Sebene Selassie on Belonging and Connection

The One You Feed | Personal Growth, Emotional Resilience & Purpose

Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

Self-improvement, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Buddhism

4.5 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

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. But wait - there's more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It's that simple and we'll give you good stuff as a thank you! Registration for the Spiritual Habits Group Program is open now! Visit spiritualhabits.net to sign up and learn more about how to bring forth real transformation in your life! 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 Organifi: Your all-day, total body, certified organic, delicious superfood system. Go to www.organifi.com and enter promo code WOLF to get 15% off any product in their store. Aura Digital Security provides digital security protection to keep your online finances, personal information, and tech safe from online threats. To sign up and get 3 months of service for free, visit aura.com/wolf. Ancient Nutrition offers whole food nutritional products that are designed to provide Ancient Nutrients in a modern, convenient form to power the body and mind and restore health, strength, and vitality. Enter promo code WOLF at ancientnutrition.com to get 20% off your first order If you enjoyed this conversation with Sebene Selassie on Belonging and Connection, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Deep Transformation with Spring Washam Robert Wright Steve Hagan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We know that things like meditation and mindfulness practice are life-changing,
0:04.4	but we usually can't stick with them consistently enough to really see their benefits.
0:09.6	We read inspirational authors, listened to podcasts like this one,
0:13.4	get fired up to apply what we've learned, and inevitably we fall back into old patterns.
0:18.4	It's so frustrating.
0:20.2	When we can stick to our spiritual practices, their benefits are guaranteed to develop over time,
0:25.6	but without enough traction, we barely scratch the surface.
0:29.0	This is why any spiritual practice needs to become a habit for it to transform our lives.
0:34.0	And this program happens in our group setting in which community, connection, and friendships are created,
0:39.6	which support you all along the way.
0:41.8	Go to spiritualhabits.net to learn all about this opportunity for us to connect
0:46.6	and dive deeper into how spiritual habits can transform the way you experience your day-to-day life.
0:53.0	That's spiritualhabits.net.
0:55.0	I hope to meet you in this special program that starts very soon.
0:58.6	Honoring of life really becomes about being clear about what our values are
1:03.4	and making those decisions with the commitment to the least time possible.
1:16.4	Welcome to the One You Feed.
1:18.4	Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have,
1:23.0	quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.
1:28.4	And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.
1:32.8	We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.
1:37.4	We see what we don't have instead of what we do.
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