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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
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The Tao of Pooh is surprisingly profound. It is a good outline for Taoist principles using Winnie the Pooh as a model for a Taoist sage, brilliant because no one is more balanced than Winnie the Pooh! From stories taken out of the old-time The House at Pooh Corner series, involving all of A.A. Milne’s wonderful characters, a picture of the different tenants of eastern philosophies emerges. The stories are interspersed throughout the text to illustrate the author’s points and it keeps the book engaging and charming. It’s a book that just might change the way you think.
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A lovely little book which has given me an insight, albeit small, into Taoism - through the wonderful medium of Pooh. Hoff achieves this by highlighting some virtues Pooh demonstrates time and time again, and draws parallels with Taoist teachings. Hoff’s decision to craft this book as a dialogue between himself, Pooh and his companions was so imaginative. Whilst learning and reflecting, it made me lose myself once more in the magical world of Winnie-the-Pooh.
I wonder, is Winnie the Pooh still read aloud to children? Reading Hoff's The Tao of Pooh brought me back to when I was a child and then leap frogged me forward to when my now adult children were young children. But I digress…
My sister-in-law mentioned this book to me and, as she surmised, I did enjoy it. Benjamin Hoff has managed to replicate Pooh's voice and, while at times I found it a tad silly, overall Pooh did an admirable job attempting to explain Taoism. I am a big fan of a quote, attributed to Arthur Ashe, that goes:
Start where you are
Use what you have
Do what you can
Imagine my delight at finding these lines in Pooh's Tao:
The Wise are Who They Are. They work with what they've got and do what they can do.
Discussing philosophy can be tedious and often feel like one is going in circles, not an uncommon occurrence in Pooh's world. However, periodically he finds nuggets nestled in the underbrush, and if you leave yourself open to look then you, too, might find some nuggets that appeal to you in Pooh's Tao.
My sister-in-law mentioned this book to me and, as she surmised, I did enjoy it. Benjamin Hoff has managed to replicate Pooh's voice and, while at times I found it a tad silly, overall Pooh did an admirable job attempting to explain Taoism. I am a big fan of a quote, attributed to Arthur Ashe, that goes:
Start where you are
Use what you have
Do what you can
Imagine my delight at finding these lines in Pooh's Tao:
The Wise are Who They Are. They work with what they've got and do what they can do.
Discussing philosophy can be tedious and often feel like one is going in circles, not an uncommon occurrence in Pooh's world. However, periodically he finds nuggets nestled in the underbrush, and if you leave yourself open to look then you, too, might find some nuggets that appeal to you in Pooh's Tao.
Easy to read and simplified allegory teach Taoism through the characters of Pooh and his friends.
I initially found this book cute, charming and even funny, but the overuse of the pregnant pause followed by, “Oh,” said Pooh really started to wear thin in very short order. Although the wisdom of the Tao te Ching was terrific, I soon grew impatient with how it was presented. It really dragged on.
As other reviewers have stated, it did make me want to read the original writings of A. A. Milne and the Tao te Ching.
As other reviewers have stated, it did make me want to read the original writings of A. A. Milne and the Tao te Ching.