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

I hope this feels timely.

Exploring Your Hidden Moral Compass This short guided practice invites you to explore your hidden moral compass. Through reflection on everyday moments of kindness, restraint, and empathy, see how ethical conduct (sila) provides a foundation of safety and connection both individually and relationally. This refection helps us reconnect...

Our relational sensitivity is powerful.

It can accelerate anger, deepen wisdom, spread delusion—or open the door to compassion.

The post "Relational Power as a Tool for Good and Ill" explores the Relational Multiplier Effect and how we can guide this dynamic force with mindfulness and care.

In what ways would you or do you apply wisdom and deep care to guide the relational power in and around you?

🔗 https://relationaldharma.substack.com/p/relational-power-as-a-tool-for-good

What happens when your sensitivity meets another’s?

Our lives are relational. The relational multiplier is the feedback that accelerate, amplify, and sustain what's been stimulated by contact. This week’s post explores how interpersonal dynamics amplify experience and how the Dhamma helps guide that power.

Read “We Have a Choice” here: https://relationaldharma.substack.com/p/we-have-a-choice

Reflect: Do you notice relational contact accelerating, amplifying, or sustaining certain mind states, behaviors, or emotional tones?

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If you've ever burned your hand or had a similar injury, you know how it draws your attention to the immediacy of touch—a sensitivity we often overlook. We humans are exquisitely sensitive beings, and that sensitivity is magnified in relationship with others.

This week is a reflection on human sensitivity, relational resonance, and the powerful feedback loop between and amongst us.

This post also includes a short guided meditation to help you tune into this subtle yet powerful sensitivity in your own experience.

https://relationaldharma.substack.com/p/relatedness-permeates-life

This is the first post in a series on the relational multiplier.