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The Tao of Pooh and Te of Piglet

Benjamin Hoff and E.H. Shephard

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The Tao of Pooh and Te of Piglet Benjamin Hoff and E.H. Shephard “I chose to read The Tao of Pooh and the Te of Piglet, which I really will talk about together even though they're two separate books because I was just curious. I mean I grew up reading Winnie the Pooh and loved those stories and knew very little about Taoism and wanted to learn a little bit more, and this seemed like a good sort of access point for both. The books are really about the characters, Winnie the Pooh, and Tigger, and Eeyore, and the Owl, and how those characters represent certain aspects of Taoism. Specifically, Winnie the Pooh is supposed to represent sort of — I believe the term was Pu — I think it was P-U — which is sort of the uncarved stone, someone that's genuine by being themselves and not trying to be anything different. Piglet is the Te, and he is supposed to be sort of a — he's supposed to show the virtue of the small and that even though he's small, he's very earnest; and that what he does, even if the effort's very small, can have very large effects. I would say what I gained from reading the books was really more of an understanding of Taoism. I don't feel like they were real paradigm shifts in my personality; I didn't go out and say, "I'm not gonna be an Eeyore." I really was more — I'm learning something about Taoism and I can understand these concepts more because they related to characters that I know. I think this book would be accessible to everyone. I would recommend it really even to kids, 'cause I think — maybe kids teen and up — but it gives a good understanding of an introduction to Taoism. If you're really trying to do a survey of religions maybe with kids, it would be good for them to understand that that means. I would give it four out of five stars. It's a very endearing book.”