The Tao of Pooh discusses many Taoist principals by relating them to the characters from Winnie the Pooh. 'You'd be surprised how many people violate this simple principle every day of their lives and try to fit square pegs into round holes, ignoring the clear reality that Things Are As They Are.' But if my Philosophy professor spoke of Philosophy (and maybe incorporated some Pooh-isms into his lecture) as Benjamin Hoff does in 'The Tao of Pooh' I think I would have lasted more than 10 minutes. So suffice it to say, Philosophy and I don't have a good track record. Most people would have stuck it out and studied super hard, but I? Timed it just right and booked it out of there when the teacher's back was turned to the class. My freshman year of college I signed up for Philosophy 101 but I knew right from the start I was going to have difficulty. But the one shining example is Philosophy. Calculus and Economics are a couple of examples. There are some things that I've accepted that my brain is just not built to understand. From the Taoist point of view, the natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness." ".the basic Taoism that we are concerned with here is simply a particular way of appreciating, learning from, and working with whatever happens in everyday life. A copy of The Tao of Pooh was provided to me by Tantor Media for review purposes.
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