Coming Home

Satya Robyn's writing floods you with the light of compassion. A warm hand reaches out to you from each page, to lift you up and out of whatever dark space you find yourself in and holds you there with her, as someone who understands. In the refuge Satya creates, you can almost smell the hearty bread baking and the laughing sounds from another room. The sounds of home. Satya shows you it's OK to feel what you're feeling, because someone cares. Within a few pages you will know that Satya cares, the Buddha cherishes, the Dharma supports, the Sangha accompanies us, and Amida shines his light on all of us whether we believe it or not. Wendy Shinyo Haylett, Buddhist teacher, lay minister, and host of the podcast, Everyday Buddhism: Making Everyday Better Coming Home is a lovely and gentle introduction to the spiritual path of Pure Land Buddhism. Through an effective combination of personal reflections, practical advice and compelling insights into our all-too-human condition, this refreshingly honest and deeply thoughtful work urges us to seek refuge in the heart of reality itself -- the illuminating wisdom and unconditional compassion of Amida Buddha. It is a vision of the undying light that pervades our everyday lives, enriching it with wonder, beauty and hope despite the shadows that beset our troubled existence. In the end, this book is a call to become fully human, in all our messy splendour, while remaining firmly rooted in the abiding joy of Immeasurable Life. John Paraskevopoulos, author of 'Call of the Infinite: The Way of Shin Buddhism'. Satya Robyn has written a very homely and personal account of her experience as a Pureland Buddhist. It is a delight to read, informative, amusing, and easy to identify with. Read it! It will do you good. Dharmavidya David Brazier, author of 'The Feeling Buddha' and Head of the Amida Order. Satya Robyn's Coming Home offers the teachings to come alive within the struggles and joys of our ordinary, daily lives. It graces us with the warmth of acceptance despite, or precisely because of, our imperfect selves. Just as the author wishes, I felt more grateful, more playful, and more joyful upon reading this uplifting book. Kenneth K. Tanaka, Professor Emeritus, Musashino University & Past President, International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies