 In 1985 he was invited by Hae Heng, a French monk who had studied in Songgwangsa, to become the spiritual director of the Buddhayana Vihara Zen Center in Geneva Switzerland.Master Sunim held this position from 1985-1986 His experience in Switzerland made him realize that, given his limited English and French skills, he needed a way to better understand his students and the personal problems about which they would seek his advice.Upon returning to South Korea in early 1986 he began to study the system of Five Element natal charts under a famous practitioner in the city of Gwangju, Cholla Namdo.