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," I said. "That's not about Taoism," he said. "Oh, yes it is," I said. — 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 breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?" "I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?"… — 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
