[quote]Many people first hearing about it think of it as nature worship, and this is not understanding the point. The Tao, like nature itself, is not human or humane. It acts without intent and is neither benevolent nor malevolent. Like nature, it simply is.In many ways, it is the same as the uncarved block that the author keeps mentioning, or as one t-shirt writer put it, 'Shit happens'.[close quote]
Years ago, my Dad gave me a copy of The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff and I found it highly compatible with Zen. I'd wanted to find a copy of The Te of Piglet, but at the time I search for it (which was a few years ago) I couldn't find a copy. Then I stopped being able to read by eye, mainly due to neck trouble, but also due to eye-related headaches and general fatigue. More recently, I was able to get an audiobook version of The Teo of Pooh from Audible, narrated by Simon Vance, whose book narrations I have always enjoyed. Now that I know you are a Taoist, I'll give it a re-listen so I'm not quite so completely clueless when conversing with you about it.
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Date: 2018-09-17 05:21 pm (UTC)Years ago, my Dad gave me a copy of The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff and I found it highly compatible with Zen. I'd wanted to find a copy of The Te of Piglet, but at the time I search for it (which was a few years ago) I couldn't find a copy. Then I stopped being able to read by eye, mainly due to neck trouble, but also due to eye-related headaches and general fatigue. More recently, I was able to get an audiobook version of The Teo of Pooh from Audible, narrated by Simon Vance, whose book narrations I have always enjoyed. Now that I know you are a Taoist, I'll give it a re-listen so I'm not quite so completely clueless when conversing with you about it.
— Sage