In Christianity, it is a trust not unlike the trust you will have in a trustworthy friend, who will do you all kinds of favors and support you when necessary, even take your side against enemies.
In Taoism, this trust is of a different nature, for the Tao - as the impersonal, underlying principle of all things - cannot be given human qualities, and cannot be seen as a friend. In fact, the Tao does not discriminate and it "treats" you and your enemies identically. The trust you have in the Tao is more like the trust you will have in, for example, the Law of Gravity.
There is a big difference, though. Unlike the Law of Gravity, the Tao is vague and indefinable. Basically, you are expected to trust something you will never really understand. So, in a way you do need faith, and lots of it.
True faith
is
complete trust
without understanding:
It is to accept
silence
silently.
is
complete trust
without understanding:
It is to accept
silence
silently.
The Tao is Tao, 22
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