"St. Francis of Assisi referred to himself and his pupils as 'jesters of the Lord', who practiced 'spiritual joy.' Although he never followed the excesses of obscenity of the fools for Christ found in the eastern branch of Christianity, he did make a point of transgressing certain rules...
...Thus on one occasion he preached stark naked in church, provoking shock and mockery...
But why are they ("solid" citizens) so traumatized and outraged by such cpriciousness?
They simply feel threatened...and with good reason...because after all, there "all is well" universe is at stake. By inclination we are loath to reconsider the shaky premises upon which our lives are built.
Basically, we are scared to look at life as it really is. We want everything to be harmonious, orderly, in place. Yet, the common message to mankind from those who are "mad" in God is that the material realm is not our home and that we are merely trapping ourselves in an illusion of familiarity...
...We cannot merely talk to people and break that spell...In effect, then, you cannot merely talk to them, you must cut them in half with a big sword. You must blow their minds. You must shake them loose. You must wholly divert them. You must trick them. You must be wild to truly enlighten people."
(excerpted from, The Divine Madman: The Sublime Life and Songs of Drukpa Kunley)
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