What Is Happiness

A Korean Monk's Guide to Life

By: Pomnyun Sunim

Narrated by: Daniel Loh York

FROM KOREA'S MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR

With profound wisdom and even greater warmth, Korea's best-loved monk Pomnyun Sunim shows us how to unlock inner happiness and become more resilient in the face of setbacks, small or large.

Pomnyum explains why we are all are prone to self-sabotage, and redirects that energy towards finding inner stillness and contentment. With gentleness and humour, he shows us that even when we are in the grip of events outside of our control, we can guide our reactions towards a state of wellbeing.

This transformative book has already touched countless lives and uplifted spirits in Korea, and this translated edition makes his insights available to a new audience of English readers.©2025 Pomnyun Sunim

Beautiful book

This book reminded me of the starfish parable where after a huge storm thousands of starfish were washed up on the shore, and in the distance, a man saw a woman gently picking up the starfish and taking them back to the water so they wouldn’t die and he asked her Do you think it’ll make a difference and the woman says oh you don’t understand. This means the entire world to this one starfish if each of us do one random act of kindness a day we could change the entire world in a simple instant.