Tao of pooh series#

Then we work with the natural order of things and operate on the principle of minimal effort. “When we learn to work with our own Inner Nature, and with the natural laws operating around us, we reach the level of Wu Wei. Here’s what makes Pooh, “the most effortless bear we’ve ever seen”: Here are a few points that are popping out in this Tao of Pooh book: Perhaps that’s something I’ll undo as I learn more of the zen and Taoist ways.

Then again, I’ve gotta admit, it does give me some feeing of accomplishment to finish a book, whether it’s 100 pages or 1000 pages. The number you read in a given year doesn’t say much. Sure it’s doable, but books come in all shapes and sizes. That’s one of the things about aiming to read X number of books in a given year and all these guys who claim to read a book a day. I grabbed a short one that had been recommended by a few people: The Tao of Pooh.Īn audiobook version made it even easier to throw on some zenfulness on my way to work, and it was less than three hours long. Oh the irony of feeling stressed about all the Tao and zen books I desired to read (dropping desire altogether seems to be a pretty integral part to this zen stuff). I pulled up a list of Taoism books on GoodReads. the “itching” part), but I’m pretty new to this journey and giving myself a noob pass. I was itching for some more zen, which is a tad counter to zen in itself (i.e. If it settles on a single subject for a few days, weeks, or even months, just go with it. You get ahead of that ever-changing curiosity of yours. But this is what felt right, so why force something for the sake of a plan? This is precisely the problem with book lists in the first place. I had hoped to cover a wide range of topics in this little Book Thoughts series, and the second guesser in me was chattering loudly when I pulled another book about Taoism from the bookshelf. It’s not that I didn’t like the book, but I had just journeyed through such a meditative read that seemed to reshape my soul’s alignment in some subtle way (to be dramatic about it), and switching topics so hastily felt like removing braces after just a day or two of wearing them. Just thoughts that occasionally veer away from the books.Īfter reading the Way of Zen, I moved onto a book that’s been on my list for a while: Surely You Must be Joking Mr.

Tao of pooh series#

Book Thoughts is a series where I write about things books make me think about.