“Like silence after noise, or cool, clear water on a hot, stuffy day, Emptiness cleans out the messy mind and charges up the batteries of spiritual energy. Many people are afraid of Emptiness, however, because it reminds them of Loneliness.” PeopleMindSpiritualEnergyWaterSilenceClearLonelinessHotNoiseEmptinessMessyBatteriesClear WaterSpiritual Energy Author:Benjamin Hoff
“The surest way to become Tense, Awkward, and Confused is to develop a mind that tries too hard - one that thinks too much.” ThinkingWayTryingMindHardToo MuchConfusedAwkwardTaoTenseTao Of Pooh Author:Benjamin Hoff
“But down through the centuries, man has developed a mind that separates him from the world of reality, the world of natural laws. This mind tries too hard, wears itself out, and ends up weak and sloppy. Such a mind, even if of high intelligence, is inefficient. It drives down the street in a fast-moving car and thinks its at the store, going over a grocery list. Then it wonders why accidents occur.” IfsThinkingMenWorldTryingMindEndsHardRealityMovingLawNaturalWonderStreetsCenturyCarWeakAccidentsStoresListsGroceriesNatural LawSloppyGrocery Lists Author:Benjamin Hoff
“The urge to grow and develop, present in all forms of life, becomes perverted in the Bisy Backson's mind into a constant struggle to change everything (the Bulldozer Backson) and everyone (the Bigoted Backson) else but himself, and interfere with things he has no business interfering with, including practically every form of life on earth.” MindEarthFormGrowsStruggleConstantIncludingUrgesInterfereConstant StruggleBulldozers Author:Benjamin Hoff
“A clever mind is not a heart. Knowledge doesn't really care, wisdom does.” MindHeartDoeCareCleverTaoTao Of Pooh Author:Benjamin Hoff
“Sourness and bitterness come from the interfering and unappreciative mind. Life itself, when understood and utilized for what it is, is sweet. That is the message of The Vinegar Tasters.” MindSweetMessagesUnderstoodBitternessInterfereVinegarTao Of Pooh Author:Benjamin Hoff
“And when you try too hard, it doesn't work. Try grabbing something quickly and precisely with a tensed-up arm; then relax and try it again. Try doing something with a tense mind. The surest way to become Tense, Awkward, and Confused is to develop a mind that tries too hard-one that thinks too much.” ThinkingWayTryingMindHardToo MuchArmsConfusedRelaxAwkwardRelaxationTenseGrabbing Author:Benjamin Hoff
“Within each of us there is an Owl, a Rabbit, and Eeyore, and a Pooh. For too long, we have chosen the way of Owl and Rabbit. Now, like Eeyore, we complain about the results. But that accomplishes nothing. If we are smart, we will choose the way of Pooh. As if from far away, it calls us with the voice of a child's mind. It may be hard to hear at times, but it is important just the same, because without it, we will never find our way through the forest.” IfsWayMindMayChildrenLongImportantHardVoiceResultsSmartAccomplishComplainingForestsChosenFar AwayRabbitsOwlTao Of PoohAccomplish Nothing Author:Benjamin Hoff
