Taoism is a philosophical tradition that has shaped Chinese life for a long time. It is also known as Taoism. Taoist’s live life in harmony and are care-free. It is characterized by the way they view nature. It involves a character that portrays a confucianist person. In the Tao of Pooh, it displays the principles of Taoism by explaining Winnie the Pooh’s Tao or “way” of life. In each chapter of the book, Benjamin Hoff puts examples of Taoism in stories that Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Owl, and Rabbit experience. Three of the most important aspects of Taoism are showed in the chapters Tao of Who, Spelling Tuesday, and Cottleston Pie. One of the most important principles of Taoism is named after Pooh. It is called P’u or also known as the Uncarved Block. An Uncarved Block is something that contains their own natural power, power that is easily spoiled or lost when the things in their original simplicity is changed. It tells us that if we try to examine and define ourselves, our behavior changes from spontaneous to difficult. In this chapter, Pooh, Owl, Rabbit, and Eeyore get lost and can’t figure out how to get home. Rabbit tried too hard to find a way home making everything more complicated. With Pooh, he says, “but there are twelve pots of honey in my cupboard, and they’ve been calling me for hours.”(Pg 15), this shows that he went with his instincts and never overthought the situation which leads him to coming up with uncomplicated solutions more innately. Because Pooh doesn’t know exactly how to explain the Uncarved Block, it shows that he is the Uncarved Block. In the book, Hoff explains what wisdom is versus what knowledge is to a Taoist. Wisdom is defined as learning from experience whereas knowledge is defined as being taught or learning from something else. On page 29, there is a poem by Han-Shan talking about Wang’s poems. In his writing, he writes about something that can’t be described. The question: how ca