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Pooh is able to accomplish what he does because he is simpleminded. (Benjamin Hoff)
Practically everything from hairstyles to lifestyles is endorsed as some sort of drug to be taken Now for Instant Relief. View quote
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Treat gain and loss the same.' Don't be Intimidated. Don't make a Big Deal of anything - just accept things as they come to you. View quote
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I think, therefore I am... confused. View quote
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Practically speaking, if timesaving devices really saved time, there would be more time available to us now than ever before in history. But, strangely enough, we seem to have less time than even a few years ago. It's really great fun to go someplace where there are no timesaving devices because, when you do, you find that you have lots of time. Elsewhere, you're too busy working to pay for machines to save you time so you won't have to work so hard. View quote
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Do you really want to be happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you've got. Do you want to be really miserable? You can begin by being discontented. View quote
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While Eeyore frets... ... and Piglet hesitates ... and Rabbit calculates ... and Owl pontificates ... Pooh just is. View quote
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What could we call the moment before we begin to eat the honey? Some would call it anticipation, but we think it's more than that. We would call it awareness. It's when we become happy and realize it, if only for an instant. By Enjoying the Process, we can stretch that awareness out so that it's no longer a moment, but covers the whole thing. Then we can have a lot of fun. Just like Pooh. View quote
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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. View quote
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Well, it takes all kinds to make a mess. View quote
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From the Taoist point of view, the natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness. (Benjamin Hoff)
As any old Taoist walking out of the woods can tell you, simple-minded does not necessarily mean stupid. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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You can't save time. You can only spend it, but you can spend it wisely or foolishly. View quote
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We simply need to believe in the power that's within us, and use it. View quote
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Eeyores are Realists, they say. But reality is what one makes it. And the more negative reality one nurtures and creates, the more of it one has. View quote
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Without difficulties, life would be like a stream without rocks and curves - about as interesting as concrete. Without problems, there can be no personal growth, no group achievement, no progress for humanity. But what matters about problems is what one does with them. Eeyores don't overcome problems. No, it's the other way around. View quote
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What can be just as hard to see as problems-in-the-making is that a good many "problems" aren't really problems to begin with. People who don't see situations for what they are often struggle against difficulties that aren't there and create difficulties in the process. Or turn small difficulties into large ones. View quote
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