Bio: Geshe Michael Roach

Geshe Michael Roach is the first American to be awarded "Geshe" (or doctorate of Buddhist philosophy) in the traditional Tibetan Buddhist monastery of Sera Mey.

He is the founder of the Asian Classics Institute, the Asian Classics Input Project, the Enlightened Business Institute, Godstow Retreat Center, the Three Jewels Bookstore, and Diamond Mountain University and Retreat Center in Arizona.

He is the author of "The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Strategies for Managing Your Business and Your Life" and "The Tibetan Book Of Yoga" to be published by Doubleday in January 2004.

Geshe Michael recently completed a three-year silent retreat in the Arizona desert.

You can find out more about Geshe Michael Roach at www.diamondmtn.org