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Gregory Kramer

About Gregory Kramer

Gregory Kramer is the Founding Teacher of the Insight Dialogue Community and has been teaching insight meditation since 1980. He developed the practice of Insight Dialogue and has been teaching it since 1995, offering retreats in North America, Asia, Europe, and Australia. He has studied with esteemed teachers, including Anagarika Dhammadina, Ven. Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Mahanayaka Thero, Achan Sobin Namto, and Ven. Punnaji Maha Thero. Gregory is the author of A Whole Life Path: A Layperson’s Guide to a Dhamma-infused Life (Insight Dialogue Community); Insight Dialogue: The Interpersonal Path to Freedom (Shambhala); Seeding the Heart: Practicing Lovingkindness with Children; Meditating Together, Speaking from Silence: The Practice of Insight Dialogue; and Dharma Contemplation: Meditating Together with Wisdom Texts. For additional information about Gregory’s teachings, please visit his website.

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Events with Gregory Kramer

The Path of Dharma Friendship

Open Dates
online
The Buddhist path was always intended to be relational. In the Upaddha Sutta the Buddha says that “having good friends is the whole of the holy life.” What is beautiful friendship, and how do we foster it? 
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Dharma Friendship

October 6, 2026 - May 4, 2027
online
Cultivating Dharma Friendship Through Shared Practice and Co-Teaching This program is offered to Insight Dialogue teaching community members as a way to deepen our understanding and transmission of relational dharma. We will contemplate early teachings on dharma friendship through sutta study, Insight Dialogue, and Dharma contemplation.  These teachings are the…
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From Concept to Experience: Apprehending Dhamma Through Insight Dialogue

November 6 - 15, 2026
Barre, MA
After some time with the teachings, practitioners can recognize when the Dharma is alive and when it is dry.  There are attitudes and practices that support us in transforming what might be a conceptual understanding of the Dharma to a vibrant, intuitive, embodied experience.  This retreat is about feeling the…
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