Key Insights:

1. It wasn’t Buddha or Confucius, but Taoism’s Lao-tse who found happiness amidst Life’s difficulties.
2. Life becomes bitter and sour when we insist on making things different than what they are.
3. Pooh beautifully embodies numerous Taoist principles.
4. The answers to our most important questions are not found at pedantic Owl’s house.
5. Pooh’s poetry reveals a deep understanding of Tao, and our own tendencies to resist it.
6. Striving and scheming against unpleasant inner qualities and unfortunate external circumstances will not help us or lead to happiness.