The Tao Of Pooh

[Penny]

Has anyone read that book? What do you think about it? I plan to read it soon...

[Willy_Wonka_27]

not really the best philosophy book. :)

[Meagain]

It was cute. Read it.

[Kilgore Trout]

A wonderful book! One of my favorites. A quick read, too. I go back to it periodically.

[the dauer]

I read it once. There's also a sequel. The Te of Piglet. I wasn't too crazy about the first and the second was just boring.

[Brian]

It wasn't that bad at all...I thought it was alright but nothing spectacular.

[stuntdragon1]

I'm in the middle of that book right now. If you are familiar with Pooh and the characters, this book paints a nice picture and uses the characters to help describe certain aspects of taoism. So far, it's not a bad book. Pretty good into- book to Taoism, I think.

[Liberation]

Quick to read takes about an hour or two. Goes as deep as your make it.

[Cornball1]

I like it because its not some hard to understant book full of filler. Its quick, to the point, and explained so that a child could understant it. I wasen't really thrilled with the Te of piglet though.

[Magnus76]

Has anyone read that book? What do you think about it? I plan to read it soon...
I kind of liked it. A female feminist friend didn't and I never quite got the reason why. Maybe she was just picking a fight with me. I think you should read it though. I mean, one doesn't have to agree on everything the author writes just because you're reading it, right?

[MountainGirlVT]

i recently read it and i enjoyed it a lot. like someone else said, it's as deep and meaningful as you make it. i'd definitely recomend it.

[Spacer]

Being meaning to get my hands on it for awhile, must check for it the next time I'm out book shopping.

[dedhead95]

I read it, and belive it or not, it changed my life, I think and interact in a whole new way. I'm reading "The Te of Piglet" good so far.

I highly recomend both

[ThE_BluE_ShoE]

i just finished reading the Tao of Pooh. i'm very new to taoism, but i think it was a nice little book, and a simple and accessible introduction to taoist philosophy. i read the tao teh ching first (the dragon shambhala edition) and while it *felt* like something wise, and i think a lot of people feel wise having read it, it's really very hard to decipher all of it into everyday terms that apply to the lives everyone lives in modern times. Tao of Pooh is really simple, so it gives the basic ideas w/out the riddles. a purist scholar of taoism could say this is a silly book that misrepresents what taoism is, but to my understanding, taoism is supposed to be something free and unorthodox anyway--so leave the life of the picky scholar to confucianists. i would definitely recommend it.

[CrucifiedDreams]

I read it, and belive it or not, it changed my life,


Likewise.

I love this book. And I recommend it to anyone who is interested in the subject at hand.

[prismatism]

i think people who say it's not very good or for "beginners" are so "far along" that they've somewhat lost the point. taoism is not about elitism. just because you can "understand" the complex, don't underestimate the simple. put what you "know" into practice.

of course it's simple. tao is simple. isn't that the point?

[Spacer]

i think people who say it's not very good or for "beginners" are so "far along" that they've somewhat lost the point. taoism is not about elitism. just because you can "understand" the complex, don't underestimate the simple. put what you "know" into practice.

of course it's simple. tao is simple. isn't that the point?
here here!

[Yourcrazedpoet]

Just read it and loved it.

[mortes]

I liked the book. I read it and felt that it conveyed the "essence" of daoism well and the simpleness of it added to its meaning. In the tao te ching it mentions simple things being the way to go (shitty translation I know) and this book hit that note perfectly. If you haven't read it, read it.

[Gaston]

...i read the tao teh ching first (the dragon shambhala edition) and while it *felt* like something wise, and i think a lot of people feel wise having read it, it's really very hard to decipher all of it into everyday terms that apply to the lives everyone lives in modern times.
... I don't have the Shambala translation to compare, but you might find Derek Lin's translation a lot more accessible without over-modernizing the original. I also enjoyed the Red Pine (Bill Porter) translation, his choices of historic commentaries really show a variety of perspectives on each verse/chapter.

Haven't read the Tao of Pooh yet, I need to put it on my Amazon wish list.

[Biida]

It's my favourite book. :) My mom gave it (as well as the Te of Piglet) to me years and years ago. I've read it a million times though I no longer own it. I passed my copy on a few months ago to someone else I thought would enjoy it as much as I have.

[Musikero]

Loved it!:)

[Autentique]

I read the teh of Piglet, its a super simple happy book.
It was the first thing I ever read related to Taoism and it made me want to know more.. so that was good enough.

[x_WaX_x]

It's obviously meant to be a simplistic approach to Taoism. I enjoyed it, i go back to it and flip through it's tiny pages the odd day.

[groovecookie]

It's worth reading, but if your looking for one book to give you an understanding of Taoism.....well, don't look for one book to give you an understanding of Taoism. But if you do, "Tao of Pooh" isn't it.
Any of Alan Watts books on Taoism would be a better choice IMHO.

[cosmic jackie]

really great book!!!
one of my favorites for sure
deffinatly awakens you

i read that book over the summer, then when i went back to school, i took world religions: eastern.. i'm real into buddhism & taoism

anyway, it really is a great outline of the beliefes
plus, winnie the pooh is cool, is he not?

peace, love & happiness
jackie

[nynysuts]

I'm reading it at the moment, I'm a complete novice when it come to Taoism and it's really interesting. Really liked the chapter on the uncarved block, at the start I was like 'whaat??' But by the end I got it completely.

[Mr.Writer]

Incredibly enjoyable book written in a wonderful style. I heartily recommend it even if you're not interested in Taoism, although you will learn a lot of what that's about.

[RunningMan]

Fan Fucking Tastic.
Everybody in the world should read it, then there would be no relegion, no war,no hatred only the Tao

[xexon]

You read it?

Maybe you should read it again.

You made a pretty rude statement in the Islam forum.

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[BlackBillBlake]

You read it?

Maybe you should read it again.

You made a pretty rude statement in the Islam forum.

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Taoists are allowed to be rude. LaoTse was rude to Confucius.:eek:

[woody666]

As Taoists we can do whatever we like, but the question is "What purpose does it serve?" Will it bring us closer to harmony with the Tao or leave us more wrapped up in its manifestations?