In publishing the book

Part 1: To fill the bowl of happiness
Empty the bowl of karma / Why Dharma hung a straw sandal on his cane / Compassion and Prajna / What is the difference between Buddhism and Buddhism / Waking up every morning is a miracle / There is a separate thing called fate / Okay Coffee / A beautiful smile creates happiness / The power of positivity / Buddha with a single mind / How should we live / The wisdom of Bang Jeong-hwan, who established Children's Day / Weaknesses are strengths / Giving lanterns and the Buddha's mercy / The joy of prayer

Part 2: If you wish earnestly, it will come true
The mind commits and removes sin / Faith cures even incurable diseases / The virtues of offering / Good words and bad words to hear / How to pray / To gain blessings, save blessings / How to pray for the college entrance exam / I was originally a Buddha / Curing illness is also through one's own power / Possession / Small changes make me grow / The reason for performing Cheondojae / Overcoming despair and living a new life / Life and death with dignity / Good deeds are contagious / Rescuing juvenile delinquents

Part 3: Even a bird must spread its wings if it wants to fly.
Mental illness is cured through prayer / Geumjeongsan Mountain Squirrel / Prayer changes people / Faith brings healing / What is Buddhism? / How to live as an eternal Bodhisattva / The place where words and thoughts are cut off is the place of Buddha / Let go of the desire to kill and have compassion / Everyone in modern times suffers from mental illness / Wealth and fame come only when the body is healthy / Incurable diseases can be cured through prayer / Practice altruism / Protect your body when you are healthy / Curing liver cancer / Healing does not come on its own / Illness comes from the mind first / If there is a path but you do not take it, is it your own fault?

Part 4: Desire, Anger, and Foolishness
In search of a world without money / Dreaming of becoming a monk again / Receiving the precepts of a monk / Why do we eat? / Everyone commits sins / What is fate? / Teachings of profound wisdom / Deep water makes no sound

If the karma of past and present lives is blocking the path
How will you get through it?

Monk Anonymous has been preaching to Buddhists for three years on the topic “Do you know?” on BTN Buddhist TV, a representative media outlet for Korean Buddhism, about the causes of physical and mental illnesses suffered by modern people.
In this place, he opened up the clogged minds of modern people, full of worries, with deep and reflective sermons.
This book is a collection of words from those sermons that Buddhists should engrave in their hearts.


The monk lost both his parents when he was in his twenties.
As the head of a young family, he had to raise his younger siblings and endured difficult financial hardships, but through all the hardships, he raised his siblings well.
As time passed and I looked back, I realized that not being able to properly care for my deceased mother's grave became a lifelong regret and burden.
He became a monk at a late age, wanting to scatter his mother's ashes in the clear river and live a life of practice in a clean world without money, possessions, or desires.


After that, he built a hut temple that could only block the wind at the foot of Geumjeongsan Mountain in Busan, a place with deep mountains and clear waters, and devoted himself to practicing to heal those who, like him, suffered from mental and physical illnesses due to karma. He ended up creating a famous temple called Mumyeongsa Temple as a place of practice.
Having lived as a practitioner from early morning until late at night for over 20 years, I have come to realize that human life is not determined by one's own will, but rather by the karma one has created in the past and present lives, and that one's future life, whether happy or unhappy, is determined by it.

Delusion creates illness, and greed increases illness.
Foolishness is the cause of creating karmic vessels.

There are two diseases in humans.
One is a disease of the mind and the other is a disease of the body.
However, people tend to view mental illness and physical illness separately.
They do not know that if they cannot control their mind, it will spread to their physical body.

Everyone, knowingly or unknowingly, creates karma from the past to the present.
And when those karmas meet a certain connection, they will inevitably be revealed to the world.
This is an irresistible fact.
Therefore, just as no one pulls the cart of happiness for you, you must erase the karma you have created yourself, and managing that connection well is the secret to living a happy life in the future.


Modern people are deeply immersed in five desires: greed, greed for money, greed for sex, greed for fame, and greed for longevity.
Anyone can become a Buddha and attain happiness of mind if they can refrain from just one of these, but people do not know this and fall into a deep abyss, creating a vessel for their own karma.
Future success requires emptying the vessel of karma filled with desires and pleasures.


In this way, people are suppressing the happiness they deserve because of past worries and guilt.
The useless worries and concerns that the mind creates are making the illness worse.
The moment you suppress and bind yourself, it becomes a disease of the mind and leads to a disease of the body.
The monk accurately identifies the cause of mental illness and suggests how to live happily.
This book will serve as a guide for modern people, who are only obsessed with desire, on how to live a happy life.