경북 의성에서 태어나다. 삶의 갖가지 역경을 거치며 삶에 대한 깊은 성찰을 하면서 진리에 대한 마음의 눈을 뜨다. 교육 출판 사업과 입시학원 원장을 하면서 구도에 힘써오다가 병자(丙子)년 1월 초 완전한 진리를 이루다. 진리이어서 진리를 가르쳐야 하는 운명임을 알아 1996년 마음수련을 창시하여 마음과 진리에 대한 일깨움의 대중화에 힘쓰다. 2002년 9월, 인간 내면의 성찰과 본성 회복, 화해와 평화에 기여한 공로로 UN-NGO 세계 평화를 위한 국제교육자협회(IAEWP; International Association of Educators for World Peace)로부터 『마하트마 간디 평화상』을 수상하고, 세계 평화 대사로 위촉되다. 저서로 『진짜가 되는 곳이 진짜다』 『살아서 하늘사람 되는 방법』 『하늘이 낸 세상 구원의 공식』 『영원히 살아 있는 세상』 『세상 너머의 세상』, 영역본 'World Beyond World' 'The Way To Become A Person In Heaven While Living' 외에 시집 『마음』 『순리』 『불국토』가 있다.

Woo Myung, bestselling author of many books about Truth, attained enlightenment after deep introspection about life and existence. When he became Truth, he dedicated his life to teaching others to become Truth and founded Maum Meditation. For his efforts, he was awarded the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award by the United Nations International Association of Educators for World Peace (IAEWP) in September 2002. Woo Myung has also been appointed as a United Nations World Peace Ambassador. Woo Myung is a bestselling author in South Korea and the interest in his teachings and acceptance of his important message is expanding with welcomed reception around the world.
His flourishing popularity is due to his wisdom and commitment to saving people. Finally someone has provided the absolute way for people to shift from the previous era of human incompletion to the new era of human completion.

The author s works include World Beyond World, and The Way To Become A Person In Heaven While Living, which have been published in English. Other books, Where You Become True Is The Place Of Truth, Heaven s Formula For Saving The World, The Forever Living World, The Book Of Wisdom, Mind, Universal Order and The Enlightened World are in the process of being translated into English, Japanese, Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish, German and Swedish.