Kim Saup majored in English at Seoul National University and completed a doctoral program in Buddhism at the graduate school of Kyoto University. He taught at the department of social education at Dongguk University. He is the author of the books, The Seeker, Who Are You? (co-author), Mumungwan chamgu (co-author) and the theses, “The Analysis of the Cause and Effect in Yushikseol” and “Comparison of the Seon and Vipassana Meditation.” In 2001, he left the university and moved to Ogok Island in the South Sea, South Korea. His journey in search of sage monks took him to many places where he learned meditation. Since 2003, he has devoted himself solely to Zen meditation. At present, he runs the Ogok Island Zen Meditation Center.