The ‘mega monk’ who wants us to slow down and embrace our imperfections

Haemin Sunim is the Buddhist monk whose hugely successful self-care advice books have made him a celebrityWhen a smart caf é opened in his neighbourhood in New York, where he used to live, Buddhist monk and bestselling author Haemin Sunim went along to sample the delicious-looking cake. Hearing the prices, however, he balked and ordered just tea instead – but that cake stayed in his mind all afternoon. The next day, he was still thinking about it, and the day after that until, finally, he had to go back and treat himself. The verdict? “It was delicious but not extraordinarily delicious,” he writes in his new book,Love for Imperfect Things. “This must be the kind of feeling people have after winning the Nobel prize or becoming president.”This small, wry slice of everyday life – and let-down – is one of many in Sunim’s latest self-care tome, the follow-up to his first book, the wildly successfulThings You Can See Only When You Slow Down, published in 2012.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 20, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Anna Moore Tags: Buddhism Life and style Books Psychology Science Health & wellbeing Culture Religion Source Type: news