Hoff čerpal zo svojej lásky k prírode, ktorú si vypestoval v detstve, a z hlbokých znalostí ázijskej kultúry a filozofie. Jeho diela, ovplyvnené štúdiom umenia, hudby a najmä taoizmu, sa zaoberajú témami harmónie, rovnováhy a zmyslu života s jedinečnou, meditatívnou ľahkosťou. Hoff sa zameriava na preniknutie do podstaty sveta prostredníctvom jednoduchosti a prirodzenosti, často s využitím alegórií a metafor. Jeho písanie vyzýva čitateľov k zamysleniu nad hlbšími pravdami v každodennom živote.
The Wisdom of Pooh. Is there such thing as a Western Taoist? Benjamin Hoff says there is, and this Taoist's favorite food is honey. Through brilliant and witty dialogue with the beloved Pooh-bear and his companions, the author of this smash bestseller explains with ease and aplomb that rather than being a distant and mysterious concept, Taoism is as near and practical to us as our morning breakfast bowl. Romp through the enchanting world of Winnie-the-Pooh while soaking up invaluable lessons on simplicity and natural living.
Volné pokračování autorova bestselleru Pú a tao přibližuje další zásady taoistického učení Tentokrát se pozornost soustřeďuje na postavu prasátka - "velmi malého a nenápadného zvířátka", které jak v původním příběhu, tak v této knize projde Cestou, tj. prodělá určitou vývojovou změnu.
The bestselling author of The Tao of Pooh offers a uniquely authentic translation of the enduring Tao Te Ching , based on the meanings of the ancient Chinese characters in use when the Taoist classic was written.From Benjamin Hoff, author of The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet, which have sold millions of copies worldwide, comes The Eternal Tao Te Ching , a new translation of the Chinese philosophical classic, the Tao Te Ching.The Eternal Tao Te Ching is the first translation to employ the meanings of the pre-writing brush characters in use 2,400 years ago, when the classic was written, rather than relying on the often-different meanings of the more modern brush characters, as other translations have done. Hoff points out in his chapter notes the many incidents of meddling and muddling that have been made over the centuries by scholars and copyists, and he corrects the mistakes and removes such tampering from the text. Hoff also makes the provocative claim—and demonstrates by revealing clues in the text—that the Tao Te Ching ’s author was a young nobleman hiding his identity, rather than the long-alleged author, the “Old Master” of legend, Lao-tzu. And Hoff’s chapter notes shed new light on the author’s surprisingly modern viewpoint. With a selection of lyrical color landscape photographs by the author, this is a unique, and uniquely accessible, presentation of the Tao Te Ching .
Exploring the Te (a Chinese word meaning virtue) of the small - a principle embodied perfectly in Piglet - this book features dialogues between the author, Benjamin Hoff, and characters such as Pooh, Eeyore, Owl, Kanga, Baby Roo and Piglet.
