We suggest you turn to the Tao Teh Ching:
51 The Way brings forth, Its virtue fosters them, With matter they take shape, And circumstance perfects them all: That is why all things Do honor the Way And venerate its power. The exaltation of the Way, The veneration of its power, Come not by fate or decree; But always just because By nature it is so. So when the Way brings forth, Its power fosters all: They grow, are reared, And fed and housed until They come to ripe maturity. You shall give life to things But never possess them; Your work shall depend on none; You shall be chief but never lord. This describes the mystic power. -- tr. R. Blakney