Roger Guest is a seasoned meditator in the Vajrayana Buddhist and Shambhala lineages. He is a former Executive Director of Karmê Chöling and has been teaching meditation since 1976. He is the author of The Tender Heart of Sadness, a book of reflections on the Spiritual Warriorship tradition of Shambhala. Currently he works in a plant-medicine-based clinic treating addictions, mood disorders, and psycho-spiritual crises in Tepoztlan, Mexico.