How to Peel a Banana

I have always peeled bananas the same way you probably do: Grab hold of the stem and yank hard. Sometimes it works. Sometimes the step pops off. Sometimes I have to bite the edge of the stem to get it to peel.

Here's how monkeys peel bananas:

Turn the banana around the other way.
Pinch the tip of the banana. The banana peel will magically split into two.
Easily peel the banana.

It's so simple and easy, and I have never had it fail.

What does this have to do with Daoism?

If you want to learn how to do something, look to the experts. In nature, the experts on banana peeling are the monkeys.


Now here is a picture of a cute monkey.