When you see the beggar (or the friend) approaching, if you find resistance welling up in you, “turn the other cheek” immediately. Get your mind on the loving, nonresistant Christ-consciousness. You cannot really afford to do less. From the level of your divinity, you will respond to the requests with love and understanding. You will recognize that he has a problem which may go deeper than his need for financial help. You will “salute the divinity” within him and deal with him on this level.
