Tao - the way each of us follows, meaning what we should do or what we shouldn't do in a certain situation…

Silence - it must not be mistaken for the physical silence. And neither for mental concentration or the clearing of mind of thoughts like in dhyana, the yoga exercises. It is silence when the mind doesn't seek deliberately for Tao, which means it is not directed on a pre-established track. By not seeking for Tao, the mind finds it beyond the already known representations and prejudices, in a spontaneous manner. Tao is the here-and-now revelation of a meaning [truth], which doesn't last and cannot be kept in philosophical books and so on.

In I-ching, Hexagram Abyss, Water [29], we find a similar atmosphere. It is said there that you'll succeed if you are sincere, that is, you experience a revelation that enlightens you and helps you out of a coercive circumstance. By "sincerity" is not meant the common sense of the word, which is opposed to hypocrisy, lie or self-delusion. Sincerity is not even a generous, unprejudiced opening up of the mind to our self - so as to grasp it in its primary form. Sincerity isn't either an ethical or a truth-oriented attitude. Here, sincerity rather suggests a mind that doesn't seek for the truth in a deliberate, focused, or systematic manner. It's a flexible mind adhering to the day-to-day life and to the ordinary happenings that challenge the human being each and every moment, every hour, every day, every week.

On a different occasion, master Lu Yang declared that Taoism is anti-ascetic. He said something like: you eat, drink, love, behold the clear sky…it's cold in winter: so you light the fire…etc.