Documentary ON (Saturday 11:40 p.m. KBS 1TV) “Summer of the Hermitage” (Aired on July 30, 2021) Is the path we are taking now a difficult path? A flowery path? Are we passing over good, pretty, and happy things because we think everything is difficult? As we live, there are times when we suddenly need to ‘stop.’ Here, there are two monks who say that we can live well with the bare minimum. They choose ‘inconvenience’ on their own in a mountain hermitage, and say that happiness is not far away, and that we should listen to our inner voice. Summer is a season when we need to ‘stop’ for a while to escape the heat. To stop well, we head to a mountain hermitage. In a small mountain hermitage, there is a monk who says that it is okay to adapt to nature and live at the pace of nature. Let’s go there. There, we make time to reflect on life. Laughing three times a day is enough. Unsan Monk of Wangmosan in Andong, Gyeongbuk There is a monk who lives alone in a remote mountain village, so remote that even slash-and-burn farmers would turn their backs on him. His Buddhist name is Unsan (雲山), which means “living like a cloud flowing over a mountain.” The monk, who was inspired by the book of Monk Beopjeong and became a monk at the age of 32 to walk the path of non-possession, loves nature and animals, enjoys music, and is a talented monk! In particular, he is excellent at woodworking and makes guitars with his own hands. He also made about 50 birdcages to keep birds safe from snake attacks and hung them between trees all over Wangmosan. The monk, who considers the act of making something to be a practice in itself, makes soybean paste and red pepper paste with wild beans, farms, and lives faithfully in the present moment rather than worrying about tomorrow. A monk named his dwelling place Samsogul (三笑窟) because he said that laughing three times a day is enough, and that he is satisfied with just a few corns for one meal! We meet the summer of Unsan, who says that living is also a practice and walks the path of practice while controlling his mind at every turn. Unsan's summer passes like a painting, as if he has become a part of nature. You have to know how to love weeds to love flowers. Myeongcheon of Gibaeksan in Hamyang, Gyeongnam Myeongcheon of Gibaeksan in Hamyang, Gyeongnam, where even clouds seem to rest and pass! There is a monk named Myeongcheon who becomes a farmer in the summer. Because it is so remote, Myeongcheon volunteers to do the hard work of farming to share 200 pyeong of land with his neighbors! Myeongcheon believes that everything obtained from nature can be used as food ingredients, and he makes refreshing lettuce kimchi noodles with lettuce that has grown tall, and lunch boxes with seaweed ssam rice, creating a feast of nature that is pleasing to the eyes and mouth. When Monk Myungcheon was a monk, he served Monk Seongsu, a senior monk of the Jogye Order, for several years. Monk Seongsu was so frugal that he would say that five spoonfuls were enough for a meal and that only one sheet of tissue was used at a time! Monk Myungcheon still carries on Monk Seongsu’s legacy and treasures things that come from nature, not wasting even a single persimmon leaf. Monk Myungcheon’s meals, made entirely from natural ingredients, are simple but have a deep flavor that comes from decades of inner strength. Monk Myungcheon is also skilled in sewing, calligraphy, and painting. He believes that if he considers everything as part of his practice and does it diligently, one stitch at a time, his sincerity will shine one day. When asked if it is difficult, Monk Myungcheon says that this is also practice. We meet Monk Myungcheon’s shining summer, who says that even a single drop of water contains the universe. Simple and modest, humble and frugal, in a small hermitage at the foot of the mountain lives a small monk. Although it looks simple on the outside, the message it conveys is clear. Let's embark on a heart-warming journey to a small hermitage. ※ [Documentary ON] Watch popular videos Korea's class, where all 12 of the world's largest ships were fully loaded on the Kosicoku★! • [Documentary ON] Korea's class, where all 12 of the world's largest ships were fully loaded on the Kosicoku★... The downfall of the Korean shipping industry brought about by the bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping and its harsh reality • [Documentary ON] The downfall of the Korean shipping industry brought about by the bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping and its harsh reality... Korea's ★POWER★, which turned the shipbuilding crisis into an opportunity for wind energy generation • [Documentary ON] Korea's... A gift from green algae and the land, a new and renewable energy building • [Documentary ON] A gift from green algae and the land, a new and renewable energy building “Again... The future of world energy led by the K-hydrogen energy industry • [Documentary On] The future of world energy led by the K-hydrogen energy indust