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The Tao of Pooh by Simon Vance
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The Tao of Pooh (original 1982; edition 2012)

by Simon Vance

Series: Wisdom of Pooh (1)

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Philosophy. Nonfiction. Winnie-the-Pooh has a certain Way about him, a way of doing things that has made him the world's most beloved bear. In The Tao of Pooh, Benjamin Hoff shows that Pooh's Way is amazingly consistent with the principles of living envisioned by the Chinese founders of Taoism. The author's explanation of Taoism through Pooh, and Pooh through Taoism, shows that this is not simply an ancient and remote philosophy but something you can use, here and now.And what is Taoism? It's really very simple. It calls for living without preconceived ideas about how life should be lived-but it's not a preconception of how life-it's.... Well, you'd do better to listen to this book, and listen to Pooh, if you really want to find out.… (more)
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The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff (1982)

  1. 30
    The Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff (Marewinds)
    Marewinds: Companion volume to the Tao of Pooh, and slightly more in-depth, for the next steps in your journey down the path of the Tao.
  2. 20
    Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu (Othemts)
    Othemts: Books that help Westerners understand Taoist beliefs.
  3. 10
    Finding the Way: A Novel of Lao Tzu by Wayne Ng (Cecrow)
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Always enjoyable to revisit this book by Benjamin Hoff, as well as its sequel The Te of Piglet. Using Winnie the Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood, Hoff clearly and gently demonstrates principals of Tao. ( )
  kokeyama | May 25, 2024 |
Nice reminders to live here and now! ( )
  librarian_peg | Feb 12, 2024 |
AA Milne 5 stars
B Hoff 2 stars ( )
  devonport | Nov 13, 2023 |
I first read this about twenty years ago, and maybe it just hasn't aged that well... or maybe I'm just not the right audience now. ( )
  mmparker | Oct 24, 2023 |
This is a gross misinterpretation of Taoism. The author adds Stoic principles into Taoism (life's suffering is a constant learning experience you must bear) and that it's ok to be "simple-minded." For an example of this simple-mindedness, he quotes a part in Winnie the pooh book Pooh doesn't know his left from his right. They also use P'u, the uncarved block, to describe Pooh because he uses his intelligence, not to be clever (Rabbit) or appear wise (Owl) or to complain (Eeyore), but just to be simple. Um, I like Pooh because he's a huggable idiot. I wouldn't want to grow up to be like pooh.

I'll admit, I only read the first 1/4 of the book, but this seems like an incredible waste of time. ( )
  AvANvN | Oct 17, 2023 |
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Benjamin Hoffprimary authorall editionscalculated
Shepard, E.H.Illustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Shepard, EarnestIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Vance, SimonNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston Pie,
A fly can't bird, but a bird can fly.
Ask me a riddle and I reply:
"Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston Pie."
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For Han Hsiang-tse
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"What's this you're writing?" asked Pooh, climbing onto the writing table.
"You see, Pooh," I said, "a lot of people don't seem to know what Taoism is . . ."
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Philosophy. Nonfiction. Winnie-the-Pooh has a certain Way about him, a way of doing things that has made him the world's most beloved bear. In The Tao of Pooh, Benjamin Hoff shows that Pooh's Way is amazingly consistent with the principles of living envisioned by the Chinese founders of Taoism. The author's explanation of Taoism through Pooh, and Pooh through Taoism, shows that this is not simply an ancient and remote philosophy but something you can use, here and now.And what is Taoism? It's really very simple. It calls for living without preconceived ideas about how life should be lived-but it's not a preconception of how life-it's.... Well, you'd do better to listen to this book, and listen to Pooh, if you really want to find out.

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Haiku about bear
with very simple nature
is quite redundant. (Hephaestus63)

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