Live Free with Selena Sage

What is your true desire? Sit with it, recognize the value it represents, question if it will be replaced with a new desire once acquired. Letting go is freedom. Contentment is freedom. Namasté. SelenaSage.com // email: selena@selenasage.com // Fb+IG: Selena Sage - Author

After seeing photos from past moments, the inspiration arose to reflect on those times with you and encourage you to do the same. Replay pivotal moments that you can now see were highlights on your path. Know that you are supported, and bravely step forward into living the future you can only imagine now. Namasté and love. SelenaSage.com // email: selena@selenasage.com // Fb+IG: Selena Sage - Auth...

Today’s talk was inspired by a question in my first book, “Meditative Questions” (available at zentaobooks.com :): “When you can do nothing, what can you do?” Though storms may come, know that expressing your desires and asking for help is a way to make it through. I wish you peace. Namasté. SelenaSage.com // email: selena@selenasage.com // Fb+IG: Selena Sage - Author

“Your urge to control life controls you,” is one of the pieces of wisdom from Sri Mooji (from the book, “White Fire”) shared in this talk. The encouragement is to take this wisdom and confirm for yourself with your own experience. Peace and freedom are your true nature. As you confirm this, and BE this, you will find there is no need to worry. Namasté. SelenaSage.com // email: selena@selenasage.co...

All in the changing, phenomenal world is temporary, but that does not mean we don’t feel. Taking from wisdom from Zen Buddhist Master Thay, my encouragement is to embrace difficult emotions, watch where they are arising from, and use any suffering to help you recognize your true nature. All my love to you . Namasté. SelenaSage.com // email: selena@selenasage.com // Fb+IG: Selena Sage - Author

While reading verses I copied from the Katha Upanishad today, the inspiration arose to make this seventh talk a special edition and go beyond the normal time limits to share those verses. This wisdom is profound and points to your truest nature. Believing that this ultimate freedom is a possibility is the first step, then you must confirm with your own experience—achieved by dropping everything (e...

Connecting wisdom from the Holy Bible to that of Sufism, Advaita, and the Upanishads by means of recognizing that all that we see with our senses is temporary, while the Eternal—of which all is appearing in and as — is unseen. Knowing the true reality and Being That is freedom. Namasté. SelenaSage.com // email: selena@selenasage.com // Fb+IG: Selena Sage - Author

In the words of Jesus (Matthew 17:20), if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, nothing will be impossible for you. My encouragement is to believe, confirm with experience, and then trust in the Higher Power, the formless Source, taking care of all. By connecting and merging with this limitless force, nothing can be impossible for you. Namasté. SelenaSage.com // Talk included a quote from my...

I listened to a recording of Sri Mooji very early this morning, and I woke up remembering only one thing he shared, “Before Enlightenment: Chop Wood, Carry Water; After Enlightenment: Chop Wood, Carry Water but no Wood Chopper, No Water-Carrier.” In this talk, I explore that lesson and share the Zen story of The Stone Cutter to explore the journey to enlightenment. Namasté :) SelenaSage.com // sel...

So many masters speak of being of “no-mind.” What does that mean? How can you be without your mind? This short talk explores that concept and contains a few short pointers to put you in touch with your truest Self. Sri Mooji’s website is Mooji.org :) In the infinite space of now, you can accomplish all that you need to accomplish and be free always. Namasté. SelenaSage.com // email: selena@selenas...

Inspired by the beautiful day I’ve just had, filled with mindful moments, the feeling arose to share this message of encouragement to experiment with just being free for a moment...exactly where you are :) Namasté. SelenaSage.com // email: selena@selenasage.com // Fb+IG: Selena Sage - Author

Namasté Dear One and Welcome to Season 3! The inspiration has arisen to make Season 3 a series of short, spontaneous talks. These talks may not always be daily, so I encourage you to subscribe to be notified of new episodes. This first talk explores the concept of witnessing presence and how this leads to peace and ultimate liberation. Thank you for your ongoing love and support! Namasté. Selenasa...

I’m in awe that this is episode 100 of the podcast! Wow! Thank you for your continued support of me, my books, and this show! As always, you are welcome to subscribe at zentaobooks.com for a *free ebook* of my fourth book, “HAIKU to be free.” // In this episode, I touch on the link between Quantum Physics and Spirituality to explore the concept of “Nothingness.” // Note: I would clarify in the exa...

My deep thanks to the anonymous (by request) questioner who submitted six questions in one (haha!) that inspired me to truly reflect and reference spiritual texts and masters to expand on the essential message: You are already free! You are freedom itself. // Through exploring the questions presented (starting with “What if one does not have the freedom to get free?”), it became clear to me that i...

In this final Freedom Friday of Season 2, I decided to do a bit of a remix and share excerpts from ALL (four) of my published books! :)! I welcome you to get my fourth book, “HAIKU to be free” for *free* when you subscribe to zentaobooks.com :) A coupon code to download the ebook will be emailed to you! Also, other ebooks are on sale for $4.99 USD. As I am living abroad on the island, amazon.com/a...

Recounting memories from three past trips to Thailand: two times on the island of Koh Samui at the Lamai Muay Thai Camp, and once in Bangkok and the Hua Hin / Pranburi area. These trips to Thailand have always proved to be transformational and inspirational for me—encouraging me to get my Ducati and also to write four different books! Thailand has a special place in my heart, and so, too, do all o...

I am so excited to share wisdom from the great Zen Buddhism monk and master Thich Nhat Hanh (lovingly called Thay, or teacher)! Born in 1926, his life has been a reflection of loving-kindness and mindful living. In preparing for this talk, I watched several YouTube videos he’s shared and used my notes to communicate some of the wisdom I found most potent. I hope you will be inspired to practice an...

Living fully in the present moment, with your mind only full of the moment of now, is mindfulness. In the present moment, we find tremendous peace and freedom from the worries and depressions of the past and anxieties about the future. Sharing two poems from Thich Nhat Hanh, we explore how some Zen Buddhist monks stay present through blessing others and living in gratitude. May we not postpone our...

Sharing wisdom from the great master Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, the encouragement is to end all suffering by going beyond NOW! This is your opportunity...the doors are self-inquiry, remaining in the Present as Presence itself, and full devotion to the Supreme. Don’t delay—Pick your door and walk through. You will be free, because what you truly are is already free. :) Namasté. SelenaSage.com // ema...

In this final week of Season 2, I will shine a light on many of the lessons and pointings that I feel get to the heart of the matter. This talk today is based on a Zen story called “Moving Mind” and two passages from “White Fire” by Sri Mooji. The encouragement is to reach the ultimate by truly recognizing ourselves as that Stillness from which Motion arises from. If you should have any thoughts o...

Starting with a reading from the Ashtavakra Gita (“The Heart of Awareness” by Thomas Byrom) we explore how desire binds us. When answering a visitor, Sri Papaji (from the book “Wake Up and Roar!”) explains that the demon Buddha faced under the Bodhi tree was his own mind. And Sri Mooji reminds us that when we don’t want anything, that’s freedom! Identifying our true nature as that which is beyond...

Today I share poetry and insights from my second book, entitled “unbreakable” (available at zentaobooks.com and amazon.com/author/selenasage ). My encouragement is to live authentically, speak your truth, be honest with yourself and others, and trust your instincts. Accept people as they are and courageously walk away from toxic situations that drain you. Namasté. SelenaSage.com // email: selena@s...

I had originally intended to stick to memories of Paris, but ended up drifting to Toulouse, La Dune du Pyla, Bordeaux, and other areas I loved in the South of France! haha France is a beautiful and diverse country and I’m thankful for the wonderful times and great people I’m fortunate to know there. Namasté. SelenaSage.com // email: selena@selenasage.com // Fb+IG: Selena Sage - Author

Trying to capture the incredible life and profound wisdom of modern-day sage Maya Angelou (1928-2014) is a near-impossible task! But, with courage, I tried ;) Quoting extensively from her book, “Letter to My Daughter” and interviews and talks she’s given, I hope that you are able to glean a little wisdom from this master. I end the talk with her beautiful poem “A Brave and Startling Truth” which s...

Following a Qigong breathing exercise, we explore the moment of now and feel its freedom and spaciousness, aided by a story and teachings from Sri Papaji (from the book “Wake Up and Roar”). Namasté. // Recording note: On enhanced speakers, the background noise is from a fan as the day was hot. Thank you. // SelenaSage.com // email: selena@selenasage.com // Fb+IG: Selena Sage - Author