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The ‘mega monk’ who wants us to slow down and embrace our imperfections

10 mins | Feb 8, 2019
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Perfection only exists in our imagination. Haemin Sunim is a Buddhist monk whose hugely successful self-care advice books have made him a celebrity. Anna Moore sits down with the influential mega-monk to discuss the importance of loving and accepting our imperfect selves and our imperfect world and whether his celebrity has left him any time for him to follow his own advice.

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