Recommendation
Lee Si-hyung, Director of the Serotonin Culture Center
Kim Soo-kyung, Director of Segyeong Internal Medicine
Lee Sang-gon, Director of Gapsan Oriental Medicine Clinic
Go Jeong-sun, Director of Jeju Local Food Research Institute

preface

Opening yard
*Temple, a place to realize the Buddha nature within me
*Even a single drop of water pays homage to the Buddha, to the Buddhas who fill the universe.

First Yard: Temple Food that Revitalizes Body and Mind
*To avoid creating patients like me
*There is hope only when the body is well preserved.
*Miracle relief from illness with temple food
*Temple food that helps enlightenment
*Temple cuisine, which is free of meat and vegetables, is popular even among foreigners.
Why was Oshinchae, known as a stamina-boosting food, banned? / The wellness trend blowing abroad finds its way into temple food.
*Food with the three virtues (purity, flexibility, and beauty)
Clean food/flexible food/legal food
*Food with six flavors
A pleasant sweetness, if you indulge in it, you can easily become sick / A sourness that restores vitality / If you become accustomed to salty tastes, a red light will turn on for your health / It may be bitter in the mouth, but it is good for the body / A spicy taste that even runs away from severe acute respiratory syndrome... / A bitter taste with excellent medicinal properties
*Eating food is also a practice
With what mindset should we eat? / Offering Balwoo to Save the Earth
*Temple food that respects life, for myself and for others...
*The story of the offering room that awakens and revives the body
Why you must serve the offering altar in the offering room properly/Be sure to wash your feet before entering the offering room/Wash your hands and brush your teeth/Medicinal seasoning

Second, eat the wisdom of three thousand years.
*Food is medicine
*Eating habits cause disease
*How to change your cancer constitution
*You have to know it yourself to fix it.
*The doctor's concerns and my topic of discussion
*Minus eating habits save the body and mind
Food makes the character/The invisible is the bigger problem/Throw away the soy sauce first/What do monks eat to be so vivid?/They just don't eat anything bad for their bodies...
*If you change the food, your child will change.
Problem children have problem foods/ Monk Seonjae has princess syndrome/ You have to set the table well to make them grow up properly.
*The power of eating food that matches your biological rhythm
Open your consciousness with a dawn prayer and open your stomach's energy with food/A person who skips breakfast is not worthy of being a teacher/Too much is worse than too little/Do not create karma, even in your thoughts/An old story about red bean porridge on the winter solstice/
*Seasonal food is a preventative and curative medicine.
Knowing food reveals the path to healing / Food healing methods containing Buddha's wisdom / The medicinal properties of lotus, a Buddhist symbol / Seasonal food ingredients for spring, summer, fall, and winter
*The diet method learned from Buddha, the power to change your destiny
The reason for begging from seven houses/ Overeating leads to great loss of profit in this life and the future/ King Pasenadi succeeds in dieting/ News changes destiny

The third courtyard, the best of temple food
*Temple food that contributed to Korean traditional food culture
*The secrets of longevity of monks
Family health comes from making kimchi. / Gochujang prevents cancer. / Making delicious kimchi. / The story of the temple's kimchi crocks.
*Kimchi, the best health food made with nature
Kimchi made in harmony with nature, realizing the principles of relationships / Clinically testing myself, kimchi is my panacea / Clean temple kimchi filled with nature / Making kimchi full of flavor and nutrition
*Special taste for a special day
Monks' favorite pumpkin soybean paste noodles/ zucchini noodles/ shiitake mushroom cold noodles/
Appendix: A story of fate together
1.
Curing chronic illnesses and upgrading lives... / Lee Jeong-un / Yoga Instructor
2.
Finding Health and the Joy of Being a Chef / Eom Ok-hyung / Chef, Owner of a Wonju Local Restaurant
3.
Temple food that completely changed my life / Jeong Su-jeong / Traditional cuisine researcher
4.
Temple food that made me feel the joy of giving / Choi Jung-hee / Former teacher and housewife
5.
Finding an Alternative to Fast Food in Temple Cuisine / Lee Chun-soo / Office Worker
6.
I am a temple food evangelist/ Shin Jeong-ok/ former nutritionist, housewife
7.
Solving the bride-to-be's worries and providing prenatal food education/ Heo Na-na/ Expectant mother, graduate school student

*Learning temple food from Monk Seonjae
Stewed Walnuts and Zephyr Leaves for Better Brain Health
Red bean porridge is good for dieting
Bamboo salad, good for the liver, bamboo pancake
Purslane enzyme good for diabetes and boils
Steamed lotus root, good for heart disease
Water parsley is good for high blood pressure
Mugwort-tang, good for gynecological diseases
Acorn jelly that detoxifies heavy metals
Ginkgo nuts are good for lung disease
Cabbage kimchi is good for stomach problems
Steamed tofu with radish, good for preventing adult diseases
Cabbage stew good for atopic dermatitis
Lotus leaf rice that boosts immunity
Stir-fried burdock root to activate serotonin
Jujube and wheat tea to calm my child
Whole wheat pumpkin pancakes are good for your child's cognitive development.
Bean sprout japchae is good for your child's growth and development.
Pumpkin Seed and Spinach Salad: Good for Your Child's Brain Development

Soybean paste making
Making kimchi
Pickled kimchi, whole cabbage kimchi, radish and eggplant kimchi, dongchimi, mustard leaf kimchi

The Spirit of Temple Cuisine: A Food Philosophy Based on Buddhist Scriptures
The story of temple food prepared by Monk Seonjae

A recent study found that criminals and troubled youth who have recently caused social controversy have eating habits that include abusive use of food additives.
Temple food is gaining attention in a situation where bad eating habits not only ruin the body and mind of individuals, but also become the cause of social problems.
Temple cuisine, which has accumulated wisdom over thousands of years, transcends religious teachings and is the best food model for healing the ailing bodies and minds of modern people and saving the environment.

Monk Seonjae, a master of temple food who has been researching and teaching temple food for the past 30 years, has published a new book, “Temple Food Mixed with Monk Seonjae’s Stories,” after 11 years, and is creating a buzz.
In particular, this book is not a book centered on conventional recipes, but rather contains the spirit of temple food, food philosophy based on scriptures, and the message that Monk Seonjae wants to convey to the world through temple food, which is creating a greater response.


Recommended by Dr. Lee Si-hyung, a national doctor, temple food that nourishes both body and mind.

“After meeting numerous patients, I realized that there was a problem with their eating habits and lifestyle.
(Omitted) Ultimately, I want to create a healthy country that doesn't need hospitals, and I think this book will be a good guide.
I am confident that if we emulate the values ​​of Venerable Seonjae, who respects all life through this book, and improve our lifestyle habits, including our eating habits, we will all become healthy and happy.
“I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to live 88 to 99.”

As can be seen from the recommendation by Dr. Lee Si-hyung, who is called the people's doctor, this book is not simply a book on temple food.
This book fundamentally changes your values ​​in life and awakens you to the source of health and happiness.

“Even a drop of water is Buddha.
“A true chef is someone who thinks of everyone as a Buddha and cooks food with the intention of making an offering to the Buddha,” said Monk Seonjae, and this saying runs through the entire book from beginning to end.
As I turn each page, I am moved by the temple food that nourishes both body and mind, and by the love and compassion of Monk Seonjae for life.
In a situation where the reality of the lack of education about food has given rise to various problems, this book, "Temple Food Mixed with Stories from Monk Seonjae," which unfolds the idea of ​​respect for life and the Buddhist worldview of dependent origination as the cornerstones, is more than enough to serve as a guide to purifying the world and providing true health and happiness.


Temple food, better than nature's own medicine, the culmination of 30 years of culinary practice by Monk Seonjae.

“The foundation of a healthy body and a clear soul is food.
Temple food begins with the realization that just as the body and mind are not two separate entities, humans and nature are not two separate entities.
“Food becomes the best medicine when we are grateful for the ingredients nature has given us, cook to bring out the natural qualities of the ingredients, and eat with gratitude for the countless connections that have led to its arrival.”

Monk Seonjae suffered from liver cirrhosis due to a family history, but was cured through temple food.
The monk says that he lives a life of extras and is even more passionate about spreading temple food to avoid creating patients like himself.
The essence of temple food is earnestly conveyed as the restoration of Buddha nature and a grateful heart.

Over the past 30 years, I have met countless people and have been deeply moved by the stories of healing those suffering from illness with temple food, and of transforming troubled youth through food at places like the Shinheungsa Youth Training Center.

Monk Seonjae emphasizes that we must have a proper understanding of food in order to preserve our bodies and minds, and to preserve the natural environment that is the foundation of our existence.

This book is fun to read and also fun to look at.
We have compiled important recipes with photos to help you understand the roots of temple food culture and to provide a vivid experience of temple food.
In particular, the recipe for making jang and kimchi, the highlight of temple food and our traditional food, is detailed with photos so that even beginners can follow along, and the monk's cooking secrets are introduced.
Meanwhile, it is also quite interesting to read the stories of people who learned temple food from Monk Seonjae and were cured of their illnesses and became happy.