>>A faithful follower of the Way of Surak, T'Par is cool, competent, and
>>strives at all times to be utterly dispassionate.
>
>It is a bit sad to see that the Way of Surak is still thought to
>involve denying passions, instead of mastering them.

"Dispassionate" can mean "devoid of passion or emotion", but it can also mean unaffected by same. Wiser students of Surak's teachings - such as our old friend Captain Spock - follow the second path. This is somewhat similar to defining courage as the capacity to overcome fear, rather than a simple inability to feel it.

--G.
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