Ep. 99 – Sebene Selassie

Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

Be Here Now Network

Beherenow, Religion & Spirituality, Beherenownetwork, Buddhism, Meditation, Society & Culture, Sharonsalzberg, Metta, Salzberg, Compassion

4.6 • 682 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

For the 99th episode of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon speaks will colleague and friend, Sebene Selassie. In this episode, Sharon and Sebene discuss how Sebene came to the path of meditation, her work as a teacher, identity, community and much more. Sebene also leads a guided meditation to close the conversation.

Sebene is a dharma teacher, writer, coach and consultant. She began studying Buddhism over 25 years ago and has an MA from the New School where she focused on race and cultural studies. She is the former Executive Director of New York Insight Meditation Center and is passionate about making the dharma accessible and relevant for our times.

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0:00.0	To be enlightened is to be intimate with all things, Dogan Zenji.
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1:54.8	Hi, I'm Sharon Salzberg. And so happy to be joined today by my colleague and friend,
2:00.8	Sabine Selassi.
2:02.9	Sabine is a Dharma teacher, writer, coach, and consultant.
2:07.6	She began studying Buddhism over 25 years ago and has an MA from the new school,
2:13.3	where she focused on race and cultural studies.
2:16.3	For over 20 years, she worked with children, youth, and families nationally and internationally
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