We suggest you turn to the Tao Teh Ching:
5 Heaven and earth are not moved by offerings of straw-dogs. The Trne Person is not moved by offerings of straw-dogs. The space between heaven and earth is like a bellows. It is empty and yet never exhausted. The more it works the more comes out. Many words lead to exhaustion. Better to hold fast to your center. -- tr. T. McCarroll