# Contemplative Meditation: Wonder and Awe

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Podcast: [The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard-7622550)
Published: 2026-06-19T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this meditation, we reflect on one of the deepest fruits of contemplative awareness: the gift of wonder. Wonder and awe arise naturally when we dwell deeply in presence. As we cultivate inner awareness through meditation, we begin to receive life differently — not through judgement or distraction, but through openness, gratitude and reverence. Together, we begin by grounding ourselves in stillness and breath before turning our awareness inward to the extraordinary mystery of our own being — the body, the breath, the hidden life within us that sustains us moment by moment. From there, our awareness gradually widens: from the wonder of our own life, to the beauty of the natural world, to the vast mystery of the cosmos itself. This meditation gently reawakens the inner eye of awe and reminds us that life itself is a miracle. Using breath, gratitude and contemplative awareness, this meditation helps us reconnect with the sacredness of existence and the gift of being alive. This meditation offers support for mindfulness, gratitude, spiritual awareness, emotional grounding, stress relief and cultivating a deeper sense of presence. It can be used as part of a daily meditation practice, for moments of reflection and perspective, or as a calming meditation for winding down, sleep and evening stillness. Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction: Wonder as a fruit of awareness 00:58 – Opening bell 01:13 – Arriving in the present moment 02:13 – Settling into posture and breath 03:08 – Following the breath into stillness 04:08 – Resting in the inner point of peace 04:24 – Becoming aware of the living body 05:22 – Wonder at the gift of our own being 06:29 – “I thank you for the wonder of my being” 06:56 – Expanding awareness into the world around us 07:40 – Wonder at nature and creation 08:…

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