While 'The Tao of Pooh' may not be the most profound study in Philosophy or Taoism, it makes it clear and concise and thoroughly enlightening.I purposely went from Zadie Smith’s NW to A.
'The wise know their limitations the foolish do not.' This production was nominated for an Audie in the Solo Narration-Male category and is in my opinion completely deserving of the nomination. I had the pleasure of listening to Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner on audio (narrated by Peter Dennis) and I must say that Simon Vance did an incredible job with the different voices of Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore and the rest of the gang from The Hundred Acre Wood.
While I had already read this book years past, the narrator of this audiobook was perfection and truly made this book even more spectacular.
You can only spend it, but you can spend it wisely or foolishly.' At heart 'The Tao of Pooh' manages to be a simplified and practical introduction into the ideals of Taoism and how to go about incorporating them into your daily lives in order to change things for the better. Winnie the Pooh symbolizes the Taoist ideal of a still and calm mind and his ability to accomplish tasks "effortlessly" and is a true personification of the Taoist foundation. The Tao of Pooh discusses many Taoist principals by relating them to the characters from Winnie the Pooh. 'You'd be surprised how many people violate this simple principle every day of their lives and try to fit square pegs into round holes, ignoring the clear reality that Things Are As They Are.' But if my Philosophy professor spoke of Philosophy (and maybe incorporated some Pooh-isms into his lecture) as Benjamin Hoff does in 'The Tao of Pooh' I think I would have lasted more than 10 minutes. So suffice it to say, Philosophy and I don't have a good track record. Most people would have stuck it out and studied super hard, but I? Timed it just right and booked it out of there when the teacher's back was turned to the class. My freshman year of college I signed up for Philosophy 101 but I knew right from the start I was going to have difficulty. But the one shining example is Philosophy. Calculus and Economics are a couple of examples. There are some things that I've accepted that my brain is just not built to understand. From the Taoist point of view, the natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness." ".the basic Taoism that we are concerned with here is simply a particular way of appreciating, learning from, and working with whatever happens in everyday life. A copy of The Tao of Pooh was provided to me by Tantor Media for review purposes.
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