393: Sebene Selassie on Belonging and Connection

<p>Sebene Selassie is a teacher, author, and speaker who explores the themes of belonging and identity through meditation, creativity, and spirituality.&nbsp;She is also a teacher on the 10 Percent Happier meditation app.&nbsp;Sebene began studying Buddhism 30 years ago and is a three-time cancer survivor of stage 3 and 4 cancer.&nbsp;Her book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9780062940650" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You Belong:&nbsp;A Call for Connection</a> is discussed in today's episode.</p><p>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. <a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. </a>It's that simple and we'll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p><strong>Registration for the Spiritual Habits Group Program is open now!&nbsp;Visit </strong><a href="http://spiritualhabits.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>spiritualhabits.net</strong></a><strong> to sign up and learn more about how to bring forth real transformation in your life!</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In This Interview, Sebene Selassie and I Discuss Belonging and Connection and...</strong></p><ul><li>Her book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9780062940650" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You Belong:&nbsp;A Call for Connection</a></li><li>Belonging is the feeling of not being separate from anything</li><li>The absolute and relative truth of belonging</li><li>Navigating our imbalances and aversions</li><li>How separation begets domination, which leads to clinging to being right</li><li>The comparing mind measures everything as better than, less than, or equal to</li><li>How our society is structured for comparison and competition</li><li>Our thoughts are often not our own, but come from our culture</li><li>The challenge of recognizing our unconscious bias</li