Introduction | Overcoming Life's Sufferings with Buddha
How to use this book

Part 1: Recognizing the Truth of Desire | Three Things You Must Willingly Let Go of in Life

001 If life feels chaotic | 002 Afflictions grow in the mind | 003 If life feels difficult | 004 Peace comes when you break free from bondage | 005 Delusions caused by the mind | 006 Only then is life clear and fragrant | 007 Shed your afflictions like a snake sheds its skin | 008 Where does fear come from and where does it go? | 009 Wake up from sloth | 010 A huge mountain does not sway in the wind | 011 The path to complete enlightenment | 012 Greed becomes a boomerang | 013 Everything is burning | 014 Move forward alone without wavering | 015 Do not be swayed by the temptations of the world | 016 Walk silently | 017 Emptiness is solidity | 018 Will you prosper or perish? | 019 A self-destructive person | 020 Live the best life | 021 Discovering Who You Should Follow | 022 The Ultimate Blessing 1 | 023 The Ultimate Blessing 2 | 024 The End of a Fool | 025 Surround Yourself with People Who Are Like You Inside and Out | 026 Sometimes Being Alone Is Better | 027 The Power of Living Quietly Alone

Part 2: Stopping Greed | Why We Torment Our Lives with Futile Obsessions

028 Indiscriminate pleasure destroys life | 029 Don't be obsessed with winning | 030 The best wealth | 031 Don't fool yourself | 032 Why you must distinguish between good and bad relationships | 033 Pain comes from obsession | 034 Desire cannot be filled even with gold | 035 A life in pursuit of pleasure is suffering | 036 How to avoid the second arrow of pain | 037 Distinguish between physical and mental pain | 038 A heart that respects and cares for the other person | 039 If the pain is as great as the love | 040 Why anxiety grows as relationships deepen | 041 Unseen pain is more dangerous | 042 Look at things as they are and remain calm | 043 Don't compare your lives to others' | 044 Worries disappear like water droplets gliding on a lotus leaf | 045 Why you must escape the trap of pleasure | 046 How to avoid being trapped in a spider web of your own making | 047 How to break free from obsession and achieve freedom | 048 Don't chase illusions | 049 The power to control yourself | 050 The illusion that dopamine gives you energy | 051 The wisdom to let go of the weight of life | 052 Why you shouldn't do something else while eating | 053 Don't take gluttony lightly | 054 How to reach enlightenment through moderation

Part 3: Letting Go of Anger | Why We Waste Our Lives on Momentary Emotions

055 Anger burns me | 056 A single word leaves a scar | 057 Don't be burned by the fire of affliction | 058 What not to leave behind when you're angry | 059 I wish all living beings to be happy | 060 Forgiveness sets me free | 061 Why we should avoid arguments | 062 True peace beyond arguments | 063 Like a flower that looks beautiful but has no scent | 064 The way to enjoy great blessings | 065 Let go of the burden on your heart and gain true freedom | 066 How to protect yourself from criticism | 067 The way to overcome anxiety and reach peace | 068 A person who controls a hating heart | 069 The moment when anger boils over | 070 How to maintain mental composure | 071 Don't be swayed by criticism | 072 Characteristics of a vulgar person 1 | 073 Characteristics of a vulgar person 2 | 074 The words and actions you speak will come back to you | 075 Your refuge is right here | 076 Beware of evil deeds | 077 The courage to give up small joys | 078 Mindfulness | 079 Beware of laziness | 080 Why you should accumulate good deeds | 081 A noble heart

Part 4: Emptying Out Folly | Why Life Doesn't Go the Way We Want It to

082 Nothing is always right | 083 A peaceful life | 084 Change is an unchanging truth | 085 It would be nice if worrying could make worry go away | 086 Acknowledging foolishness is wisdom | 087 The extreme consequences of good and evil deeds | 088 The weight of karma continues to pile up | 089 How to organize useless thoughts | 090 Do not act harmfully to others | 091 Taming and controlling the mind | 092 There is no fixed definition of a vulgar person and a noble person | 093 Four steps to a calm mind | 094 You must take responsibility for your own life | 095 Emotions are temporary | 096 Do not get angry even in extreme pain | 097 There is no need to get hurt | 098 The joy of calm | 099 Six principles for a mature life | 100 May all living beings be free from suffering | 101 A person who is beneficial to the whole world | 102 The Unhappiness Caused by Wrong Values ​​| 103 How a Bodhisattva Overcomes Fear | 104 How to Overcome Ignorance of the Senses | 105 Do Not Expose Others' Faults | 106 A Life Unswayed by Others' Standards | 107 The Courage for True Freedom | 108 Let Go of Unnecessary Burdens in Life

Outgoing Writing | The more empty you are, the stronger your life becomes.

“Lean on the quiet heart hidden in the tumultuous life.”
A mortal meditation to create space in my life

The Buddha's teachings contain some of the most compelling and beloved insights in all of Eastern and Western philosophy, and they still resonate with people's hearts 2,500 years later.
It became the ideological background of philosophers such as Nietzsche and Schopenhauer, and is accepted by today's younger generation as a 'hip' attitude toward life that allows them to live flexibly in an uncertain world.
Why are people so fascinated and enthusiastic about Buddha? While not ignoring the fact that human life is filled with suffering, Buddhism overturns the common saying that life is suffering itself.
He says that the poisons of the mind, such as 'greed', 'anger', and 'ignorance', which are the root causes of suffering in life, are self-created, and that if we can free ourselves from vain obsessions, even this hellish reality can change.
Ultimately, the Buddha's teachings urge us to let go of our afflictions and attain true freedom.

"May My Heart Be Calm" is a collection of Buddha's sayings, compiled from 108 sutras containing the wisdom of Buddha that have been loved by many for thousands of years.
Wonmyeong, the head monk of Bongeunsa Temple, carefully selected the scriptures that have supported him throughout his 50 years of practice, translated them into modern Korean, and organized them so that readers can write on each page and take the Buddha's words to heart.
In particular, we have carefully selected writings that shine with deep insight in concise expressions, and writings that are short but leave a strong resonance, and have indicated the sources of representative Buddhist scriptures such as the Dhammapada, the Suttanipāta, and the Agamas.
The Buddha gives us words of wisdom to take a break from our daily lives and “stay in a quiet place and cultivate a noble mind.”
By reading and transcribing this book, readers will naturally find time to remain in silence and create true freedom from the hustle and bustle of life.

“Stay in a quiet place and purify your noble mind.”
The Buddha's words that have sustained my 50-year life of practice

Wonmyeong, the abbot of Bongeunsa Temple and author of “I Hope My Mind Is Calm,” has spent his entire life on the path of meditation and practice. He runs various practice programs to help the teachings of Buddha permeate our daily lives, and helps more people reach the wisdom of Buddha.
Monk Wonmyeong, who is respected as a spiritual teacher by 400,000 people, including the followers of Bongeunsa Temple, serves as a point of contact between readers and Buddha by explaining the words of Buddha in this book not as Buddhist doctrine but as the language of the heart, making it easy to understand the core ideas of Buddha.


Buddha's concise and resonant words, such as "Do not compare," "Anger burns me," and "Emptiness is strength," come across as practical sentences that care for the mind without religious boundaries.
In Buddhism in particular, transcription helps people to deeply engrave teachings that may feel somewhat abstract by actively participating in the act of copying each phrase by hand.
If you follow along with each of the 108 verses, it will become a valuable practice of reflecting on yourself every day, as if you were prostrating yourself 108 times.


“In the age of vision, the power to restore human senses comes from the ‘return of the hand.’

“Writing by hand is a restoration of the senses that allows humans to think again, and a redemption of the mind.”

Dr. Park Moon-ho strongly recommended this book, explaining the transcription as follows:
As he says, writing is a practice that makes one think again, and it is a hand-written meditation book for modern people that allows them to return to silence and recover themselves.
Furthermore, this book, which vividly contains the Buddha's teachings, will unconsciously come to mind in countless problematic situations we face in life and become the key to life.