Jin Young Lim is a PhD candidate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at UC Santa Barbara. His debut book, The Dao of Flow, integrates classical texts with his experiences in Taijiquan, Daoism, Zen, tea culture, agriculture, conservation, art, history, geography, politics, and social economics. Previously, he was a Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University and served as Program Coordinator at the Berggruen Institute’s China Center. He is also a Co-Founder of the Spawo Foundation, a non-profit focused on holistic education, sustainability, health and wellness, and cultural preservation in the Himalayas. Throughout his life, he has led numerous mindfulness-based expeditions to the Himalayas and engaged in various contemplative practices.
Jin Young Lim adalah kandidat PhD di Departemen Bahasa dan Studi Budaya Asia Timur di UC Santa Barbara. Buku debutnya, The Dao of Flow, mengintegrasikan teks-teks klasik dengan pengalamannya dalam Taijiquan, Daoisme, Zen, budaya teh, pertanian, konservasi, seni, sejarah, geografi, politik, dan ekonomi sosial. Sebelumnya, ia adalah Schwarzman Scholar di Tsinghua University dan menjabat sebagai Koordinator Program di China Center Berggruen Institute. Ia juga merupakan salah satu Pendiri Spawo Foundation, sebuah organisasi nirlaba yang fokus pada pendidikan holistik, keberlanjutan, kesehatan dan kesejahteraan, serta pelestarian budaya di Himalaya. Sepanjang hidupnya, ia telah memimpin berbagai ekspedisi berbasis kewawasan ke Himalaya dan terlibat dalam berbagai praktik kontemplatif.
