Episode Details

In this episode, Brother Richard explores a deep contemplative idea known as the Point Vierge - a term used to describe the place of pure presence and love at the centre of the human person.

Drawing on the contemplative tradition, he reflects on this inner point as a meeting place between awareness and the deepest dimension of being, sometimes described as the apex mentis. Listeners are gently guided into a practice that rests in stillness, using a simple word or name as a way of gathering attention and settling into presence.

Through body awareness, quiet repetition and gentle attention, the meditation invites a resting in peace, warmth and calm, and an encounter with a love that is not manufactured, but already present and sustaining.

This episode offers a moment of calm, whether you are pausing during the day or winding down before sleep, helping you return to stillness, presence and quiet depth.

00:00 – Introduction

00:30 – What is the Point Vierge

01:03 – Thomas Merton and pure love

01:26 – The apex mentis

01:51 – The practice of the name of Christ

02:11 – Ritual gesture

02:36 – The bell

02:56 – Body scan

05:26 – The still point of light and stillness

06:16 – Entering divine love

07:00 – Resting in awareness of love

07:26 – How the soul relates to God

07:56 – Naming this love as Christ

08:16 – Centring on the name

08:36 – A love that calls you into being

09:42 – Resting in peace

10:36 – Resting in warmth and calm

11:27 – Returning awareness to hands and feet

11:58 – Closing bell

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