The Knowledge Base Vision

At The Knowledge Base, our mission is to work tirelessly to provide exceptional content and educational resources that empower your personal practice, making it both profound and far-reaching. Simply put, we aim to equip you with the most meaningful tools to transform your life—and the lives of those around you.

This project is lovingly dedicated to preserving the teachings of our dear and kind teacher, Geshe Michael Roach, whose wisdom, compassion, and tireless dedication have profoundly shaped our lives. His lifelong commitment to the study, practice, and sharing of this beautiful lineage has inspired countless people around the world. Building on his vision, we are committed to continuously enhancing this platform with new features and tools that empower students to deepen their study and practice. By leveraging advancements in technology, we strive to create innovative ways for students to engage with and assimilate this profound knowledge, making it more accessible and interactive than ever before.

We view these teachings as the ultimate public good. A public good is something that should be freely and openly available, existing solely to enhance and improve people’s lives.

Just as environmental resources like clean water, open spaces, biodiversity, and a stable climate are considered public goods, so too are classic examples like lighthouses, roads, and knowledge itself. Dharma teachings, however, are a truly unique and invaluable public good. They are like a lighthouse, guiding us away from the perilous rocks of suffering and towards the safe harbor of peace and understanding.

With this in mind, we believe this website must remain completely free—a pure public good accessible to anyone, anywhere, at any time. Whether in moments of curiosity or times of need, it is here for you.

The knowledge shared here holds the extraordinary power to address life’s most universal challenges: suffering, unhappiness, aging, illness, and even death itself. Beyond that, it provides practical guidance for navigating everyday concerns—finances, careers, health, relationships, happiness, and peace of mind.

It is for these reasons that the Buddha makes the following bold statement in The Diamond Cutter Sutra:

We are living in an unprecedented era. With the advent of technology and the internet, the world is now connected in ways never before imagined. It is nothing short of miraculous that we can now deliver this precious knowledge—knowledge with the power to transform lives—directly into the palm of someone’s hand.

However, sustaining this vision requires immense effort. Behind the scenes, it takes countless hours of dedication to keep this project alive, completely free, and accessible to all. To achieve this, we rely entirely on the generosity of our users.

Our preferred model of support is a sustainable one, where a small percentage of power users—those who deeply value and benefit from our offerings—actively contribute. These individuals understand that learning and deepening personal practice, like everything else, begins with planting a seed. And the most effective way to plant that seed is to give the gift of knowledge to others.

While it might seem easier to seek funding from a few large sponsors, we believe a grassroots approach is more effective and enduring. By encouraging many users to contribute smaller amounts, we collectively act as karmic shareholders—planting seeds of wisdom that help countless others learn and achieve their goals.