Summary+-+Jungna+Park

Nowhere and Nothing
Nowhere and Nothing starts with the conversation between Pooh and Christopher. Christopher tells Pooh that he likes to do “Nothing.” Pooh wonders how can people do nothing. There was a story described by Chuang-tse. The Consciousness wandered in the North to the land of Dark Waters, climbed the Unnoticeable Slope, and met Speechless Non-Doer. The Consciousness questioned him about the Tao, but he didn’t give him any answer. The Consciousness traveled to South to the land of Bright Ocean, climbed the Mountain of Certainty, and met Impulsive Speech-Master, he asked the same questions. The master tried to answer his questions but as soon as he spoke, he became confused and forgot what he was talking about. Consciousness returned to the palace and asked the Yellow Emperor. The Yellow Emperor told him that, in order to understand Tao is to put no effort, to find peace in Tao is to go nowhere and do nothing, to reach Tao is to start from no point and follow no road.

Chuang-tse, Robin and Pooh describe the Great Secret, which is the key to unlock the doors of wisdom, happiness, and truth. To the Taoist nothing is something.

The Yellow emperor loses the dark pearl of Tao, he sends Knowledge to find it, but Knowledge couldn’t understand it. He sent Distant Vision, but he was unable to see it. He sent Eloquence but unable to describe it. At the end, he sent Empty Mind, and Empty mind came back with the pearl. When Eeyore lost his tail, no one could find it except for Pooh. So being empty, simple minded is better than overstuff minded, because it can see what’s in front of it. Knowledge and Cleverness tend to concern themselves with the wrong sorts of things. However many people are afraid of emptiness because it reminds themselves of loneliness. People want everything to be filled in. But after discarding the loneliness, people can discover the fullness of nothing.

The power of a clear mind can be attained from the value of “Nothing.” If people attained ideas, and trace it down to original, they can discover that it all originated from “Nothing.” Appreciating the “Nothing” starts from a childhood, which they are independent, clear-minded, and all-seeing. Because helpless children are aware of things, and enjoys what is around them. “Return to the beginning; become a child again.” The wise children are emptied and filled with wisdom of the Great Nothing, which is the way of the Universe.

The Now of Pooh
A Brain can do many things, but things that it can do are not the most important things. The cleverness of mind only separates the thinker from the world reality. People have to learn the value of wisdom, and contentment. People have to listen to their voice within them, the voice of wisdom and simplicity, which is beyond cleverness and know beyond Knowledge. Owl and Rabbit are the ways most people choose to go, Eeyore always complain about the result, whom accomplishes nothing. Smart people will choose the way of Pooh because it listens to the voice inside, it might be hard to hear at times, but it is important to listen.

Backword
Backword starts with Pooh and the narrator having conversation. The narrator asks how Pooh thinks about the Tao of Pooh. Pooh sings a song that basically summarizes the Tao of Pooh, which simply means to believe in yourself.