Beop Sang (M) studied Buddhism at Dongguk University and the graduate school of the same university. He became a Buddhist monk under the guidance of Bulsimdomun, the elder of the Jogye Order. He is the leading monk of the Daum cafe, "Sound of Moktak," and guides people who seek inner peace in their daily lives as the head monk of Wongwangsa Temple in Yongsan, Seoul. Books Beop Seon has written include Great Quotations and the Study of the Mind and The Heart Sutra and the Study of the Mind. He made a debut by receiving the New Writer Award by the Korean Writers Association in 2005. The Heart Sutra and the Study of the Mind was designated as the 2005 Buddhist Book of the Year by the Buddhist Publication Culture Association. Beop Sang has also hosted the "Sound of Moktak from Beop Sang" on BBS radio.