The crazy wisdom message and method are understandably offensive to both the secular and the conventional religious establishments. Hence crazy adepts have generally been suppressed. This was not the case in traditional Tibet and India, where the "holy fool" or "saintly madman" [and madwoman] has long been recognized as a legitimate figure in the compass of spiritual aspiration and realization. In India, the avadhuta is one who, in his [or her] God-intoxication, has "cast off" all concerns and conventional standards.[4]
To the best of my ability I write about my experience of the Universe Past, Present and Future
Top 10 Posts This Month
- all National emergencies in place now: Some for years and years
- Trump names Louisiana governor as Greenland special envoy
- There is a movie that is called "Oblivion" which reminds me of one potential future I see for humans of Earth
- Remembering the treasured films of Rob Reiner
- most read articles of the last 7 days as of Sunday December 21st 2025
- 4 feet of snow is supposed to fall in the Sierras the next two or so days
- Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
- Judge orders plan to return ex-CECOT detainees to U.S. or give them hearings 3H ago
- Ukraine's own 'Dancing with the Stars' is back on for a special episode with wartime heroes
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl(2003) (This is a really good movie by Disney if you haven't seen it)
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
The Sacred Fool
Feuerstein equates the Avadhuta with the "sacred fool":
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment