"Green, how much I want you green./Beneath the gypsy moon, all things look at her/but she cannot see them." -Federico Garcia Lorca
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
May the Force Be With You
If you were wondering what the results of my search for religion were, you need look no further than the Tao of Pooh. That will explain everything & nothing.
For more Yoda, try here or here. For some A.A. Milne, try this.
*brushes hands together & heads off on another expotition.*
I enjoyed the book when I read it four years ago, but had serious misgivings about it.
I think I internalized some of its teachings without realizing it, though.
And this time I adored it.
I do like his point that we can be all the characters; he doesn't try to limit us to just being Pooh. Which works well for me, because I enjoy being a scholar when it feels right. Or feeling clever once in a while.
I very much enjoyed the Tao of Pooh.
ReplyDeleteThough since reading it I've embraced dissenting ideas, it is still a fabulous model for belief and quite an amazing read.
Do you feel Zen'd?
Absolutely! Tranzendant!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the book when I read it four years ago, but had serious misgivings about it.
I think I internalized some of its teachings without realizing it, though.
And this time I adored it.
I do like his point that we can be all the characters; he doesn't try to limit us to just being Pooh. Which works well for me, because I enjoy being a scholar when it feels right. Or feeling clever once in a while.
Or really the idea of working with who we are instead of against it. That just seems powerful. It's very pragmatic, this Tao stuff.
ReplyDeleteWow. Maybe I should have said some of this in the actual post.