Haemin (born December 12, 1973) is a South Korean teacher and writer of the Seon Buddhism tradition.
[2] Haemin is a Seon Buddhist teacher, writer and the founder of the School of Broken Hearts in Seoul.
[4] His second book, Love for Imperfect Things was the number one bestseller of the year 2016 in South Korea and became available in multiple languages in 2019.
The publication Korea JoongAngDaily wrote, that after the episode aired the monk was criticized on social media of living opposite to his teachings.
In response, Haemin announced that he would be quitting all his public activities and returning to live in a Zen Buddhism education institution.