Benjamin Hoff Quotes (19 Quotes)


    There was a man that hated his footprints and his shadow, so one day he thought that if he ran fast enough, his footprints and shadow would not be able to follow him and then he never ever had to look at them again. He ran and he ran as fast as he could, but the shadow and the footprints had no problems keeping up to him. And he ran even faster and all of a sudden he fell dead to the ground. But if he been standing still there hadn't been any footprints and if he had been resting under a tree his shadow had been swallowed of the trees shadow.

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

    According to Lao-tse, the more man interfered with the natural balance produced and governed by the universal laws, the further away the harmony retreated into the distance.

    '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' said Piglet . Pooh nodded thoughtfully. 'It's the same thing,' he said. '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.'

    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.


    When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple, childlike, and mysterious secret known to those of the Uncarved Block Life is Fun.


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

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

    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.

    That was when I began to get an idea to write a book that explained the principles of Taoism through Winnie-the-Pooh, and explained Winnie-the-Pooh through the principles of Taoism.

    Modern man's difficulties, dangerous beliefs and feelings of loneliness, spiritual emptiness,and personal weakness are caused by his illusions about, and separation from, the natural world.

    How can you get very far, If you dont know Who You Are How can you do what you ought, If you dont know What Youve Got And if you dont know Which To Do Of all the things in front of you, Then what youll have when you are through Is just a mess without a clue Of all the best that can come true If you know What and Which and Who.

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

    To Buddha, the second figure in the painting, life on earth was bitter, filled with attachments and desires that led to suffering.

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

    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.

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

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


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