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Geshe Michael Roach
Geshe Michael Roach and Christie McNally at the Newport, KY Barnes and Noble (both on the right).
Bornc. 1952
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationBuddhist teacher
PartnerChristie McNally
WebsiteDiamond Mountain

Michael Roach is a teacher of Tibetan Buddhism and the founder of Diamond Mountain University, the Asian Classics Institute, the Asian Classics Input Project, the Three Jewels Outreach Center, the Enlightened Business Institute, the Yoga Studies Institute, and the Godstow Retreat Center. He was born in Los Angeles in 1952 and was raised in Phoenix, AZ. As a student at Princeton University he concentrated his studies in religion and ancient Sanskrit and Russian language. He met his teacher Khen Rinpoche Geshe Lobsang Tharchin in 1972 in the U.S. and studied with him after that time. He was ordained as a Buddhist monk in 1983. After years of study with Khen Rinpoche in New Jersey and at Sera Mey monastery in Southern India, Roach received a Geshe degree in 1995. He has also studied at Sera Mey with Geshe Thubten Rinchen.[1]

He is a published author and holds the title of Geshe (doctorate in Tibetan Buddhist studies). His mother died of breast cancer, which he describes as one of the reasons behind his interest in Buddhism [2] [3].

Roach founded the Andin International Diamond Corporation [4] which also owns Jewelry.com [5].

Roach has written several books on topics including business management and yoga in relation to Buddhism.

Bibliography

  • The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Managing Your Business and Your Life. DoubleDay, 2000. ISBN 0385497903
  • The Essential Yoga Sutra: Ancient Wisdom for Your Yoga, with Christie McNally. Three Leaves, 2005. ISBN 0385515367
  • The Garden: A Parable. Image, 2000. ISBN 038549789X
  • How Yoga Works: Healing Yourself and Others With The Yoga Sutra, with Christie McNally. Diamond Cutter Press, 2005. ISBN 0976546906
  • The Tibetan Book of Yoga: Ancient Buddhist Teachings on the Philosophy and Practice of Yoga. DoubleDay, 2004. ISBN 0385508379

Notes

  1. ^ Diamond Mountain - Roots
  2. ^ His book The Garden: A Parable
  3. ^ An Interview with Geshe Michael Roach [1]
  4. ^ [2]
  5. ^ [3]

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