Together Under One Roof: Making a Home of the Buddha's Household

by Lin Jensen

In Together Under One Roof , Lin Jensen turns his keen eye and powerful prose explicitly to the teachings of the Buddha, to traditional Zen stories, and to the practices of meditation and compassion--as well as the intricacies of everyday language and the natural world, truth and beauty, family, and the myriad ways our simplest actions affect our whole lives. His previous two works, memoirs of growing up and growing old and of the hard-won but gentle wisdom gained in his daily public meditations for peace, were both critical successes earning a special place in readers' hearts. This book takes up symphonic variations on one main we are all "in it" together, we are all living under one roof--and there's always a glowing hearth right here in this, the Buddha's household.

Genres: Nonfiction, Buddhism

276 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2008

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wise, intelligent and affirming. A Zen book that is, quite naturally, not about Zen, but about the life and world we share.

[Rock · Rating 4 out of 5]

He stays on message, telling small tales of daily life. It was a calming read, with learning opportunities gently presented.

[Viv JM · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charming collection of essays on the Buddhist path by Zen teacher Lin Jensen. Jensen's style is fluid and poetic and very readable.