The Daoist method is the psychological ability to perceive the underlying ‘essence’ of reality. We must ‘see through’ the haze that defines ordinary perception and directly penetrate the ‘Dao’. It is the ability to ‘give-up’ all accrued fabrication and let the ‘naturalness’ of the ‘Dao’ to shine through! In a sense, it is easier to ‘give-up’ the world of delusion to re-gain a direct perception of the Dao! There should be no undue ‘effort’ as this might generate yet another barrier – but there should also be an appropriate effort to ‘breakthrough’ delusion so that the qi-energy flow of the body becomes unhindered and unified in its progression around the body.
Adrian