Gregory Kramer

Please join me this Sunday, April 12, on Sangha Live, a global online platform for interactive dharma classes and courses.

I’ve been invited to lead their weekly, live “Sunday Sangha” program. This online class includes guided meditation, dharma talk, and an interactive Q&A, and is offered on dana/generosity-basis.

During this session, we will be exploring the topic of :

From One, To Two, To Many: The Dharma-Power of Specific Relationships

Every relationship in your life is a nexus of power. When we relate to others, the mind's energies are amplified, and its tendencies are accelerated. The individual connects to the group, and the personal opens into the social.

Relationships are the crucible in which thoughts turn into actions. This is why Dharma friendship and Sangha are such gems in our tradition.

I will offer teachings on a relational understanding of the Dharma and guidance on the practice of Insight Dialogue.

The class is 1.5 hours long and begins at:
11am PT (L.A.) / 2pm ET (N.Y.) / 7pm GMT (London) / 8pm CET (Paris)

Learn more & register via this link:
sangha.events/Gregory12Apr

Happy that the The Path of Dharma Friendship Tricycle online course opened today. Thank you to Janet Surrey and Tricycle: The Buddhist Review for making this possible. Yours in beautiful friendship.

The Path of Dharma Friendship Experience the joys of spiritual friendship

What does it mean to be a spiritual friend?

Learn wisdom from the Buddha on how to be a good friend. We will be grounding our teaching in core texts, ancient suttas in the voice of the Buddha.

Join Insight Dialogue teachers Gregory Kramer and Janet Surrey for an exploration of the fruits of spiritual friendship. The Path of Dharma Friendship, a Tricycle online course, begins February 9. https://learn.tricycle.org/p/the-path-of-dharma-friendship

“Dharma friendship is where the power of two people coming together blossoms into something that can activate, energize, and make beautiful our dharma path. We hope that in this course, you'll feel inspired to explore the joys and fruits of friendship, to value your dharma friends, and will be motivated to create or expand your circles of friendship.”
–Gregory Kramer

We see every day how relational power drives abuse, inequity, and war. But the Dhamma shows us another way.

Join us this Sunday (Dec 14th) for an online session with Gregory Kramer, where we will explore the intersection of relational multiplier and the Dhamma through brief periods of silence, guided Insight Dialogue practice, and shared investigation.

More info and booking: https://www.londoninsight.org/event/online-the-relational-multiplier-and-the-need-for-dhamma

Friendship as practice. Friendship as mettā.

You’re invited to explore mettā as true friendship—a wholehearted expression of care, goodwill, and shared humanity.

How do you experience mettā in your life?�Are there people with whom feel mettā when you are with them?

Let this be a gentle inquiry into the felt sense of connection.�
Read the post here: https://relationaldharma.substack.com/p/metta-true-friendship

"First Touch of the Mind's Inclination" is a post on the Relational Dharma substack. It excerpts from Gregory's books A Whole-Life Path: A Lay Buddhist’s Guide to Crafting a Dhamma-Infused Life.

The practice at the end of the post invites you to notice the subtle first moments of intention that comes before action.

The end of Sept marked the 5th anniversary of A Whole-Life Path . Building on insights introduced in Gregory's Insight Dialogue: The Interpersonal Path to Freedom, the whole-life path book offers a relational lens for integrating the Noble Eightfold Path into everyday life, no moment left out.

https://relationaldharma.substack.com/p/first-touch-of-the-minds-inclination

Relational Dharma bridges a vital gap in modern Buddhist practice.

We don’t just suffer alone—we suffer in relationship.
And we can also heal, grow, and awaken through relationship.

This post explores how meditating with others opens new insight, supports classical Buddhist wisdom, and helps us meet suffering with compassion, steadiness, and shared awakening.

https://relationaldharma.substack.com/p/we-see-with-others-what-we-cannot?r=129l3w

Relational Dharma is a working understanding of what unfolds within and among people.

Read about it in this post.
https://relationaldharma.substack.com/p/what-do-i-mean-by-relational-dharma?r=129l3w

What if the same power that fuels division, conflict, and suffering could also support liberation, compassion, and deep insight?

This week’s post closes out the series on the Relational Multiplier Effect—a dynamic at play in every interaction. Drawing from the teachings of the Buddha and relational Dharma practices like Insight Dialogue and Dharma Contemplation, Gregory explores how to harness this power for the good.

📖 Read the full post :
https://relationaldharma.substack.com/p/relational-power-for-the-good