Division of Taguig City and Pateros

Western Bicutan National High School

Introduction to Word Religions and Belief Systems

Name:Christine Ai M. Mejia Grade&Section:HUMSS-A Date:February 19, 2021

ACTIVITY SHEET NO._____
Activity Title: Taoism
Learning Competency:
1. Analyze the brief history, core teaching, fundamental belief, practice and related
issues of Taoism

I. Directions / Instructions:
Activity 1: Listen to the audiobook (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK5WukFEGWY)
about “The Dao of Pooh” (based on a book with the same title by Benjamin Hoff). Based on
your understanding of Winnie-the-Pooh characters, how would you describe the traits of the
following characters? Which of them possess the Daoist ideals? Why?

Character Trait

Winnie-the-Pooh Pooh is a "bear of very little brain" which at

first would seem to preclude his being much
of a Taoist philosopher; however, one of the
principle tenets of Taoism P'u, otherwise
known as the Uncarved Block, which
suggests that things in their uncarved state
are powerful in their own simplicity. Pooh is
the epitome of the Uncarved Block. Pooh
has no arrogance, hidden depths or
emotional complexities. In short he has no
qualities that take away his absolute
simplicity. He simply does what he feels like
doing at the time, and it usually turns out
just the way it is meant to.
Piglet Unlike Tigger, Piglet is well aware of his own
limitations. This makes him seem to be
breaker than expected. He is an example of
listening to our inner self and the
importance of getting to know ourselves
 very well. Piglet is very well-acquainted with
his In er Self and so is actually extremely
confident for such a small animal.
Tigger According to Tigger, "Tiggers can do
everything" and Tigger's character is a
demonstration of the foolishness of
continually trying to do what one cannot do.
Wise people know their own limitations but
foolish people do not and Tigger definitely
falls into the latter category. This gets him
into a lot of trouble. It even makes him eat
many meals he doesn't like because he
constantly claims that Tiggers love eating
everything - and finds that they don't.
Eeyore Eeyore is a pessimistic sort of fellow and
unlike Owl whose knowledge is for the sake
of having knowledge, Eeyore's knowledge is
used for the sake of complaining about
something. Eeyore' outlook on life obviously
prevents spontaneous enjoyment and
therefore prevents all of the knowledge that
can come from spontaneity and happiness.
Rabbit Rabbit likes knowledge so that he can be
clever. He likes to be thought clever and
believes he is happy in his cleverness.
However, cleverness and wisdom are
different things and Rabbit's cleverness
demonstrates that over time, cleverness can
become just a series of observations and
involves no real enlightenment or insight at
all.
Owl Owl is the opposite of Pooh. He loves to
have knowledge for knowledge's sake and
so that he appears wise to everyone else. He
doesn't like to share this knowledge widely
but likes to keep it within a very small circle.
He is not concerned with enlightening
others. However, his knowledge, which is
the knowledge of the scholarly, can seem a
bit removed from the rest of us because it is
not learned from experiences, and in Taoism
knowledge gained from experience is
actually more meaningful.
Checked by:
Ms. Melody C. Globio Date: _______________
Teacher

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