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《天辨在人》

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1 天辨在人:
难者曰:阴阳之会,一岁再遇。遇于南方者以中夏,遇于北方者以中冬。冬丧物之气也,则其会于是何?如金木水火,各奉其所主以从阴阳,相与一力而并功。其实非独阴阳也,然而阴阳因之以起,助其所主。故少阳因木而起,助春之生也;太阳因火而起,助夏之养也;少阴因金而起,助秋之成也;太阳因水而起,助冬之藏也。阴虽与水并气而合冬,其实不同,故水独有丧而阴不与焉。是以阴阳会于中冬者,非其丧也。春爱志也,夏乐志也,秋严志也,冬哀志也。故爱而有严,乐而有哀,四时之则也。喜怒之祸,哀乐之义,不独在人,亦在于天,而春夏之阳,秋冬之阴,不独在天,亦在于人。人无春气,何以博爱而容众?人无秋气,何以立严而成功?人无夏气,何以盛养而乐生?人无冬气,何以哀死而恤丧?天无喜气,亦何以暖而春生育?天无怒气,亦何以清而秋杀就?天无乐气,亦何以疏阳而夏养长?天无哀气,亦何以激阴而冬闭藏?故曰:天乃有喜怒哀乐之行,人亦有春秋冬夏之气者,合类之谓也。匹夫虽贱,而可以见德刑之用矣。是故阴阳之行,终各六月,远近同度,而所在异处。阴之行,春居东方,秋居西方,夏居空右,冬居空左,夏居空下,冬居空上,此阴之常处也。阳之行,春居上,冬居下,此阳之常处也。阴终岁四移,而阳常居实,非亲阳而疏阴,任德而远刑与?天之志,常置阴空处,稍取之以为助。故刑者德之辅,阴者阳之助也,阳者岁之主也。天下之草木随阳而生落,天下之三王随阳而改正,天下之尊卑随阳而序位。幼者居阳之所少,老者居阳之所老,贵者居阳之所盛,贱者居阳之所衰。藏者,言其不得当阳。不当阳者臣子是也,当阳者匀是也。故人主南面,以阳为位也。阳贵而阴贱,天之制也。礼之尚右,非尚阴也,敬老阳而尊成功也。

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