Translated, edited, and heavily annotated by the world-renowned scholar Lin Yutang, this milestone compilation serves as the preeminent comprehensive guide to Taoist philosophy for the Western mind. Yutang seamlessly weaves together the foundational text of Lao Tzu’sTao Te Ching with the profound, expansive interpretations of his greatest disciple, Chuangtsu, arranging the discourses topically to map out the natural path of the "Tao" (The Way), non-striving, and the cosmic harmony of existence.