-I think they're just rascals; although ymmv. What matters is the possible element of antisocial behavior. Ramakrishna dressed up as a woman on a number of occasions but was famous also for uplifting (in a pure Spiritual sense), many prostitutes of Calcutta; so his bazarre behavior could be a form of empathy or pure "Rasa". ... As for most of them however, just rascals. "Dawn" by Evelyn De Morgan http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/2/12160.jpg
- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@> wrote: > <snip> > > > > And there is no Crazy Wisdom tradition - that was just made > > up by some drunk, boozing womanizers. > > "Crazy wisdom, also known as holy madness, is a manifestation of certain > spiritual adepts where they behave in unconventional, outrageous, or > unexpected fashion. It is considered to be a manifestation of spiritual > accomplishment evident in such Dharmic Traditions as Sanatana Dharma, Tantra, > Vajrayana, Zen amongst other traditions such as Sufi, Bonpo, Taoism and > Russian Orthodoxy for example and is often evident in human cultural > spiritual universals such as shamanism. Crazy wisdom is also a modality of > communication, in which the adept employs esoteric and seemingly unspiritual > methods to awaken an aspirant's consciousness.... > > "The Holy Adi Shankracharya also described that an enlightened man may act > like a Jadvat (like a inert thing), a Balvat (like a child), an Unmat (like a > manic) or a Pissachvat (ghost)." > > (The sentence above was added near the bottom of the page, > between the Notes and the References, and has no citation. > Somebody may have snuck it in unapproved, and it may be > bogus.) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_wisdom > > "Holy Madness: Portraits of Tantric Siddhas," by Robert > N. Linrothe: > > http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/holy-madness-robert-n-linrothe/1007770261 > > http://tinyurl.com/7o27x3p > > "Holy Madness: The Shock Tactics and Radical Teachings of > Crazy-Wise Adepts, Holy Fools and Rascal Gurus," by Georg > Feuerstein and Roger Walsh: > > http://www.amazon.com/Holy-Madness-Tactics-Teachings-Crazy-Wise/dp/0140193707/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326149463&sr=1-11 > > http://tinyurl.com/72b5sql > > "Crazy Wisdom: What the Ancient Rebbes Offer Our Times," > interview with Rabbi Rami Shapiro: > > http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/ecourses/features.php?id=20044 > > Etc., etc., etc. >
