At the behest of his teacher, Yang doesn't imbibe, keeps regular hours, and strives to lead a simple life. "He would even require that I tell him who I went out with and where we went.
至於在生活方面，楊清順更是在師父要求下，不喝酒、不夜不歸營，生活力求單純，「他甚至要我報告，我跟哪些人出去？去什麼地方？