ANDREW WEISS: The Sacredness of Relationships Running time: 40:17 Andrew Weiss is both a mediation attorney (as in “conflict resolution”) and meditation teacher (as in “mindful practice”), deeply grounded in the Buddhist tradition. He’s also author of the critically acclaimed book Beginning Mindfulness (New World Library, 2004). Weiss has studied with such noted teachers as Korean Zen Master Seung Sanh and Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. In fact, Weiss was ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh as a Brother in the Order of Interbeing in 1991, and by Zen monk and noted author Claude AnShin Thomas in the White Plum Lineage of Japanese Soto Zen in 1999. We are always in relationship. That is how the cosmos functions. In Andrew Weiss: Sacredness of Relationships, Weiss builds on that premise and explores its implications from various religious and spiritual traditions. Like the late Alan Watts before him, Weiss is equally at ease whether discussing rabbinical doctrine or Hindu dharma, Mother Theresa, the Dalai Lama, Thich Naht Hanh, Ram Dass, Muktananda – even John Calvin! In this recent classroom lecture at the National Institute of Whole Health, Weiss explores the matrix of relationships that affect every aspect of our lives. He covers the Buddhist practices of meta (lovingkindess) and tonglin (compassion); also the qualities of intimacy and trust. You’ll engage with him in several guided meditations, including one Meta Practice Exercise, for which the goal is to see God in everyone you encounter. Sacredness of Relationships is a fascinating journey with an eclectic educator. A native of Hartford, Connecticut, Weiss graduated from Dartmouth College in 1967. He holds a Masters Degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madision (1968) and a Juris Doctor law degree from Boston College Law School (1977). Andrew Weiss practiced law for 20 years with a focus on alternative conflict resolution in general, and mediation procedure in particular. At various times he's also worked as a high-school English teacher and dispensing optician. Weiss recently studied clairvoyant practice with Sharon Turner in her "Awakenings" program, where he has completed his third year. Andrew Weiss: Sacredness of Relationships demonstrates, too, how a spiritual seeker from one generation (the 1960s) shares his hard won lessons with young students of today. And how fortunate we all are to be there when he does. So tune into this extraordinary educator -- nourish your capacity to see God in each other, nurture what is meant by “trust,” “bow” to all of creation – in other words, “get it!” -- and with this new awareness, change your life forever. .