The Tao of Pooh

For Taoists everywhere, the New York Times bestseller from the author of The Te of PigletThe how of Pooh? The Tao of who? The Tao of Pooh?! In which it is revealed that one of the world’s great Taoist masters isn’t Chinese—or a venerable philosopher—but is in fact none other than that effortlessly calm, still, reflective bear: A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh! While Eeyore frets, and Piglet hesitates, and Rabbit calculates, and Owl pontificates, Pooh just is.And that’s a clue to the secret wisdom of the Taoists. The how of Pooh? The Tao of who? The Tao of Pooh!?! Yes, 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 these pages Benjamin Hoff shows that Pooh's Way is amazingly consistent with the principles of living envisioned long ago by the Chinese founders of Taoism. The author's explanation of Taoism is 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 read this book, and listen to Pooh, if you really want to find out. --front flap Winnie the Pooh has a certain way about him - a way of doing things which has brought him worldwide popularity. And Pooh's way, as Benjamin Hoff demonstrates in this book, seems strangely close to the ancient Chinese principles of Taoism.