Today on the You Can Heal Your Life podcast, you'll hear a chapter from the

brand new audiobook Love Your enemies by world-renowned meditation teacher

Sharon Salzburg and Buddhism academic Robert Thurman.

In this excerpt you'll learn how to transform your relationships with enemies,

both within and without. Instead of reacting with anger or fear,

you will discover strategies to view such adversities

as opportunities for personal growth.

You will develop qualities such as patience, courage, and resilience,

leading to a more peaceful and balanced mindset.

Don't miss your chance to listen to the full audiobook,

free with a trial of Empower You Unlimited Audio.

Visit Hayhouse.com slash Empower You to start listening today.

Chapter 1

Victory Over the outer enemy. We meet the outer enemy when we have been harmed. In everyday life

all sorts of harm can come to us. We and our loved ones may be insulted or abused, robbed or beaten,

bullied or tortured or even killed. Our property may be taken, damaged, or destroyed.

The people who commit such acts fit neatly into the normal definition of an enemy,

a person who hates another and wishes or tries to injure him or her.

We feel perfectly justified in labeling such perpetrators, our enemies, and treating them accordingly. Other people too may be abused or harmed,

and if we identify with them,

we consider the people who harm them as our enemies as well.

We find no end of enemies in books and movies and TV shows where the bad guys are doing

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