# Gratitude for Our Teachers

An episode of [The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1861284240), 29 Sep 2026, 12 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/693ebc1df3a6f9e20ac00b64/e/6aba42ab9c0f76ba28094483/media.mp3

In this meditation, we continue our exploration of gratitude by turning our attention towards the teachers we have encountered throughout our lives. Some are formal teachers, while others may be friends, family members, writers, spiritual guides or people whose example has shown us how to live. Even difficult encounters can contain teaching, showing us how we do not wish to be. We give thanks for the wisdom we have received, hold our positive teachers close, and gently let go of those whose lessons came through difficulty. Chapters: 00:00 – Gratitude and the Franciscan tradition 01:40 – Entering the meditation with thanks 03:05 – Breathing out tension 04:20 – Resting in gratitude 05:05 – Remembering our good teachers 06:30 – Who has taught you how to be? 07:55 – Giving thanks for our teachers 09:00 – Those who taught us how not to be 10:45 – Letting go of difficult teachers 11:40 – Receiving wisdom from both 12:45 – Breathing in the wisdom of how to be 13:40 – Returning to the breath 14:30 – Closing the meditation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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