When you have right perception, you are able to simply watch your thoughts come and go while remaining at peace—your true nature. Namasté. SelenaSage.com // email: [email protected] // Fb+IG: Selena Sage - Author

After reading the quote, “The mind that perceives the limitation is the limitation,” some thoughts flowed about perception and that which perceives even perception. This short talk are those thoughts ;) Namasté. SelenaSage.com // email: [email protected] // Fb+IG: Selena Sage - Author

With no planned topic for today, the inspiration arose to randomly open each of my books and share thoughts for what came up! :) Please know you are always welcome to download my fourth book, “HAIKU to be free” for *free* at zentaobooks.com :)! Namasté and love. (My thanks for ignoring the loud bass in the background from one of my neighbors.) SelenaSage.com // email: [email protected] // Fb+IG: Selena Sage - Author

Thanks to Cory for reminding me of the importance of living in the present! (This episode is dedicated to you ;) // Added to this reminder, wise words from Sri Papaji (from his book “Wake up and Roar”) is a call to examine the nature of desire and how we might try to impose our desire on God. Papaji reminds us that we should only use our will to desire freedom, then everything is resolved. Namasté. SelenaSage.com // email: [email protected] // Fb+IG: Selena Sage - Author

Combining both the wisdom that you are not the body or the doer, this verse of the Ashtavakra Gita (taken from “The Heart of Awareness”, a translation by Thomas Byrom), illustrates the happiness and freedom of living as Awareness itself! I encourage you to absorb these words and embody them, and then live free! :) // I was also inspired to share a haiku I wrote after reading this verse early this morning a little after 4am: Waves are worlds rising / In the endless and formless / Awareness — I AM. // Namasté. SelenaSage.com // [email protected] // Fb+IG: Selena Sage - Author

As a followup to the discussion that you are not the body, recognizing that you are also not the doer is the next phase of recognition that truly renders one free. I share a conversation of Sri Ramana with a disciple to illustrate how the roles we assume create suffering. Namasté. SelenaSage.com // [email protected] //Fb+IG: Selena Sage - Author

Thankful for a beautiful week spent with my dear friends Marcus and Diane in a town on my island of Santo Antão (here in Cabo Verde) called Cha D’Igreja! They kindly welcomed me to a lovely bungalow at their beautiful hotel property, Haus Am Weg - Casa No Caminho (meaning “House on the Way,” please visit their website and plan a visit to stay and/or have a delicious meal when in Santo Antão! You’ll be glad you did http://www.hausamweg.com :) // On the journey back home, the contemplation “you are not the body” kept arising, so I thought I’d share a talk on the topic! :) Namasté. SelenaSage.com // email: [email protected] // Fb+IG: Selena Sage - Author

Jesus Christ boldly stated, “I and the Father are one.” If you said this, would it sound like blasphemy in your ears? The encouragement presented in this talk is to discover what the sages and saints found out and recognize your true nature. Then, BE that answer ;) Namasté. SelenaSage.com // email: [email protected] // Fb+IG: Selena Sage - Author

This short talk pinpoints thoughts as the main driver of our unhappiness. Sri Ramana tells us, “Give up thoughts. You need not give up anything else,” and therein lies the secret to freedom. Namasté. SelenaSage.com // [email protected] // Fb+IG: Selena Sage - Author

With quotes from Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Taoist Master Lao Tzu, this talk explores the nature of water and how we might use this wisdom to flow through the changes of life with ease. // Note: The parting quote was said with a loving nod to the great Bruce Lee who said, “Empty your mind. Be formless. Shapeless. Like water. You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” // Namasté. SelenaSage.com // email: [email protected] // Fb+IG: Selena Sage - Author