A Kyoto Grand Finale: 14 Years of Lam Rim From December 2-7, 2024, in Kyoto, Japan, Geshe Michael Roach brought to a successful close a 14-year odyssey through the profound teachings of Liberation Thrust into the Palm of Your Hand , Pabongka ...
The Problem-Melting Life of ACI's Anastasiia Manzurova Anastasiia Manzurova, Queen of ACI Social Media A wonderful part-time member of the Asian Classics Institute staff is Anastasiia Manzurova, who was born in the Cheboksari region of Russia on the River...
Diamond Way Is Coming In 2026 Asian Classics Institute is opening the door to the Diamond Way! Geshe Michael has offered to teach us Diamond Way in 2026–– and the journey starts in 2025. We are very excited, and we hope you are to...
Asian Classic Institute's 30th Birthday Party in Kyoto, Japan! Way back in 1993, Geshe Michael Roach had the idea to start teaching the wisdom of the ancient Asian classics to modern audiences who were interested in learning these ideas and their relevance in mod...
30/30/30 Plan News Geshe Michael launched the 30/30/30 Plan with some enticing promises at Diamond Mountain during the Medicine Buddha/Nagarjuna retreat in October 2023, and we are steadily growing our group of particip...
An Interview with Asian Classics Institute's New Taiwan Coordinator, Angel Chu This transcript has been edited for clarity Asian Classics Institute’s Christina Kasica (CK): We're here today with Angel Chu, who's in Taiwan. And Angel is going to be very important in working with ...
Marina Kazakova, Volunteer Supreme Marina, born in Russia and now living in Guadalajara, Mexico, has been a mainstay of the Asian Classics Institute technical table for several years now. Every time Geshe Michael sees her during her vi...
Maroke: What Does This Funny Word Mean? Ven. Gyelse and Ven. Jigme, top left, lead a maroke, January 2024 It comes from the Tibetan MA GROGS, which literally translates as companion to all mothers . "I thought it was a nice friendly name fo...
The next 500 years Buddhist wisdom teaches us that after you have seen emptiness directly, you will have a clear vision of the next 500 years. You will know what is going to happen and what the future will look like. Us...
Venerable Jigme Palmo: Why Come to Kyoto? ACI's Christina Kasica interviews Ven. Jigme Palmo, senior ACI teacher and president of ACI's Board of Directors, about Asian Classics Institute's upcoming Steps on the Path retreat in Kyoto, Japan, D...
ACI Is Helping People in Prison Find Wisdom Time in prison can be a kind of living hell for those who are inside. Asian Classics Institute offers prisoners across the US and in some other countries an opportunity to study Buddhism during their ...
Asian Classics Institute: Core Star of the Worldview Constellation Distributing Timeless Wisdom Around the World The Asian Classics Institute is the guardian and the worldwide distributor of the timeless wisdom that Geshe Michael Roach has spent his life finding, tra...