Kou Sopheap was born during the Cambodian Civil War to a family of ordinary Khmer peasants in the rural area of Ou Reang Ov, currently in the Province of Tboung Khmum.
[4] For that reason, in April 2019, he was invited as a speaker at the first ever TED Conference in Cambodia, under the theme “Mindful living key to strengthening life”, explaining how the anxiety of young people of today leads to depression and suicidal tendencies.
[6] During the Coronavirus pandemic, Kou Sopheap encouraged Buddhists to find alternate ways to honor the departed such as domestic celebrations while government restrictions did not allow Cambodian people to properly honour the dead.
[8] Kou Sopheap is often invited to preach sermons and offer blessings at various events such as student fairs,[9] art shows,[10] charitable distributions with partners such as the Cambodian Red Cross led by Bun Rany,[11] Whereas some scholars have criticized a lack of environmental concern in Buddhism,[12] Kou Sopheap strives to share Buddha’s teachings and philosophy of taking the middle path and giving back in order to revamp Cambodia’s food ecosystem vital.
Meditation for the Energy of Life “សមាធិ ដើម្បីថាមពលជីវិត”, the book co-authored by Kou Sopheap and Noem Chhunny, was first publish in 2019 and the second printed in 2021 in Khmer language.