The Tao of Pooh

By: Benjamin Hoff

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

Audie Award Winner, Personal Development, 2013

Author Benjamin Hoff shows that the philosophy of Winnie-the-Pooh is amazingly consistent with the principles of Taoism and demonstrates how you can use these principles in your daily life.

Is there such thing as a Western Taoist? Benjamin Hoff says there is, and this Taoist's favorite food is honey. Through brilliant and witty dialogue with the beloved Pooh-bear and his companions, the author of this smash bestseller explains with ease and aplomb that rather than being a distant and mysterious concept, Taoism is as near and practical to us as our morning breakfast bowl. Romp through the enchanting world of Winnie-the-Pooh while soaking up invaluable lessons on simplicity and natural living.

While Eeyore frets and Piglet hesitates and Rabbit calculates and Owl pontificates, Pooh just is. And that's the clue to the secret wisdom of the Taoists.

The Tao of Pooh is an international bestseller and the first Taoist-authored book in history to appear on bestseller lists, it remained on The New York Times’ bestseller list for 49 weeks.

©1982 Benjamin Hoff (P)2012 Tantor

Not bad

It's a little outdated, but overall timeless. I will probably listen to it again sometime.

Great read

Really enjoyed the stories and teachings . Very useful and great for all ages .

Very fun listen

Simon Vance did great narrating this piece. At just under 3hrs this was a quick listen and I enjoyed the material. I see my self listening to this over again sooner or later.

Once in a life time lesson told as a story.

This is an exceptional way to describe the wisdoms of Tao. Enjoyable while being profoundly enriching, the reader has only to gain a new perspective on another to approach the most fleeting thing we have -- our lives.

Brilliant!

This is an exceptional book...
Read it! Listen to it! Buy it! And... give it to a friend! Outstanding!

Brilliantly written, and clear.
Superbly performed, and well spoken.
Exceptional story... and overall review. Wise, simple and utterly Tao!
Love it 💕

thought provoking and relatable

rethinking familiar settings in a new light and contemplating what it could mean to you.

Inspired

This book is very inspiring! It helps you look at life through a different lens! I recommend it very much!

A simplistic introduction to Taoism

Extremely well narrated by Simon Vance.
The Tao of Pooh is an easy read or listen which is perfect for those exploring various spiritualities. That being said, the book is too trapped in judgements and limited by its Cliffs Notes approach to the subject to be worthy of serious consideration . (Perhaps I’m too much of an Owl myself to accept its facile interpretation of the Tao and it’s fundamental messages.) A good translation of the Tao te Ching, contemplated bit by bit over a much longer period of time than this book takes to hear, would be a much more authentic approach - especially if done in concert with walks in nature, visits to the beach, spending time with children or meditative activities (whether its Zazen, swimming, washing dishes, “chopping wood, carrying water” ...). As enjoyable an introduction as this book is for novices, diletantes & dabblers, the true Tao cannot be expressed in clever words.
Despite this lengthy criticism, I liked the Tao of Pooh very much the first time I read it, and I found it encouraging. It was the first book on Taoism that I read and it helped to start me on the path to the Way.

Fun Idea

Pooh has so many good lessons and to compare it to Taoism was pretty brilliant. I really liked the examples in the book but I would have liked more focus on the characters of the characters. Definitely worth the read.

very enlightening.

with a very young hearted story, this book helps bring about a peace that surpasses all understanding.