Holy madness : the shock tactics and radical teachings of crazy-wise adepts, holy fools, and rascal gurus - Feuerstein, Georg, 1947-2012. (New York, N.Y. : Paragon House, 1991)
Pt. I. The phenomenon. 1. Holy madness: moderate spiritual eccentrics in different religious traditions -- 2. Crazy wisdom: radical spiritual eccentrics in different religious traditions -- 3. The feats and foibles of contemporary crazy-wisdom adepts: from rascal gurus to spiritual clowns -- 4. The many faces of Da Love-Ananda (Da Free John) -- Pt. II. The context. 5. Spiritual practice: the path beyond all paths -- 6. The guru: license to kill -- 7. Discipleship: spiritual cloning or brainwashing? -- 8. God, enlightenment, and ego-death -- Pt. III. The significance. 9. Holy madness and the smoke screen of consensus reality -- 10. Understanding holy madness -- 11. Holiness, madness, and morality.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-287) and index.
HU OSA 430 - Donation of Zsuzsa Horváth
Keywords: Spiritual life; Religion; Gurus