Winnie-the-Pooh has a certain way about him, a way of doing things that has made him the world's most beloved bear, and Pooh's Way, as Benjamin Hoff brilliantly demonstrates, seems strangely close to the ancient Chinese principles of Taoism.įollow the Pooh Way in this humorous and enlightening introduction to Taoism, with classic decorations by E.H.Shepard throughout. "It's about how to stay happy and calm under all circumstances!. asked Pooh, leaning forward and smearing another word. I replied, poking his paw away with my pencil. asked Pooh, smudging one of the words I had just written. asked Pooh, climbing onto the writing table. I recommend it to everyone."What's this you're writing?. Follow the Pooh Way in this humorous and enlightening introduction to Taoism, with classic decorations by E.H.Shepard throughout. Having read this I now try to arrange my day so that I can spend half an hour a day in my garden with my cat just doing nothing but observing nature and thinking the thoughts that come to mind. Tzu Jan, or 'self so', meaning that things happen by themselves, spontaneously,Īlong the way we learn the pitfalls of being too busy and the benefits of doing nothing (for example meditation and contemplation). Wu Wei, or proceeding without doing, causing, or making,
Inner Nature, being those things that make us exactly who we are, P'u, or natural simplicity, the Uncarved Block, Tao, or the indescribable Way of the universe, The book covers the Taoist principles of: Owl is wise, Rabbit is cleaver and Eeore is smugly superior but the real hero of the books is Pooh, the apparently stupid yet strangely successful and able bear. He is merely saying that Milne's inner attitude to life, as revealed by the stories, intuitively follow along the same path as Taoism. Hoff is not by any means arguing that Milne was a Taoist. Milne's stories of Winnie-The-Pooh can be used to illustrate the basic notions of Taoism. Milne’s delightful tales in this classic story collection containing both Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. This book is based around the idea that A.
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