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Continuing on from last weeks discussion about the hidden and secret teachings of Tantric Buddhism this week I explain more about the extreme spiritual practices of the Yogis of the past.
In general we find it easy to accept high philosophic views like non duality and ultimate purity, but when it comes to the actual practices associated with these teachings we often the conduct strange, if not totally deranged- Like the practice of eating shit or self mortification.
00:59 Three types of knowable phenomena
01:44 That which is kept secret because worldly people won't get it
03:49 Extreme practices of Jains and Hindus
06:18 There is logic behind these extreme practices
08:27 The danger of teaching others our own mistaken view
11:35 Why we don't teach the Mahamudra to those who aren't ready yet
15:09 The responsibility of the Teacher and the Student on the Spiritual Path