Two final thoughts on “YES!” so that there will not be any misunderstandings. In saying “YES!”, we are asking to fully accept what comes your way, but we are not necessarily asking you to approve of it. If someone is abusive to you we are not asking you to approve of the abuse, but we are asking you to completely accept it, so that you don’t add emotional suffering yourself to the situation. We are also not asking you to do nothing in such situations. After you have completely accepted the situation, you can discern with Jesus what loving action is appropriate for the situation. By accepting the situation, you can remain at peace and respond lovingly (e.g. “love your enemies”) If you refuse to accept the situation, you will experience anger and fear, and your response will be abusive.

In the next chapter, we will continue the topic of transformation to its culmination of living out of the True Self.

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