Meditating with a sacred phrase

The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard · Mar 2, 2026 · 11m

In this meditation, I invite you to sit with a simple phrase: “Be still and know.”

Drawn from scripture, the words are not used as argument or explanation, but as a quiet anchor for awareness. We begin by settling into posture and breath, allowing conscious breathing to steady the mind and body. From there, the phrase is introduced gently, sounded inwardly in rhythm with the breath.

The words are not analysed. They are simply allowed to rest in awareness, rising and falling with the breathing. When distraction comes, we return softly to the phrase and to the breath beneath it.

This daily…