I heard this — a man’s dog died.
He loved it deeply.
Love between humans has grown difficult,
so sometimes we must find other paths.
He was a thoughtful man.
He decided his dog deserved the honor of a human funeral.
Even though he forgot—humans rarely get as much respect as dogs.
But the lover does not see clearly; love is blind.
He went to the village’s Catholic church.
He told the priest,
“My dog has died. I wish to give it the honor of a human burial.”
The priest laughed in anger:
“You are mad! A dog honored as a human?
I am not a priest for dogs. Go away!”
Then he added,
“Perhaps try the Protestant church below.
People there rarely visit; maybe they will agree.”
The man went there, but they too refused.
Nearby, there was a mosque.
Its cleric, Mulla Nasruddin, was unpredictable.
Maybe he would agree.
The man approached Nasruddin.
He told him everything.
Nasruddin listened and became angry.
“Do you think this is acceptable?
Even humans are honored through selection,
and you bring a dog here?
Go away!”
The man thought perhaps Nasruddin would suggest another place,
but he offered no advice.
As he turned to leave, he said,
“I had planned to donate fifty thousand rupees to the church
if they honored my dog like a human.”
Nasruddin stopped him:
“Wait a minute. Was the dog Muslim?”
“No,” the man said.
Nasruddin asked again:
“Was it religious?”
“No opportunity arose to ask,” the man replied.
Finally, Nasruddin asked:
“Was it a dog?”
“Yes,” the man said.
Then Nasruddin smiled:
“Now we are ready.
For the undivided existence, the mind holds no attachment.
Only Fragments…
Om is the whole, indivisible reality.
~ Translated from Nirvan Upanishad by Osho (Hindi Discourse), Discourse 1
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