May 07, 2021

Sebene Selassie on Belonging and Connection

53 minutes

Sebene Selassie is a teacher, author, and speaker who explores the themes of belonging and identity through meditation, creativity, and spirituality. She is also a teacher on the 10 Percent Happier meditation app. Sebene began studying Buddhism 30 years ago and is a three-time cancer survivor of stage 3 and 4 cancer. Her book, You Belong: A Call for Connection is discussed in today's episode.

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In This Interview, Sebene Selassie and I Discuss Belonging and Connection and...

Her book, You Belong: A Call for Connection

Belonging is the feeling of not being separate from anything

The absolute and relative truth of belonging

Navigating our imbalances and aversions

How separation begets domination, which leads to clinging to being right

The comparing mind measures everything as better than, less than, or equal to

How our society is structured for comparison and competition

Our thoughts are often not our own, but come from our culture

The challenge of recognizing our unconscious bias

Embodiment practice is bringing mindfulness to your bodily sensations

Differences between thinking about the body and actually feeling the body

The different phrasings of the 5 Buddhist Precepts

Sebene Selassie Links:

Sebene's Website

Instagram

Sebene's video and audio links

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