Winnie the Pooh has a certain way about him - a way of doing things which has brought him worldwide popularity. And Pooh's way, as Benjamin Hoff demonstrates in this book, seems strangely close to the ancient Chinese principles of Taoism.
Benjamin Hoff Books
January 1, 1946
Hoff draws deeply from a childhood affection for the natural world, interwoven with extensive studies in Asian culture and philosophy. His work explores themes of harmony, balance, and the meaning of life with a distinctive, meditative grace, informed by his background in art, music, and particularly Taoism. He focuses on revealing profound truths through simplicity and naturalness, often employing allegory and metaphor. His writing invites readers to contemplate life's deeper insights within the everyday.
The Eternal Tao Te Ching
- 272 pages
- 10 hours of reading
The bestselling author of The Tao of Pooh offers a uniquely authentic translation of the enduring Tao Te Ching , based on the meanings of the ancient Chinese characters in use when the Taoist classic was written.From Benjamin Hoff, author of The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet, which have sold millions of copies worldwide, comes The Eternal Tao Te Ching , a new translation of the Chinese philosophical classic, the Tao Te Ching.The Eternal Tao Te Ching is the first translation to employ the meanings of the pre-writing brush characters in use 2,400 years ago, when the classic was written, rather than relying on the often-different meanings of the more modern brush characters, as other translations have done. Hoff points out in his chapter notes the many incidents of meddling and muddling that have been made over the centuries by scholars and copyists, and he corrects the mistakes and removes such tampering from the text. Hoff also makes the provocative claim—and demonstrates by revealing clues in the text—that the Tao Te Ching ’s author was a young nobleman hiding his identity, rather than the long-alleged author, the “Old Master” of legend, Lao-tzu. And Hoff’s chapter notes shed new light on the author’s surprisingly modern viewpoint. With a selection of lyrical color landscape photographs by the author, this is a unique, and uniquely accessible, presentation of the Tao Te Ching .
Exploring the Te (a Chinese word meaning virtue) of the small - a principle embodied perfectly in Piglet - this book features dialogues between the author, Benjamin Hoff, and characters such as Pooh, Eeyore, Owl, Kanga, Baby Roo and Piglet.
Prasátko a tao
- 147 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Volné pokračování autorova bestselleru Pú a tao přibližuje další zásady taoistického učení Tentokrát se pozornost soustřeďuje na postavu prasátka - "velmi malého a nenápadného zvířátka", které jak v původním příběhu, tak v této knize projde Cestou, tj. prodělá určitou vývojovou změnu.
