Bullshit-Free Mindfulness Quotes

“What has always struck me about every Zen master I've met and every Zen book I've read is the sense of humor. Mindfulness in practice is not endlessly silent as much as it is delightfully playful. Presence and connection come with a pinch of sassiness that allows us to return to our inner child in authenticity and lightness.”
― Aline Ra M, Bullshit-Free Mindfulness: An Uncommon Guide for Joy in Everyday Life

“We live thinking that we are scared of dying and avoiding it at all costs. Still, we try to escape from the present moment. This shows that what we are actually afraid of is living and failing at it.”
― Aline Ra M, Bullshit-Free Mindfulness: An Uncommon Guide for Joy in Everyday Life

“Life is about living, and for that, we need to be here, now—100% in it—not immersed in anxiety, negative self-talk, fantasy, or lost in endless thought. Life happens here, not there. When we are here, now, we become connected. Embodied in the fullness of our beings, we create space, let go of what does not matter, and get clarity and alignment. We do less multitasking, more discernment—less busyness, more presence. Here, now, we feel what we feel, cut the bullshit, deal with whatever arises, and live.”
― Aline Ra M, Bullshit-Free Mindfulness: An Uncommon Guide for Joy in Everyday Life

“Organization and cleanliness bring spaciousness. When there is space, inspiration and new possibilities can come in. As we organize our physical environment, we also bring a certain organization to our heads, creating spaciousness within us.”
― Aline Ra M, Bullshit-Free Mindfulness: An Uncommon Guide for Joy in Everyday Life

“Meditation is a tool of purification of the mind, as it empties us from what is not important, and connects us to the essence of being. In this way, we are training ourselves to penetrate life in its deepest sense.”
― Aline Ra M, Bullshit-Free Mindfulness: An Uncommon Guide for Joy in Everyday Life

“Some say the point of meditation is to get an empty mind and to not think about anything. I'd say that is pretty much impossible and sounds like an attempt to replace the escapism of not being present with another one: getting rid of thinking and feeling. For me, personally, meditation has been a powerful training in not escaping from the present moment.”
― Aline Ra M, Bullshit-Free Mindfulness: An Uncommon Guide for Joy in Everyday Life

“Anything we do that has no clarity within us, or that is not particularly fulfilling, becomes another box to tick; another "should, have to, must" of life. In this day and age, who needs a longer to-do list?”
― Aline Ra M, Bullshit-Free Mindfulness: An Uncommon Guide for Joy in Everyday Life

“Do you know what lives in the present moment? Joy. It’s not in the past, not in the future, not in endless "have to, should do, must do", and not in daydreaming. Joy is here, now.”
― Aline Ra M, Bullshit-Free Mindfulness: An Uncommon Guide for Joy in Everyday Life