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Indlæser... The Tao of Pooh (original 1982; udgave 1983)af Benjamin Hoff (Forfatter)
Work InformationPeter Plys og hans Tao af Benjamin Hoff (1982)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. This is a gross misinterpretation of Taoism. The author adds Stoic principles into Taoism (life's suffering is a constant learning experience you must bear) and that it's ok to be "simple-minded." For an example of this simple-mindedness, he quotes a part in Winnie the pooh book Pooh doesn't know his left from his right. They also use P'u, the uncarved block, to describe Pooh because he uses his intelligence, not to be clever (Rabbit) or appear wise (Owl) or to complain (Eeyore), but just to be simple. Um, I like Pooh because he's a huggable idiot. I wouldn't want to grow up to be like pooh. I'll admit, I only read the first 1/4 of the book, but this seems like an incredible waste of time. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Hoff Talks about these great topics, but in a strange, critical way. Taoist concepts have me picture smiling, mischievous old sages, but Tao of Pooh makes me picture a middle aged man angry that some people aren’t carefree. While I had hopes for the medium, the dialogue is often plain old rude, and the cherry on top, patronizing to the reader.
I’ll admit that in one part of the book I felt cognitive dissonance that helped me understand one (important) concept better, however every other page felt full of spite.
If you are looking for a good introduction to Taoism, I would not recommend this. While I haven’t read any other “introduction to Taoism,” I highly recommend slowly going through the [b:Tao Te Ching|67896|Tao Te Ching|Lao Tzu|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1333578861l/67896._SY75_.jpg|100074] and [b:Zhuangzi: The Essential Writings: With Selections from Traditional Commentaries|6979007|Zhuangzi The Essential Writings With Selections from Traditional Commentaries (Hackett Classics)|Zhuangzi|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1405624496l/6979007._SY75_.jpg|49575617]. After all, Taoism is all about intuitive practice, not intellectual understanding.
I don’t plan on reading this book again, nor any of Hoff’s other Winnie the Pooh books.
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