“Daehaeng Kun Sunim’s ability to reach out to a wide audience of both ordained and lay Buddhists is well documented. Her method of teaching is disarmingly simple, yet remarkably profound. She is widely known for her insight into people’s character and her ability to draw on that insight to craft teachings that correspond precisely to the needs of her audience. No River to Cross organizes Daehaeng Kun Sunim’s teachings in a way that is readily accessible to scholars and students alike. Daehaeng Kun Sunim emerges in this collection as one of the most creative and accessible of contemporary Korean Buddhist teachers, capable of using even the most mundane of daily events as grist for the mill of Buddhist teaching and practice.”

– Robert Buswell, director of the Center for Buddhist Studies, UCLA, from his foreword,

“No River to Cross gives us a strong voice, at times astonishingly direct; a balance of clear explanations of the complex terms and concepts of Buddhist practice with precise, perfectly chosen, illuminating examples, and a striking relevance for today’s world.”

– David McCann, recipient of the Manhae Prize for Arts and Sciences, and director of the Korea Institute at Harvard University

“No River to Cross speaks directly and simply from the heart, much in the manner of Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. Master Daehaeng’s ability to penetrate the skin with plain and pointed words should give this work the same longevity.”

– Francisca Cho, Georgetown University, translator of Everything Yearned For

“This first taste of a fresh female voice leaves you hungry for more.”

– Shambhala Sun