{"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. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T16:20:56.882418+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard-7622550"},"episode":{"title":"Meditation Master: The Cloud of Unknowing (Part 2) The Little Word","slug":"meditation-master-the-cloud-of-unknowing-part-2-the-little-word","published_at":"2026-04-22T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard-7622550/meditation-master-the-cloud-of-unknowing-part-2-the-little-word","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard-7622550","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard/episodes/meditation-master-the-cloud-of-unknowing-part-2-the-little-w","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/693ebc1df3a6f9e20ac00b64/e/69e8828f66c3374f7ef6689b/media.mp3","summary":"In this meditation, I continue our reflection on The Cloud of Unknowing , moving into a second step by introducing the use of a simple word joined to the breath. Building on the previous practice of letting go and resting in awareness, this meditation introduces a gentle focus, a single word that helps steady attention and gather the mind. We begin by settling into the breath, allowing it to stabilise and deepen. From here, the word “peace” is introduced, repeated softly alongside the rhythm of breathing. As awareness deepens, the practice becomes one of simplicity, the breath and the word, held together in the present moment. Thoughts and distractions are not resisted, but gently allowed to fall away, entering what the tradition describes as a “cloud of forgetting.” This is not about effort or control, but about resting more fully in the now, supported by the breath and the repetition of the word. This meditation offers a moment of calm, whether you are pausing during the day or winding down before sleep, helping you develop steadiness, focus and a deeper sense of peace. This meditation supports focus, calm and present moment awareness. Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction 00:10 – The Cloud of Unknowing revisited 00:55 – Deepening the practice 01:15 – The bell 02:05 – Settling into the breath 02:35 – Breathing in peace 03:15 – The present moment 03:40 – Stability and stillness 04:15 – Awareness of the breath 05:54 – Resting in the now 06:05 – Introducing the word “peace” 06:40 – Breath and word together 07:23 – Repetition of the word 07:35 – Holding to the present moment 09:05 – Resting with breath and word 09:22 – The cloud of forgetting 10:35 – Letting go into stillness 11:00 – Bringing the practice into the day 11:35 – Returning to the body 11:49 – Closing bell Hosted on…","meta_description":"In this meditation, I continue our reflection on The Cloud of Unknowing , moving into a second step by introducing the use of a simple word joined to the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":768,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard-7622550/episodes/meditation-master-the-cloud-of-unknowing-part-2-the-little-word/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard-7622550/meditation-master-the-cloud-of-unknowing-part-2-the-little-word.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}