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| Author: Benjamin Hoff | Illustrator: Ernest H. Shepard |
EARN 9 SUPER POINTS!
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
ISBN-10: 0140067477
ISBN-13: 9780140067477
Buy.com Sku: 30014718
Publish Date: 7/1/1983
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158
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| "Thought-provoking and charming".-- "Library Journal". Not all Great Masters of Wisdom are venerable graybeards. One is as familiar to us as that beloved teddy bear Winnie the Pooh. From the "how" of Pooh to the Tao of Pooh is a simple, effortless, joyous step. . . a delicious journey to Pooh Corner illuminated by the timeless teachings of the Taoist immortals. |
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An expert in Chinese philosophy explains facets of Taoism using Milne's famous character and explores the world of Winnie-the-Pooh through Tao, characterizing Pooh as a simple bear who subscribes to the principles of successful living.An expert in Chinese philosophy explains facets of Taoism using Milne's famous character and explores the world of Winnie-the-Pooh through Tao, characterizing Pooh as a simple bear who subscribes to the principles of successful living |
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Taoism may be unfamiliar to many, but with the Enchanted Forest and the Three Acre Wood as a comfortable context, and Pooh Bear, Piglet, Eeyore and the other inhabitants of A.A. Milne's beloved world as guides, Eastern philosophy has never been so accessible. In a charming and somehow wholly appropriate fashion, the author has drafted Milne's characters and E.H. Shepard's original (and pre-Disney) illustrations to provide commentary on several Taoist stories, and a helpful series of reflections on the meaning of life.The Tao is such a simple thing, but we complicate it by using esoteric language and piling concept on top of concept to try and explain it. What better way to describe a basic idea than to explain it to a child? Although THE TAO OF POOH isn't really aimed at children, it takes the beloved A. A. Milne characters, copies their familiar cadences, and describes the Tao with picture-perfect clarity. The hero that emerges here, of course, is Pooh, who perfectly exemplifies the way of no-way.
Taoism may be unfamiliar to many, but with the Enchanted Forest and the Three Acre Wood as a comfortable context, and Pooh Bear, Piglet, Eeyore and the other inhabitants of A.A. Milne's beloved world as guides, Eastern philosophy has never been so accessible. In a charming and somehow wholly appropriate fashion, the author has drafted Milne's characters and E.H. Shepard's original (and pre-Disney) illustrations to provide commentary on several Taoist stories, and a helpful series of reflections on the meaning of life.The Tao is such a simple thing, but we complicate it by using esoteric language and piling concept on top of concept to try and explain it. What better way to describe a basic idea than to explain it to a child? Although THE TAO OF POOH isn't really aimed at children, it takes the beloved A. A. Milne characters, copies their familiar cadences, and describes the Tao with picture-perfect clarity. The hero that emerges here, of course, is Pooh, who perfectly exemplifies the way of no-way.
