壽世慈航
太上成應篇註

太上成應篇註

太上成應篇註

葑溪南園彭紹升敬輯太上,尊稱也。道惟以此二字爲首,葢示人以不可玩怒之意。山此動彼謂之感,由彼答此謂之應,言善惡感動天地,必有報應也。常人惟感應二字,庶足以動從善去惡之良心。我祖章皇帝刻此篇,頒貯羣臣,至舉貢生監皆得徧及。是感應第書,不獨檢束身心與王化所必錄也。上曰:禍福無則,惟人自召。此與下二句爲一篇綱領,後皆層層發明此意。惟字最宜眼。禍福未邦之先,原無一定之門。迨意念旣形之後,遂分善意兩途。天道無私,隨感而至,召禍召福,皆人自取。故孟子曰:禍福無不自己求之者。其斯之謂與?

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