I know...I'm supposed to be reviewing The Tao of Teaching but I thought it would be worthwhile to take a step back and brush up on Taoist philosophy and, short of reading Tao de Ching, Benjamin Hoff's book is very cute, light read. I highly recommend it! (as did the Tao of Teaching author Greta Nagel)
The Tao of Pooh reminds us that the basic concept of Taoist living is to live simply, seek wisdom, shun publicity, live activily and in the moment, and that knowlege for the sake of knowledge is useless. There are many more concepts that will be explored as I read further in the Tao of Teaching. The basic premise of Benjamin Hoff's Tao of Pooh is that Pooh, through being simple and child-like, always seems to find the answers the Knowledgable Owl, the always Busy Rabbit, and ever Fearful Piglet cannot.
Thalia -
ReplyDeleteI love it - I am going to have to pick up the Tao of Pooh. Sounds like a great read.