Film on Insight Dialogue and Gregory Kramer
Gregory shared a link to a film by Giovanni Giommi. It began as a film on Insight Dialogue (ID) practice, as Giovanni joined a weeklong ID retreat, filming teachers, practitioners, actual ID practice, meditation practice interviews, and other things that had never...
Gregory’s new book A Whole-Life Path, now available
What I didn’t foresee—what no one could have foreseen—were the world events we’d all be navigating right at the time of the book’s publication. It complements the books and living teachings of my brother and sister teachers, monastic and lay, each of whom seeks, like me, to address and alleviate the roots of suffering. But I believe our ragged world needs this book now.
Welcome to the world of one who has cancer.
We are all touched by death and disruption now. All of us have had to let go of plans, to find ways of being with uncertainty. Welcome to the world of one who has cancer. Cancers #1 and #2 launched me into years of pain, sequential radical procedures, and more...
A Relational Dhamma Integrates the Arahat and Bodhisattva Visions of the Buddhist Path
Personal freedom, unconstructed intimacy that manifests as love and compassion with another, and a just, equitable and flourishing society are all part of the Dhamma.
NEW GUIDELINE WORDING: ATTUNE TO EMERGENCE
After nearly two decades offering the Insight Dialogue guideline Trust Emergence, I decided in May 2018 to change the name of this guideline to Attune to Emergence. I had long been concerned by how often practitioners misunderstood my use of the word “trust.” For...
Relational Nature and Concentration
Throughout our lives we have calmed and been calmed by others: by mother and friend, by therapist, priest or teacher. Throughout our lives, we have been guided by others to stay on track: to follow conversations, play games, complete tasks. We calm each other in love....
Six Tenets* of a Whole Life Path
Here's Gregory's November 19, 2017 Teaching with Worldwide Insight Gregory offers a teaching with the Worldwide Insight Community. He begins with a meditation and then offers a talk about the Five Tenets of a Whole Life Path. Many long for a way to “integrate”...
Teachings on the Aggregates
Gregory offered a series of Dhamma talks on the Five Aggregates earlier this year, leading off with a guided meditation on the first aggregate which some practitioners found to be especially beneficial. He has since been asked to expand on that Dhamma talk and to...
Teachings on Relational Dependent Origination
Last summer, Gregory offered a series of Insight Dialogue-based teachings to Metta Programs‘ Guiding Sangha, staff, and core volunteers on dependent origination (paticca samuppāda) understood in a relational context. The series can be found on the Dependent...
Sutta Reflections: A Trail to the Heart of Not-Self
Gregory offered a series of Insight Dialogue-based teachings to the Metta community, Grandpa Greg’s Sutta Chats. The talks were attended by people who offer ID or support the practice through engagement on a Metta Programs team. Each teaching includes reflection on...