The "devas" of the "rupa-loka" have physical forms, but are sexless and passionless. Kierkegaard argues the present age drains the meaning out of ethical concepts through passionless indolence. She leads an unhappy, lonely and passionless married life. Aware of Tomas's infidelities, she engages in a single, passionless sexual liaison with the engineer. Isabel instead marries Wilbur Minafer, a passionless man she does not love. She becomes the surgical assistant and lover to the cold, passionless Colonel Sartorius. She also looks for escape from her passionless marriage and looks towards Sasha. A place where cold passionless vision rules. From the Joy of Cessation comes a passionless state. The overweight Ferguson collapsed in one round in a passionless performance.