Crazy wisdom

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 universal aspect of spiritual communication, in which the adept employs esoteric and seemingly unspiritual methods to awaken an observer's consciousness.The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice By Georg Feuerstein; p25 
Though associated mainly with Buddhism and Hinduism, it has parallels in others religions, such as the Fools for Christ in Christianity, and the Sufis in Islam.Rational Mysticism: Dispatches from the Border Between Science and Spirituality By John Horgan; p53The Best Buddhist Writing 2009 By Melvin McLeod; p158-165
In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition it is known as yeshe chölwa, and is held to be one of the manifestations of a siddha"Chögyam Trungpa as a Siddha" by Reginald Ray, in Recalling Chögyam Trungpa By Fabrice Midal; p204 or a mahasiddha. Teachers such as the eighty four mahasiddhas, Marpa, Milarepa and Drukpa Kunley (also known as the Divine Madman) are associated with this type of behavior.Mad and Divine: Spirit and Psyche in the Modern World By Sudhir Kakar; p41
== Notes ==
Category:Tibetan Buddhism