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The Tao Of Pooh

... I'm not sure how people find this page, but I'm glad they do. It gets tons of hits where it is , so I moved it over here hoping you will all enjoy it too. In my opinion Pooh is the greatest Taoist in the world. It seems to me that his thoughts relate well to daytraders and trading in the market. I thought that perhaps if you get frustrated you might want to look at the simple things in life for a reminder and Pooh is very adept at reminding us of the kiss ... keep it simply simple.
I would encourage you to read the Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff, as it is a truly great book. It has inspired me many, many times and especially at times when I really needed inspiration. I suspect it has done that for many people.

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... " ... but, no matter how he may seem to others, especially to those fooled by appearances, Pooh, the Uncarved Block, is able to accomplish what he does because he is simpleminded." (12)
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... " From the state of the Uncarved Block comes the ability to enjoy the simple and the quiet, the natural and the plain. Along with that comes the ability to do things spontaneously and have them work, odd as that may appear to others at times. As Piglet put it in Winnie-the-Pooh, "Pooh hasn't much Brain, but he never comes to any harm. He does silly things and they turn out right." (21)
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... " Not like Pooh, the most effortless Bear we've ever seen.
"Just How do you do it, Pooh?"
"Do What?" asked Pooh.
"Become so Effortless."
"I don't do much of anything," he said.
"But all those things of yours get done."
"They just sort of happen," he said (70)
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... " It's not surprisng, therefore, that the Backson thinks of progress in terms of fighting and overcoming. One of his little idiosyncrasies, you might say. Of course real progress involves growing and developing, which involves changing inside, but that's something the inflexible Backson is unwilling to do."
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... "While Eeyore frets ...
... and Piglet hesitates
... and Rabbit calculates
... and Owl pontificates
... Pooh just is. (cover)

... "When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?"
"What's for breakfast? said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?"
"I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet.
Pooh nodded thoughtfully. "It's the same thing," he said.

"What's that?" the Unbeliever asked.
"Wisdom from the Western Taoist,"I said.
"It sounds like something from Winnie-the-Pooh ," he said.
"It is," I said.
"That's not about Taoism," he said.
"Oh, yes it is," I said.

..."Through working in harmony with life's circumstances, Taoist understanding changes what others may percieve as negative into something positive."

..."When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple, childlike, and mysterious secret known to those of the Uncarved Block: Life is Fun.

The wise are not learned; the learned are not wise

A well-frog cannot imagine the ocean, nor can a summer insect conceive of ice. How then can a scholar understand the Tao? He is restricted by his own learning.

"Lots of people talk to animals," said Pooh. "Not that many listen though."
"That's the problem."

..."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 Thinsg Are As They Are."

"Everything has its own place and function. That applies to people, although many don't seem to realize it, stuck as they are in the wrong job, the wrong marriage, or the wrong house. When you know and respect your Inner Nature, you know where you belong. You also know where you don't belong."

"Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind, "Pooh!," he whispered.
'Yes, Piglet?'
'Nothing,' said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. 'I just wanted to be sure of you."

Oh ... did I mention the there is also a Te of Piglet?

"I came to a place where a Path split up till two.
I choose the One I didn't know and enriched my life."