hyon gak sunim

is a modern Zen Master who was ordained nearly 35 years ago in a secret ceremony in China by the legendary Zen Master Seung Sahn, one of the pioneers in the Transmission of the Buddhadharma to the West in the 20th century.

A universe-shattering explosion of awakening was confirmed by Zen Master Seung Sahn, and in 2001 Sunim was publicly authorized, in a lineage stretching back to Shakyamuni Buddha, to bring these teachings to the world.

Hyon Gak Sunim has a distinct style of teaching, traditional yet edgy, even provocative — the infinite depth of Zen in our sudden, synaptic world. Sunim is a sought after teacher throughout South Korea, Asia and large parts of the West and is currently leading Zen Center Regensburg, Germany.​