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The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard is a short daily podcast offering stillness, clarity and spiritual grounding - a moment of calm in a busy, noisy world.
Hosted by Brother Richard, a Capuchin Franciscan friar and meditation teacher, each episode draws on the Christian monastic contemplative tradition, one of the oldest continuous meditative practice in the world. With warmth, simplicity and deep humanity, Brother Richard offers reflections and guided meditations shaped for modern life…
Episodes
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Space Meditation: Finding Stillness Wherever You Are
In this meditation, I invite you to explore the importance of space in our contemplative lives. Many people begin meditating because they long for more space…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Lectio Divina Meditation: I Will Wait on the Lord
In this meditation, I invite you to explore the ancient practice of Lectio Divina through a beautiful line from Psalm 130: “I will wait on the Lord.” Drawing…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Reset Meditation: Recovering the Form
In this meditation, I invite you to return once again to the basic relaxation form that underpins our contemplative practice. Just as a martial artist repeats…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Meditating with Mary (Part 3): Do Whatever He Tells You
In this meditation, I continue our series of meditating with Mary, the great teacher of prayer and openness to divine grace within the Christian contemplative…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Resting in the Breath: A Meditation for Deep Relaxation
In this meditation, I invite you to take a little time to simply rest in the breath. Our breathing is the background music of our lives, a constant rhythm that…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Peace Prayer of St. Francis (Part 3): Where There Is Injury, Let Me Sow Pardon
In this third meditation on the Peace Prayer of St. Francis, I invite you to reflect on the words: “Where there is injury, let me sow pardon.” Continuing our…
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Colour Meditation: Exploring Emotion and Awareness (Repost)
A gentle practice using colour to deepen reflection and presence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Triangle of Tension Meditation: Releasing Neck and Shoulder Stress
In this meditation, I invite you to explore what I call the triangle of tension: the area extending from the base of the skull, down through the neck and…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Lectio Divina Meditation: The Kingdom of God Is Within You
In this Lectio Divina meditation, I invite you to sit with the words of scripture: “The kingdom of God is within you.” Lectio Divina is an ancient…
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Weather Meditation: Observing Your Emotional Reactions
In this meditation, I invite you to explore the relationship between the weather and your emotional state. Using the imagination, we picture different kinds of…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Reset Meditation: Recovering the Form
In this meditation, I return once again to the basic relaxation form that underpins our contemplative practice. Beginning with a simple ritual gesture, we…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
When Meditation Feels Boring (Repost)
Understanding acedia and the subtle pull of distraction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Quiet Power of the Long Exhale (Repost)
In this meditation, I invite you to work gently with the breath through 7/11 breathing, a practice that rests in the quiet power of the long exhale. We begin…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Joy Meditation: Finding Peace and Joy in the Present Moment (Repost)
In this meditation, I guide you into a simple practice of cultivating joy, not as something dependent on circumstances, but as something that can be discovered…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
A Maranatha Meditation for Calm (Repost)
In this meditation, I invite you to pray and meditate with one of the oldest words in the Christian contemplative tradition: Maranatha. This ancient phrase…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Self-Love Meditation: Placing Love at the Centre (Repost)
In this meditation, I guide you into a simple practice of placing love at the centre of your relationship with yourself. Drawing on an ancient contemplative…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Awareness Meditation: Becoming Present to the Here and Now
In this meditation, I invite you to practise one of the foundations of the Franciscan contemplative tradition: simple awareness of the present moment…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Visualisation Meditation: The Inner Sunrise (Repost)
In this meditation, we pause with the image of the inner sunrise — a contemplative practice of awakening to divine light, awareness and presence within. In the…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Begin Again Meditation: The Freedom of the Present Moment (Repost)
In this guided Christian meditation, Brother Richard reflects on one of the great insights of the contemplative tradition: we are always beginners. Inspired by…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Reset Meditation: Recovering the Form (Repost)
In this meditation, I return once again to the foundational form of relaxation and contemplative awareness. Repeated practice creates a kind of meditation…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Peace Prayer of St. Francis (Part 2): Where There Is Hatred, Sow Love
In this second meditation on the Peace Prayer of St. Francis, I invite you to reflect on the words: “Where there is hatred, let me sow love.” Beginning once…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Guardian Angel Meditation: Prayer, Protection and Guidance
In this meditation, I invite you to enter into the ancient Christian tradition of prayer with your guardian angel. We begin in stillness, grounding ourselves…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Breathing Peace to the World: A Meditation for Peace and Prayer
In this meditation, I invite you to use the breath as a prayer for peace — within yourself and throughout the world. Drawing on the Christian and Franciscan…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Compassion Meditation: The Inner Smile (Repost)
In this meditation, we explore the ancient contemplative practice of the inner smile — a way of cultivating inner warmth, gentleness and peace at the centre of…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Meditation on the Natural World: The Wisdom of the Beasts (Repost)
In this guided Christian meditation, Brother Richard continues his Meditations on the Natural World series by reflecting on the wisdom of the beasts of the…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Anchoring in the Body (Repost)
In this meditation, I invite you to use the body as an anchor into the present moment. We begin by settling gently into stillness, allowing the spine to…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
A Maranatha Meditation for Calm (Repost)
In this meditation, I invite you to pray and meditate with one of the oldest words in the Christian contemplative tradition: Maranatha. This ancient phrase…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Uncovering Patterns of Thought
In this meditation, we take a deeper look at the patterns of thought that can become so familiar and automatic that we barely notice them. Rather than trying…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Meditating with Mary: Behold, Here I Am
We continue our series of meditating with Mary, looking to her as a great teacher of contemplative and meditative prayer. Mary’s response to divine grace…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Recovering the Relaxation Form
In this meditation, we return to the basic relaxation form that helps us enter stillness and establish a stable meditation practice. Beginning with a simple…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Gratitude for Our Teachers
In this meditation, we continue our exploration of gratitude by turning our attention towards the teachers we have encountered throughout our lives. Some are…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Meditation on Delight
Meditation is often associated with stillness, seriousness and calm, but another fruit of practice is our capacity for delight. In this meditation, we explore…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Padre Pio: Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry
In this meditation, we turn to Padre Pio, one of the great meditation masters of the Franciscan tradition, and his famous teaching: “Pray, hope and don’t…
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Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
In this meditation, we begin a new series exploring the famous Peace Prayer of St. Francis as a path towards deeper inner peace. Beginning with the words “Make…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Elijah Meditation (Part 4): The Still Small Voice
In this meditation, I bring our journey with the prophet Elijah to a close, completing the contemplative map offered by his encounter at the cave. Across this…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Autumn Leaf Meditation: The Beauty of Letting Go
In this meditation, I use the image of falling autumn leaves to reflect on change, release and the beauty that can be found in letting go. We begin by settling…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Meditating with Mary (Part 1): Pondering in the Heart
In this meditation, I begin a new series exploring meditation with Mary, who within the Franciscan tradition is regarded as a profound example and teacher of…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Reset Meditation: Recovering the Form
In this meditation, I return once again to the basic form of relaxation and meditation. Returning to the foundations of our practice can help deepen our…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Lectio Divina Meditation: The Lord Is My Shepherd
In this meditation, we return to the ancient contemplative practice of Lectio Divina, or divine reading, using one of the most familiar phrases from the…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Taking the Long View (Repost)
In this meditation, I invite you to take the long view of practice and to rest in the slow, quiet work it is doing. We reflect on why we come back to…
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The Inner Room as Inner Sanctuary (Repost)
In this episode, Brother Richard deepens the exploration of the inner room, describing it as an inner sanctuary — a place of safety, refuge and rest. He…
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Body Scan Meditation (Repost)
In this meditation, I invite you into a body scan practice, learning to be gently present to sensation as it arises. We begin by noticing sensation itself…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Gratitude Meditation: The Beauty of Creation
In this meditation, I continue our series on gratitude by turning our attention towards the beauty of creation and the world in which we live. We begin by…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Beginning Again Meditation
In this meditation, I reflect on a simple teaching from the early desert monks: the work of meditation is the work of beginning again and again. Every time we…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Prayer of Saint Francis Meditation (Part 4): Sense and Knowledge
In this meditation, I bring our series on the Prayer of Saint Francis before the Crucifix to a close, reflecting on the final petition of the prayer: the…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Emotional Awareness Meditation: Unravelling the Fibres
In this meditation, I explore how meditation can help us move beneath the surface of our emotional life and begin to understand the many influences that shape…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Coffee Meditation: Mindfulness in an Everyday Moment
In this meditation, I explore how something as ordinary as drinking a cup of coffee can become a contemplative practice. As a Capuchin Franciscan, I can even…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Elijah Meditation (Part 3): The Earthquake
In this meditation, I return to the story of Elijah in the First Book of Kings and to the archetypal map of meditation practice we find in his experience of…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Gratitude Meditation: Giving Thanks for Others
In this meditation, I return to the practice of gratitude and focus particularly on giving thanks for the people who have brought goodness, love and connection…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Prayer of Saint Francis Meditation (Part 3): Faith, Hope and Love
In this meditation, I continue our exploration of the meditative prayer of Saint Francis, moving from the search for light towards the fruits that can emerge…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Heart Meditation: Engaging the Heart
In this meditation, I explore the importance of engaging the heart in our contemplative practice. Meditation is sometimes imagined as something purely…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Reset Meditation: Recovering the Form
In this meditation, I return once again to the basic form of relaxation that leads us towards stillness. Repeating this foundational practice from time to time…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Peace and Joy Meditation: The Fruits of Practice
In this meditation, I reflect on the fruits of meditation practice and the difference our practice can make beyond the time we spend sitting in stillness…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Moon Meditation: Trusting the Changing Phases
In this meditation, I turn to the moon as an ancient image of the contemplative life. Across many meditation traditions, the changing phases of the moon have…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Versiculum Meditation: Returning to the Little Word
In this meditation, I return to the ancient contemplative practice of the versiculum — the “little word.” A versiculum is a short sacred word or phrase…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Autumn Meditation: Embracing the Season You Are In
In this meditation, I use the changing seasons — particularly the movement into autumn — as a way of reflecting on change within our own lives. Meditation…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Elijah Meditation (Part 2): The Fire of Desire
In this meditation, I continue our series exploring the story of the prophet Elijah as a map of the contemplative journey. Previously we encountered the storm…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Object Meditation: Memory, Meaning and Letting Go
In this meditation, I invite you to work with an object that has meaning or affection attached to it. It may be something you can physically hold, such as a…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
St. Francis Meditation (Part 1): Bring Light to the Darkness
In this meditation, I begin a new series exploring the meditative wisdom of St. Francis of Assisi. For Francis, contemplation was at the centre of his life and…
- The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard
Reset Meditation: Recovering the Form
In this meditation, I return once again to the foundational form of relaxation and contemplative awareness. Repeated practice creates a kind of meditation…