Do you really want to be happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you've got. — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
“...and after discarding the emptiness of the Big Congested Mess, we discover the fullness of Nothing.” — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
Through working in harmony with life's circumstances, Taoist understanding changes what others may percieve as negative into something positive. — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
But the basic Taoism that we are concerned with here is simply a particular way of appreciating, learning from, and working with… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
What's that?" the Unbeliever asked. "Wisdom from the Western Taoist,"I said. "It sounds like something from Winnie-the-Pooh ," he said. "It is,"… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
“The power-hungry wanter their followers to believe that heaven was a place to which some people - and only people - went… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
Everything has its own place and function. That applies to people, although many don't seem to realize it, stuck as they are… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?" "What's for… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
The honey doesn't taste so good once it is being eaten; the goal doesn't mean so much once it is reached; the… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
“The Pooh Way "By the time it came to the edge of the Forest the stream had grown up, so that it… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
“...you'd be surprised how many people violate this simple principle every day of their lives and try to fit square pegs into… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
“Those who know what's wrong with them and take care of themselves accordingly will tend to live a lot longer than those who consider… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share
There was a man that hated his footprints and his shadow, so one day he thought that if he ran fast enough, his footprints… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share
“Wherever Gandhi went, he transformed situations and lives. As one friend and biographer wrote, "He...changed human beings by regarding them not as what they… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share
Practically everything from hairstyles to lifestyles is endorsed as some sort of drug to be taken Now for Instant Relief. — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share
The main problem with this great obsession for saving time is very simple: you can't save time. You can only spend it. But you… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share
A way of life that keeps saying 'Around the next corner, above the next step,' works against the natural order of things and makes… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share
Everything has its own place and function. That applies to people, although many don't seem to realize it, stuck as they are in the… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share
When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple, childlike,… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share
But the basic Taoism that we are concerned with here is simply a particular way of appreciating, learning from, and working with whatever happens… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share
“He tried too hard", said Pooh."and when you try too hard it doesn't work. Try grabbing something quickly and precisely with a tensed up… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share
Like silence after noise, or cool, clear water on a hot, stuffy day, Emptiness cleans out the messy mind and charges up the batteries… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share
“...you'd be surprised how many people violate this simple principle every day of their lives and try to fit square pegs into round holes,… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share
Sourness and bitterness come from the interfering and unappreciative mind. Life itself, when understood and utilized for what it is, is sweet. That is… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share
