{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66d2140a-cd91-584c-ae39-d08918c12a56/63a452c5a6eaf30011a5269f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Brother Richard : Here and Now (re-release)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611ed77d06c05e843ef40e87/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Topics covered : Meditation, fears, regrets, acceptance, death, present moment awareness, compassion.</p><p><br></p><p>I hope you’re having a lovely Christmas break and I’ll be back with a brand new episode on the 13th of January but over the coming weeks I’m going to re-release some episodes that resonated with listeners.</p><p>Starting with this one…with Brother Richard&nbsp;Hendrick.</p><p><br></p><p>Brother&nbsp;Richard&nbsp;has been a priest-friar for over 20 years and during the Covid 19 pandemic he wrote a poem called ‘Lockdown’ which went viral.</p><p><br></p><p>In this conversation he gives us a fascinating insight into the life of a monk, he explains the difference between having purpose in life and finding meaning, he speaks of Celtic spirituality, the power of apologising…and death, in the most beautiful way.</p><p>It’s an episode that will make you reflect on your own life and hopefully enrich it, as it has for me.</p><p><br></p><p>Book&nbsp;mentions:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>‘Still Points – A guide to living the mindful, meditative way’</p><p>‘The Top Five Regrets of The Dying’ by Bronnie Ware</p><p><br></p><p>If you’re a fan of my pod, please follow, rate and review in all the usual places. And thanks, as always, for your support of Ready to be Real.</p>","author_name":"Síle Seoige"}