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HOLY MADNESS HOLY MADNESS SpirituCarlaiztyy-,W Tiesaec hers, andE nlightenment ReviasnedBcpd a ndedE dition Georg Feuerstein HohmP ress PrescAroitzto,n a ©GeorgF euerste1i9n9,0 2,0 06 © RogeWra lshfo,r eword1,9 902,0 06 Alrli ghrtess erveNdo. p arotf t hibso okm ayb er eproducinea dn ym anner withowurti ttpeenr missfrioomn t hep ublisheexrc,e pitnt hec asoef q uotes usedi nc ritiacratli calnedrs e views. Covedre sigKni:m J ohansen Layouatn dd esigTno:r Biu shert LibraorfCy o ngreCsast aloging-in-PDuabtlai cation FeuerstGeeionr,g . Holym adnes:ss piritucarlaiztyy-,wt iesaec hearnsde, n lightenIm ent GeorgF euersteRienv.a.-n -de xpandeedd . p.cm. . Includbeisb liograrpehfiecraeln acnedis n dex. ISBN1 -890772-(5t4r-a2pd bek .:a lkp.a per) 1. Spiritluiaf2le. . R eligi3o.nG .u rus. I.T itle. BL624.F2407086 206'.1--dc22 2005034837 HOHM PRESS P.OB.o x2 501 PrescoAttZ, 8 6302 800-381-2700 http://www.hohmpress.com Thibso okw asp rintientd h eU .S.oAn.a cid-frpeaep eurs insgo yi nk. 10 09 08 07 06 5 4 3 2 1 Thep reviovuesr sioofnt hibso okw asp ublishuendd etrh et itHloely: Madness1b,e ShocTka ctiacnsdR adicTaela chinogfCs r azy-WisAed epts, Holy Foolsa ndR ascaGlu rus, publishbeyPd a ragoHno useP ublishers, 1991IS,B N:1 -557782-50-4. Thei magoen t hefo ntc ovefre atuMraehsa kaltah,ew rathfuals peocft Avalokitesrhevparroad;u caefdt ae trh angiknat hea uthopro'sss ession. CONTENTS Forewordb yR ogeWrals h,M .D . .. ix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . AuthorP'sr efatoc teh eR evisedE dition xiii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acknowledgments . xxi . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preface to theF irEsdti tion . xxiii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART ONE:T HEP HENOMENON Chapt1e:Cr razy Wisdom in Action SpirituEalc centricin sV ariousR eligioTusr aditions 1T.h eU pside-WDoorwlondfT rickasntdCe lrosw ns 3 . . . . . . . . . . . 2T.h eF oolsC hforriS satk'Feso: l alsVy i rtue .12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3T.h eS uPfia tohfB lame 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4J. ewiEschs ta.t.ic.s. . . . . . . ...............2.8.. . . . . . . . . . . . Chapte2r: Radical Spiritual EccentorfiT chseE ast 1T.h eA vadtha,uMs as,ta sndB auls . . . 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2T.h eC raAzdye potfTs i bet 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3T.h eZ eMna stoefCr hsi annaJd a pan: TraditSihoonTcahkle rapists 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapt3e:Cr o ntemporCaryr azy-WisdoTme acheFrsr:o m Rascal Gurus to "Spiritual"T errorists 1P.r eamble 87 . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . 2. ChoTgruynapgmaP :r owlTiinggoe fCr r aWziys dom 90 . . . . . . . . . 3.Le Leo zowick: Crazy Minstrel 99 . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.Gu rdjRiaesffcG:au lr u . . . 180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 5A.l eiCsrtoewrl MeaydM: a gus . . . .161 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 6.B hagwRaanj ne(eOsshh: Do i)viPnhiel osopher 132 . . . . . .. . . . . . 7.S athSyaBaia b:Ca ounfteeAirvta tar . 143 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.S hokAos ah:a" rpSaiurailTte"r ro.r.is..t... ... .. . . .1.4.1. . . . . HolyM adness Chapter4 :T he ManFya ceosf A di Da (Franklin Jones) 1T.h eE arly Years 145 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . 2.C raWziys doamn d Ftuhtei olfEi xtpye ri..e.n.ce . . 145 . . . . . . . . . 3.C razy-CWhiasoaesn dt hCeo mmuniDteyv ootfe. .es. .166 . . . . . PARTTW O: THE CONTEXT Chapte5r: S pirituaPractilc e: TheP athB eyond AllP aths 1.T heL onSge cahr . . .. . . 138 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2T.h eS neao rfP opS piritua.lit.y . 198 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3T.h eP aradoofDx i sciplin.e . . .193 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.Th e" HeaotfS" p iriPtruaaclt ice . 200 . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . Chapte6r: T heG uru: licenset oKil l 1F.a lIsmea goefts h Geu ru. . . .... 213 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 2T.h eG uurF unctBiroona:d caGsotdi .ng. .. 225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3J.e saunsDd i vinizat.ion. .. . . 230 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 4.Tr uGeu ruFsa,lG sueru sC,r aGzuyr u.s .. .. .2 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter7 :D isciplesShpiipr:i tuaCllo ning orB rainwashing? 1T.h eT ime-HonTorraeddio tfSi poinr iDticusiapll eshi.p2 49 . . . . . . 2.Id nivaildiuasnmOd b edience . .. 253 . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . 3.L eveolfCs o nvers.ion . . ..2 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.Cu ltGiusrmu,- Wiopra,sn hFdr eed.o..m.. ... ............2 71 Chapte8r: God,E nlightenmenta,n dE go-Death 1T.h eL ososfG oda nd F.aith . . . . . .2.79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2T.h eE goI llus.ion. .. .. .. . . 288 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.T heM ystiEcgaol . .. ..294 . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 4.E nilghtenamnetdn htTe r anscenodfAe tntceen tio.n 296 . . . . . . . . 5. NAe wL itfeh roEuggohe- aDt.h. . 308 . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . Crazy WisdoimnA ction PART THREE: THE SIGNIFICANCE Chapter9 :H oly Madnesasn dt heS mokescreen ofC onsensusR eality 1A. T esCta se 319 . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2C.o nventRieolniaaglisC o onnu treefiStp iitriutayl. . . 322 . . . . . . . . 3T.h eH umaniWsatyoi fSc e -lAfcatiluzatio.n 324 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.Th eC ultS coife ntism . 326 . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5R.e ligPiroouvisia nlcism . . 328 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.C ultVueriaOllvs e Aru theSnptiiitrciu tayl 331 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapte1r0 :Un derstandiHnogl yM adness 1. HMoaldyn eRsesv isited . 337 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2O.f H oleisnWsi,s odm,a nIdg norance 342 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.H olMya dens,Ss pontaannetdih tye, CohfaE oxiss tenc3e5 1 . . . . . 4.T heP lauyflneasnsdH umoorfE nilghtenment anCdr aWziys dom .. . 361 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . Chapte1r1 :Ho linessM,a dnessa,n dM orality 1M.a dneasnsdH olMya dness . 377 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 2T.h eP ersonoafAl diettpsyS :e- lTfnrsacendence anCd ompassion . 391 . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 3.H olFyo lalnytd h Tera nscdeenncoefG ooadn Edv i.l.. ....4.0 5 Epilogue . 419 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendi1x:J esaunstd h Geu ru-DiRsecliaptlieo nshi4p2 9 . . . . . . . . Appendi2x: S piitruCarli asnePdsi r gongei's DisastiipSvter uc.tu.res 437 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix 3:E nlightfreonmma eB nudtd hiPsestrp cetive 445 . . . . . Notes 455 . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . . Bibliography .. 485 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index ...... 501 . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foreword ProRfo geWra lshM,. DP.h,. D. By Oneof t hfiers ts igonfas sawiilnbelt t hfeac t Tbat opeotphlee dro n oktn owwh atto moafhk mie. 1' Theriecs o nsiduenraanbilamemi otntygh w eo rlrde'lsi gainodn s, especaimaolntlghyc e o ntemptlraatdiivttehiw aoetnh sa,vo ev eresti­ matoeudur s usatlao tfme i nyde,gt r eautnldye restoiupmroa tteend­ ti.Ta hletsrea diwthiiotcnohsg ,e fotrmh etrh pee renpnhiiallo sophy, perenwniisadloo rpm e,r ennial cposnyscoihudourels rou agawyla, r e­ nestso obnels ye micondsrceiaommuassy,, ao ra c onsetnrsaunsc e. Yetth essaem ter adictliatoihnmwas et a rcea paobfel sec apfrionmg thtirsa nacnedo ft herreebayl iwzhiahntag bs e evna riocuaslllye d enlightleinbmeernsatat,li voamnto,iks ohnoa,ra, wakening. Needlteoss asy t,h ecslema si have setvrookrneegda ctions throughhiosutetos rpye,ci inoa ulorlw yntm ieT.h e meoxsttrr eemaec ­ tiohnasv e inovuotlrivdgeihdst mi sasnaddlr amaitdieca liTzhaet ion. verpyo ssiobfei nlliitgyh ntte-nlameletoo nfte h eex istoefanr ceea lm ofp urCeo nscioMuisnnde,s soS,rGeisp ti,rw ihti,ce hn lightiesnm ent

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Holy Madness explores the religious phenomenon referred to as crazy wisdom -- the purposefully outrageous, conventiondestroying behavior of spiritual adepts in every great tradition, from Christian Fools for Christ through the Sufi Path of Blame, to the charismatic leaders of new religions. The auth
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