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S'està carregant… The Tao of Pooh (1982 original; edició 1983)de Benjamin Hoff (Autor)
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. This is a gross misinterpretation of Taoism. The author adds Stoic principles into Taoism (life's suffering is a constant learning experience you must bear) and that it's ok to be "simple-minded." For an example of this simple-mindedness, he quotes a part in Winnie the pooh book Pooh doesn't know his left from his right. They also use P'u, the uncarved block, to describe Pooh because he uses his intelligence, not to be clever (Rabbit) or appear wise (Owl) or to complain (Eeyore), but just to be simple. Um, I like Pooh because he's a huggable idiot. I wouldn't want to grow up to be like pooh. I'll admit, I only read the first 1/4 of the book, but this seems like an incredible waste of time. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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Philosophy.
Nonfiction.
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 The Tao of Pooh, Benjamin Hoff shows that Pooh's Way is amazingly consistent with the principles of living envisioned by the Chinese founders of Taoism. The author's explanation of Taoism 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 listen to this book, and listen to Pooh, if you really want to find out. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Hoff Talks about these great topics, but in a strange, critical way. Taoist concepts have me picture smiling, mischievous old sages, but Tao of Pooh makes me picture a middle aged man angry that some people aren’t carefree. While I had hopes for the medium, the dialogue is often plain old rude, and the cherry on top, patronizing to the reader.
I’ll admit that in one part of the book I felt cognitive dissonance that helped me understand one (important) concept better, however every other page felt full of spite.
If you are looking for a good introduction to Taoism, I would not recommend this. While I haven’t read any other “introduction to Taoism,” I highly recommend slowly going through the [b:Tao Te Ching|67896|Tao Te Ching|Lao Tzu|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1333578861l/67896._SY75_.jpg|100074] and [b:Zhuangzi: The Essential Writings: With Selections from Traditional Commentaries|6979007|Zhuangzi The Essential Writings With Selections from Traditional Commentaries (Hackett Classics)|Zhuangzi|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1405624496l/6979007._SY75_.jpg|49575617]. After all, Taoism is all about intuitive practice, not intellectual understanding.
I don’t plan on reading this book again, nor any of Hoff’s other Winnie the Pooh books.
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