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Tao is everywhere.

It cannot be kept from the sincere.

Tao originated in China and was an expression of that culture. It

was intimately tied to a poetically agrarian view of the world, and it

forged mysticism and pragmatism together. But now, most of us, even

those in China, do not understand ancient words. Our farming is

mechanized. Our poetry is written on computers. Does this make Tao

invalid? No, it does not. Tao is still here, and if we are to follow

Tao, we must rely not on old standards but on direct experience.

Contemporary minds need contemporary concepts to interest them.

If following Tao is as great as the masters claim, then it ought to

be applicable to any situation and any race. Neither time, nor place,

nor culture should be a barrier to the sincere seeker. Tao surrounds us;

we need only guidance and understanding in order to connect with it.

Tao is not something esoteric. It is right here. The masters allude

to this all the time. For them, anything — from reading scriptures to

attending the theater, from meditating to sweeping dung from the

ground — is Tao. They understand the ubiquitous nature of Tao and act

accordingly. If masters still know Tao in this world of jet planes and

electronic communication, then we can also absorb the essential message

of Tao. Those who succeed might never talk of it, and yet everything

they do will be spontaneously in tandem with Tao.