New English Version by Stephen Mitchell
Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, is the classic manual on the art of living and one of the wonders of the world. In eighty-one brief chapters, the Tao Te Ching looks at the basci predicament of being alive and gives advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serence and generous spirit. This book is about wisdom in action. It teaches how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao (the basic principle of the universe) and applies equally to good government and sexual love, to childrearing, business, and ecology.
Stephen Mitchell's rendition o f 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 Man"
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