Also published by Mandarin Paperbacks and written by Benjamin Hoff вЂThe Te of PigletвЂ™ Retrieved from: This text is taken from вЂThe Tao of PoohвЂ™ by Benjamin Hoff, published by Mandarin Paperbacks. вЂњOf course you are,вЂќ said Christopher Robin. вЂњBut I donвЂ™t suppose IвЂ™m right,вЂќ he said. вЂњOf course he is,вЂќ said Christopher Robin. вЂњTigger is all right really,вЂќ said Piglet lazily. Inside the Bouncy Tigger is the Rescuer who knows the Way, and in each of us is something Special, and that we need to keep: So, the first thing we need to do is recognize and trust our own Inner Nature, and not lose sight of it. Piglet instead knows his limitations and thatвЂ™s what makes him sometimes more brave than you would expect from such a small animal.

To demonstrate what we mean, we can think of no one better than Tigger, who doesnвЂ™t know his limitations (вЂTiggersвЂ™ can do everythingвЂ™), which brings him in lots of trouble.

The wise know their limitations the foolish do not. Unfortunately, some people arenвЂ™t so wise, and end up causing big trouble for themselves and others. But there can be lots of things wrong with blindly trying to do what you arenвЂ™t designed for. вЂњA fish canвЂ™t whistle and neither can I.вЂќ ThereвЂ™s nothing wrong with not being able to whistle, especially if youвЂ™re a fish. The thing that makes someone truly different -unique, in fact- is something that Cleverness cannot really understand. Its mechanical judgements and clever remarks tend to prove inaccurate with passing time, because it doesnвЂ™t look very deeply into things to begin with. Cleverness, after all, has its limitations. As anyone who doesnвЂ™t have it can see, the Eeyore Attitude gets in the way of things like wisdom and happiness, and pretty much prevents any sort of real Accomplishment in life. While OwlвЂ™s little routine is that of Knowledge for the sake of Appearing Wise, EeyoreвЂ™s is that of Knowledge for the sake of Complaining About Something and RabbitвЂ™s is that of Knowledge of Being Clever. IsnвЂ™t the knowledge that comes from experience more valuable than the knowledge that doesnвЂ™t? But sometimes the knowledge of the scholar is a bit hard to understand because it doesnвЂ™t seem to match up with our own experience of things. After all, from the scholarly point of view, itвЂ™s practically a crime not to know everything. That way, the scholars can appear Superior, and will not likely be suspected of Not Knowing Something. Owl instead, is the opposite of Pooh, the Knowledge for the sake of Appearing Wise, the one who studies Knowledge for the sake of Knowledge, and who keeps what he learns to himself or to his own small group, rather than working for the enlightenment of others. He does silly things and they turn out right.вЂќ As Piglet put it in вЂWinnie-the-PoohвЂ™, вЂњPooh hasnвЂ™t much Brain, but he never comes to any harm. Along with that comes the ability to do things spontaneously and have them work, odd as that may appear to others at times. 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. Which brings us to Pooh, the very Epitome of the Uncarved Block. This principle applies not only to things, but to people as well. The essence of the Uncarved Block is that things in their original simplicity contain their own natural power, power that is easily spoiled and lost when that simplicity is changed. One of the basic principles of Taoism is PвЂ™U the Uncarved Block. From the Taoist point of view, the natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness. But the basic Taoism is simply a particular way of appreciating, learning from, and working with whatever happens in everyday life.

All of these could be included under the general heading of Taoism. Over the centuries, Taoism classic teachings were developed and divided into philosophical, monastic, and folk religious forms. Milne probably meant when he said he didnвЂ™t write the Pooh-books for children in the first place. The вЂTao of PoohвЂ™ explains Taoism by Winnie the Pooh and explains Winnie the Pooh by Taoism. And PoohвЂ™s Way, as Benjamin Hoff brilliantly demonstrates, seems strangely close to the ancient Chinese principles of Taoism. Winnie the Pooh has a certain way about him, a way of doing things which has made him the worldвЂ™s most beloved bear.

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