Benjamin Hoff

Pooh is able to accomplish what he does because he is simpleminded.

No matter how useful we may be, sometimes it takes us a while to recognize our own value.

Lots of people talk to animals... Not very many listen, though... That's the problem.

A clever mind is not a heart. Knowledge doesn't really care, wisdom does.

As any old Taoist walking out of the woods can tell you, simple-minded does not necessarily mean stupid.

Under Confucianism, the use of precisely measured court music, prescribed steps, actions, and phrases all added up to an extremely complex system of rituals, each used for a particular purpose at a particular time.

Sourness and bitterness come from the interfering and unappreciative mind. Life itself when understood and utilized for what it is is sweet. That is the message of The Vinegar Tasters.

Lots of people talk to animals.. Not very many listen, though.. That's the problem.

Well, it takes all kinds to make a mess.

The wise know their limitations; the foolish do not.

Do you really want to be happy You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what youve got.

But the basic Taoism that we are concerned with here is simply a particular way of appreciating learning from and working with whatever happens in everyday life.

We simply need to believe in the power that's within us, and use it.

Practically everything from hairstyles to lifestyles is endorsed as some sort of drug to be taken Now for Instant Relief.

But the basic Taoism that we are concerned with here is simply a particular way of appreciating, learning from, and working with whatever happens in everyday life.

From the Taoist point of view, the natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness.

Life itself, when understood and utilized for what it is, is sweet.

It means that Tao doesn't force or interfere with things, but lets them work in their own way, to produce results naturally. Then whatever needs to be done is done.