{"podcast":{"title":"The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard","slug":"the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard-7622550","podcast_index_feed_id":7622550,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/693ebc1df3a6f9e20ac00b64","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/693ebc1df3a6f9e20ac00b64/1768228963935-3ffa2910-3b9e-4cb3-aae1-624d46da23e4.jpeg","author":"Cutdown Studios and Brother Richard","episode_count":207,"summary":"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. These meditations are open to people of all faiths, and to those with none. No belief is required - only a few quiet minutes and a willingness to pause, breathe and be present, whether taking a pause during the day or winding down before sleep. Brother Richard belongs to the Capuchin community in Dublin, Ireland, where a life of prayer and meditation has been practiced every day for over 400 years. This podcast carries that living tradition forward, translating ancient wisdom into a form that speaks to contemporary experience. To find out more about the Capuchins’ work visit: https://capuchindaycentre.ie/ Hosted on Acast. 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The Jesus Prayer is one of the oldest and most transformative forms of Christian meditation. Rooted in repetition, simplicity and presence, it draws the mind and heart into communion with divine love through the invocation of the holy name. In this meditation, we move through three stages of the practice: first simply repeating the name Jesus , then adding the invocation mercy , and finally uniting the name and petition with the natural rhythm of the breath. Breathing in: Jesus. Breathing out: Mercy. Through this gentle rhythm, the prayer becomes embodied — anchored in breath, in awareness, and in the present moment. This meditation offers support for contemplative prayer, grounding, emotional calm, spiritual focus, inner healing and resting in divine presence. It can be used as part of a daily meditation practice, in moments of anxiety or uncertainty, or as a calming prayer before sleep. Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction to the Jesus Prayer 00:37 – Opening bell 00:49 – Settling into stillness and breath 01:39 – Breathing in peace, breathing out love 02:59 – Beginning with the holy name 03:32 – Repeating the name of Jesus 04:54 – Adding the prayer for mercy 05:32 – Linking prayer to the breath 06:10 – Breathing in “Jesus,” breathing out “Mercy” 07:38 – Letting the prayer settle naturally into breath 08:01 – Returning to the name alone 09:18 – Resting in the presence of the one invoked 10:07 – Returning to simple breath 10:42 – Carrying the prayer into the day 11:07 – Closing bell Hosted on Acast. 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