Product Description : The bestselling widely acclaimed translation from Stephen MitchellMitchells rendition of the Tao Te Ching comes as close to being definitive for our time as any I can imagine It embodies the virtues its translator credits to the Chinese original a gemlike lucidity that is radiant with humor grace largeheartedness and deep wisdom Huston Smith author of The Religions of ManIn eightyone brief chapters Laotzus Tao Te Ching or Book of the Way provides advice that imparts balance and perspective a serene and generous spirit and teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Taothe basic principle of the universe