# Intentionality: The Direction of the Mind and Heart (Repost)

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Podcast: [The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard-7622550)
Published: 2026-06-28T12:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 665

## Resource

In this meditation, I invite you to explore intentionality — the quiet direction of the mind and heart that gives shape and energy to our practice. We reflect on what it means to hold an intention: not as effort or striving, but as a gentle desire that something might be, for ourselves or for another. As intention gathers our inner faculties, attention naturally settles, and the breath becomes a steady companion. Resting with the rhythm of breathing, where the out-breath becomes the in-breath, we allow awareness to fill the whole body. Intention is not forced here; it is simply held, present in the here and now. This daily guided meditation offers a moment of calm , whether you are pausing during the day or winding down before sleep , supporting clarity, steadiness and quiet presence. Chapters  00:00 – Introduction 00:15 – Exploring intentionality 01:22 – Gathering the inner faculties 01:42 – Holding an intention for others or yourself 02:07 – Intention as something that unfolds 03:10 – The bell 05:52 – Finding the rhythm of the breath 06:08 – Where the out-breath becomes the in-breath 07:52 – Breathing with every cell 09:09 – Resting in the here and now 10:52 – Closing bell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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