity but reframes it as an opportunity to distinguish genuine love from fear-based possession, opening pathways to more honest commitment or conscious release.
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