Gregory Kramer

Gregory Kramer teaches, writes, and is the founding teacher of the Insight Dialogue Community. His primary focuses are sharing a relational understanding of the Dhamma and teaching Insight Dialogue, an interpersonal form of Buddhist insight meditation. Since he began teaching meditation worldwide in 1980, he has pioneered online meditation and contemplation practices. His primary focus since 1995 has been developing and sharing a relational study of the Dhamma and Insight Dialogue, an interpersonal form of Buddhist insight meditation, and groups are now active worldwide. He also developed Dharma Contemplation, a text-based contemplation practice.

Formerly a composer, NEA Composition Fellow, and founder of the Electronic Art Ensemble, he has made significant contributions to music technology and holds multiple patents in the field. He is recognized as the founding figure of the field of data sonification. He founded the International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD), published the first book in that field, and edited numerous white papers and journals on the topic.