tao

i just finished reading the tao of pooh which is a book about taoism from the perspective of the characters in the winnie-the-pooh books by a.a. milne. i found it pretty interesting, which surprised me, and as a result i have picked up a copy of the tao te ching to read a bit further. i'm glad that i read the tao of pooh first. had i not i would have probably written the whole philosophy of the tao off as some feel-good-hippie-nonsense, but instead i found something that is quite interesting, and at least initially is very relevant to christianity.
this sort of exploration into worlds and 'religions' unknown is pretty unusual for me, but sense something within my body resonates with some of this stuff and i have this 'unusual interest', i have decided to run with it.
i hope to be able to post some detailed observations of taoism in the near future, but for now i will attempt to pique your interest and allay your fears by telling you that so far it sounds a lot like moltmann's theology of hope, as well as a very therapeutic perspective from which to relate to each other and the world.