Robert Waldinger

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Robert Waldinger is a fully transmitted Zen teacher (roshi) and priest. He is also Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and directs the Harvard Study of Adult Development, which has tracked the lives of hundreds of families for over 85 years. His TED talk has had over 49 million views. He teaches meditation online every week at the Henry David Thoreau Sangha in Newton, MA. All are welcome. www.newtonzen.org and www.robertwaldinger.com

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Kathy

Mar 20, 2026

I’m so glad that I found you here. Your talks are very comforting to me as the world seems to get worse and worse. Blessings to you! Thank you for making your talks available on Insight Timer! 🙏🩷

Kathy

Mar 16, 2026

Thank you so much. I really needed this talk today. 🙏🩷

Nathalie Batut

Feb 11, 2026

Thank you. This is exactly what I needed. My 2026 intention is to stay connected with my loved ones. I tend to be busy and...time flies and I don't keep close

Bryan

Jan 9, 2026

What an amazing story and lesson. I will save this. The message is meaningful to me and should be remembered. 🙏🙏🕊️

Linda S

Nov 15, 2025

Powerful talk. Thank you, Robert🙏💕 What we feel we heal. As we deeply feel, we can respond like Hakuin… with an empowered, ‘Is that so?’

Claudia

Sep 5, 2025

Wonderful dharma talk thank you 🙏🏽

Christa Bell

Aug 10, 2025

Thank you ☺️

Maxine Miller

Jul 26, 2025

It was helpful but hard. I am an intervert and my biggest challenge is reaching out and spending time with others. I tend to be shy and lonely. I had a shy and lonely childhood . Now I’m old and still the same and have more tools. It’s an ongoing survival job Thank you for these tools . I’ll practice,

Kelly

Mar 13, 2025

Nice little talk about the big things to start my day 🙏 thanks for sharing💚

Bryan

Mar 2, 2025

So thought provoking. I really like teachings like this. I will repeat this for clarity for I am a beginner. Thank you 🙏

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