The Tao of Pooh

Innocence, as any Taoist elder will confirm, is by no means stupidity. Taoism believes the ideal mind is the calm, passively reflective mind “pu”—that is why Winnie-the-Pooh, as it turns out, is not alien to the ideas of the Dao. This brilliant, witty, and elegantly written book by American writer Benjamin Hoff takes us back to childhood and at the same time immerses us in the foundations of Tao wisdom. Pooh the teddy bear walks through the forest—and then Benjamin Hoff briskly follows to comment on every step of Pooh from the point of view of the Dao. It turns out that few are as close to the path of the Dao as Winnie-the-Pooh is. The book is worth reading at least once. It has an amazing property—it really simplifies life. While reading, a special attitude toward the joy of simple existence is formed—and that is truly wonderful!