Returning to the Inner Room of Calm

The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard · Mar 5, 2026 · 11m

In this meditation, I invite you to return to what the monastic tradition calls the inner room — a place within where we encounter stillness and love.

We begin with breath awareness, gently releasing stress and strain, allowing the whole body to soften. As the rhythm of breathing steadies, attention rests at the quiet point where the in-breath meets the out-breath. From this point of stillness, awareness opens into a spacious inner place.

Here, we are reminded that we are held in unconditional love. Nothing needs to be achieved or proven. The essence of our nature is already grounded in…