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Summary: Excellent for English Readers
Review: This has to be the most insightful book on the Tao that I have ever read! I struggled for a long time to understand what Lao Tzu was talking about, and couldn't help but feel that there were alot of untranslatable phrases. This book brought the idea of Tao home for me, in a way that I hadn't believed could be so clear! The lucid, vivid writing style of the author adds to the readability of the book. Highly recommended
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Summary: A Child's Introduction to the Tao
Review: This book is really simple to read. In fact, it's so simple I highly recommend it to young people. Young being between the ages of 8 and 18. This is a quick read and easy to understand because of the authors simplistic style; straight and to the point. Some adults may find it hard to get through the conversations with Pooh and his friends. I really enjoyed the ancient antidocts and was less enthused with the Pooh conversations. But I would imagine that it is those conversations that endear a large amount of readers to the book. "It's the same thing."
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Summary: From the author of The Spirit of Joy
Review: The Tao of Pooh is an undeniably sweet and endearing little book about living life from a simple, more sincere, more heart-felt place. Using the charm and humor of a bear named Pooh, it explains the wisdom of getting out of the misery of the mind, and learning to re-experience life from a place of joy and delight.
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Summary: Makes you realize the important things in life
Review: I first read The Tao of Pooh in my sophomore year of high school, which is one of those "in-between" years where it's simply difficult to keep your head above the water at any given moment. Stress of school, family, the pressure to fit in...it all winds up consuming you at that age. Benjamin Hoff's book reminded me of the important things in life- the simple things- and how much time was wasted on the little unimportant parts. I didn't read a lot of Pooh when I was a kid, but it isn't necessary to fully enjoy this book. To this day, I pull it out whenever I need a reminder to breathe and to just enjoy the day to day of life. My favorite quote:The clouds above us join and separate, the breeze in the courtyard leaves and returns. Life is like that, so why not relax? Who can stop us from celebrating? -Lu Yu And that's what The Tao of Pooh is about.
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Summary: The Tao of Pooh
Review: This book is garuanteed to give you a different outlook on life, if you actually think about what you are reading. I recently mailed this book to a friend that lives in the UK, and I have never seen anyone more appreciative in my whole life. It offers any type of person a perspective that let's you live life the way every person should. And who better to explain this than Pooh bear? I would hope that this book makes all people realize that we are what we are, and we need everyone else in order to be what we are. This book offers appreciation of everything in existence. I hope that you are capable of understanding (and wanting to understand) the things there are to be learnt by this book.
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Summary: A must read for Pooh Lovers
Review: I grew up with Winnie-the-Pooh, so the topic is familiar. Combining the venerable Pooh with the Tao was a great idea and Hoff pulls it off very well. There are two classifications (to my mind) of "The Tao of..." books: one is poorly thought out and the other is very enlightening. The Tao of Pooh is in the latter group. In other words, the ideas fit together and one simultaneously gets new insight both on Pooh and the Tao.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: When I first heard of this book I thought it sounded ridiculous. But at the time I had no idea what Taoism was. When I finally read it I was so impressed that I am now a Taoist. This is perfect for someone who really wants to understand Taoism. It portrays a complex idea in a simple way and it's fun to read.
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Summary: A fabulous explaination of a difficult topic
Review: Benjamin Hoff has taken an intricate and complex philosophy and distilled it to its essence in the delightful Tao of Pooh. This is much easier to read and understand than the I Ching (Book of Changes) or the Tao ti Ching (Book of the Way.) With Pooh as your guide, Hoff clearly articulates the lessons and tenets of the Tao ("the Way"). Taoism, a Chinese peasant religion and philosophy, was founded by Lao Tzu in the 5th century BC. Essentially it urges its followers not to resist the natural ebb and flow of life - after all, nature will always win, so why waste the energy? Hoff, using Pooh and the other characters of the Hundred Acre Wood, illustrate how "the Way" is practiced in day-to-day situations. Yet there is more to this wonderful little book than an elucidation of Taoism in practice. Hoff takes neither himself or his subject too seriously, often times having "conversations" with Pooh who, in his almost child-like simplicity, both emphasizes and embodies living "the Way". This is no children's book - but it is fun to read for its message, its messenger and its content. I recommend it without reservation.
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Summary: Great book for anyone!
Review: This is a fantastic little book that explains some basic ideas about Taoism. Now, a lot of people reading that will think "Taoism? Isn't that one of those weird Eastern religions? I don't want any part of that!" Well, sheesh. There's a lot more to it than that! :) Actually, in this particular case, the Taoist thoughts and ideas that are presented have very little to do with religion and very much to do with how to live a Nice Easygoing Life. Taoism, you see, is at once a religion, a philosophy, a set of folk tales, and also just kind of a guide for living from day to day in a manner that lets you "go with the flow". So whether you're a Christian, Muslim, Jew, Buddhist, Hindu, animist, or whatever else, this book isn't going to be heresy. It's not going to get you excommunicated and it's not even going to challenge your faith. What it *will* probably do is make you stop, think, and say to yourself "hey, a Little Smackerel of something Tasty would be nice, and flowing through life would be a lot easier if I were like a stream flowing around a rock." For me, I found it actually helped to renew and refresh my faith in God. It also sounded a heck of a lot like stuff that Jesus used to preach- of course, it also sounded like stuff that Buddha and Mohammed talked about!
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Summary: I always knew that Pooh knew the (W)way!
Review: I'm 52 now....but when I was a kid I knew that Pooh knew the way. He was the greatest then (and now), and, thanks to this book, I now know why. This book is not only a wonderful intro to Taoism, it is also a confirmation of what every child hopes for and secretly knows. Because in the western world, Pooh is more well known than the Tao and he is known to the child within us, he is the perfect prophet. Bravo...this book captures all the awards...it is profound yet so simple that even a child can see the truth in it. A Must Read for People who have or want to have a soul.
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