Geshe Michael Roach is a fully ordained monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. He was the first American to earn the title of Geshe (akin to a doctorate in theology) from Sera Mey Monastic college after more than two decades of study there and with his principal teacher, Khen Rinpoche Geshe Lobsand Tharchin, in Howell, New Jersey.
Born in Los Angeles in 1952 and raised in Phoenix, Geshe Michael was awarded the Presidential Scholars Medallion at the White House and graduated with honors from Princeton University. He is a scholar of Sanskrit, Tibetan and Russian, and has translated more than 20,000 pages of Buddhist scripture.
His published books include “How Yoga Works”, “The Garden”, “The Eastern Path To Heaven”, “The Tibetan Book of Yoga”, “Karmic Management”, and “The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha On Managing Your Business And Your Life”. The latter two books draw upon his many years of corporate life in a Manhattan diamond business where he rose to the position of Vice-President.
Geshe Michael has founded many other organizations such as the Asian Classics Input Project, The Diamond Cutter Institute, Diamond Mountain Retreat Center, The Yoga Studies Institute, and Star In the East.
He is a highly popular teacher and author worldwide, teaching everywhere from Phoenix to Kuala Lumpur. Please visit GesheMichaelRoach.com for more information.
Born in Los Angeles in 1952 and raised in Phoenix, Geshe Michael was awarded the Presidential Scholars Medallion at the White House and graduated with honors from Princeton University. He is a scholar of Sanskrit, Tibetan and Russian, and has translated more than 20,000 pages of Buddhist scripture.
His published books include “How Yoga Works”, “The Garden”, “The Eastern Path To Heaven”, “The Tibetan Book of Yoga”, “Karmic Management”, and “The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha On Managing Your Business And Your Life”. The latter two books draw upon his many years of corporate life in a Manhattan diamond business where he rose to the position of Vice-President.
Geshe Michael has founded many other organizations such as the Asian Classics Input Project, The Diamond Cutter Institute, Diamond Mountain Retreat Center, The Yoga Studies Institute, and Star In the East.
He is a highly popular teacher and author worldwide, teaching everywhere from Phoenix to Kuala Lumpur. Please visit GesheMichaelRoach.com for more information.