X-Ftn-To: Radenko Kosic 

Radenko Kosic  wrote:
>There is a story about Jesus walking with
>His Apostles. They saw a dead dog's body,
>and everyone of them said something about
>that ugly picture. Jesus told them to see
>the beautiful, white theets on that dog.

If I remember it right, this is from a channeling attributed to Sai
Baba, written down by V. Stepski. I have the book, BTW. This is quoted
as an example of positive thinking.
However, I think that the story is not authentic, and I find this
mentality to be questionable.
It is true that one positive quality is worth noticing and
pronouncing. It is true that putting the accent on positive details
can redeem the otherwise negative context. But, it also opens the
possibility of losing the touch with the reality. 
A buddhist, seeing a dead dog, would actually completely ignore the
"positive" detail about the beautiful teeth. He would see evidence of
transience. He would conclude that physical life is temporary and that
his physical body is also subject to death and decay. Seeing all those
negative things, he would notice all his worldly attachments. Seeing
them as illusory, he would sever them and retreat within. He would
focus on the eternal and non-transient, on the real. Finding none of
that neither within nor without him, he would drop all things and know
the Void. Thus, by focusing on the negative aspects of the dead dog,
he would attain liberation. So, the negative can also be positive, if
it is in the context of recognizing the reality, without adding to it
or taking anything away. So, it's all about perspective and insight,
not about positive thinking.

>Jesus was a vegetarian 

I already proved this false on several places, including my book, and
I don't think it's necessary to repeat the arguments, but I can do it
if need be. Jesus killed animals for food (fish), he ate them, and he
also killed at least one plant. He also used violence, verbal and
physical, and I completely agree with his actions because they were
optimal and in function of witnessing reality. I can give the
coordinates of the places in the Bible for each of these points.

>and practiced Yoga

Depends on how you define yoga. 

>Escuse me for my broken english, please.

Practice makes perfect. ;)

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