![]() What about Tigger? He always seems happy and energetic. Their knowledge actually stops them from helping others. Once Owl said, “the customary procedure in such cases is as follows.” To which Pooh asks, “What does crustimoney proseedcake mean?” Owl replies “It means the thing to do.” This is the problem with most intellectuals. It’s about using big words and naming things we don’t yet have names for. While Lao Tzu agrees that scholarly intellect is at times useful, but for the most part it isn’t helpful. Instead of learning directly through experience, most intellectuals learn directly with books. The problem with most knowledge is that instead of creating wholeness, most ideas are divided into categories and compartments. He is the intellectual and a professor the one we seek out to answer the questions we have. Pooh once said in response to “Rabbit has a Brain”, “I suppose that’s why he never understands anything.” Pu is perfectly embodied by our dear friend Pooh in contrast to our other Hundred Acre Wood inhabitants Rabbit, Owl and Tigger. Thereby, living a life of authenticity, peace and happiness. By bringing oneself back to simplicity, we can unleash the potential of our innate natures and set ourselves free to be who we are. Unfortunately, that power can be easily lost when we overthink, overcomplicate and misunderstand things. It boasts a natural power that brings out the best in us. We each have an innate self that is innocent, unspoiled and pure. It reminds us that a piece of wood in its original, pure and untainted form is inside all of us. It means wood in its prime form, formally known in Taoism as “the uncarved block”. Pu 朴 is the simplified Chinese version of the word and looks like a tree. Milne’s book, it is also an important word in Taoism. ![]() Now, what is the connection with Pooh? While Pooh bear is the central figure of A.A. And the universe is boundless and that’s why they feel content and fulfilled about their life. Taoists believe they are not separate from nature or the universe, but they are mixed in with the whole universe. Wouldn’t it be nice to keep on smiling even when life sometimes turn sour? That’s why Taoist philosophy offers how to live a content and happy life. ![]() And it only depends on our attitude towards life. Human beings must find and recognize this. It has its own pace and everything is right on time. In nature and in the universe, everything has its own natural rhythm, never too fast, never too slow. Human comes from nature and therefore, we must follow nature’s path. What is instead important is to be sensitive on how the universe works and try live in harmony with it. Great, then tell me what is this “way”? Except Dao is not a thing, instead it’s the underlying order that governs nature. Through our own actions, we can find internal balance. This is a powerful idea because it means we don’t have to rely on an external god. The outside radical means to go, to move, to act.Underneath is the character for oneself, signifying Dao is not far from you, Dao is within you.The first three strokes on the top right represent the yin yang balance.¹.If you observe the Chinese character for Dao 道: And that we should follow Dao, meaning “the Way”. He believes that the sourness and bitterness of vinegar come from the unappreciated and inattentive mind. Happiness could only be found by leaving this world and entering nirvana. He believes that life is full of suffering and that suffering comes from desiring things. We need rules and rituals to make sure people don’t behave badly.īuddha tastes it and finds it bitter. He believes the world is full of corrupted people that are not in alignment with heaven. Each has a different reaction to it.Ĭonfucius tastes it and finds it sour. Each has tasted the same vinegar where the vinegar represents life. But these aren’t ordinary men, they are three founders of the Asian philosophies: Confucius, Buddha and Lao Tzu. It depicts three men surrounding a pot of vinegar. The best way to think about it from a subject of a popular Chinese allegorical painting called the “Vinegar Tasters”. It was developed around the same time as Confucianism and Buddhism. Taoism is an ancient Chinese philosophy dating back circa 400 BCE with the writing of the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. And if you’ve ever read Winnie the Pooh when you were younger, check out the books again, it’s a real nice nostalgia trip. The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff argues the children’s book character Pooh is an example of a Taoist.
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