Sentence:  <WSD>According</WSD> to this doctrine , the universe was ruled by Heaven , T ' ien - as a natural force , or in the personification of a Supreme Sky-god - governing all things by means of a process called the Tao , which can be roughly interpreted as `` the Order of the Universe '' or `` the Universal Way '' . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  go together