饶减篇
发微论 · section 5 · 蔡元定 · 801 characters
Original text
其次又当正饶减饶减者言乎其消长也夫龙虎左右各有饶减然饶减龙虎者何哉此消长隂阳之义也饶减之法大槩以先到为主龙山先到则减龙而饶虎其穴必居左虎山先到则减虎而饶龙其穴必居右葢山水闗鎻必须交固然后气全穴左则取左山为闗须右边水过宫鎻断所谓隂鎻阳闗也穴右则取右山为闗须左边水过宫鎻断所谓阳鎻隂闗也惟有朝山朝水则顺闗顺鎻不妨若横水过宫则逆闗逆鎻方善断不可改易也毫厘差谬祸福大逺可不审哉
趋避篇 其次又当详趋避趋避者言乎其决择也夫天下之道二吉凶善恶常相半不能皆吉也而必有凶不能皆善也而必有恶故人之所遭有不齐也既所遭之不齐则必有以处趋吉避凶去恶从善是也地理亦然夫山川之所钟不能皆全纯粹之气不能无所驳杂既不能无所驳杂则妍媸丑好纷然前陈亦其宜耳然而山川之变态不一咫尺之移转顿殊或低视而丑或髙视而好或左视而妍或右视而媸或秀气聚下而髙则否或情意偏右而左则亏
裁成篇 其次又当知裁成裁成者言乎其人事也夫人不天不因天不人不成自有宇宙即有山川数不加多用不加少必天生自然而后定则天地之造化亦有限矣是故山川之融结在天而山水之裁成在人或过焉吾则裁其过或不及焉吾则益其不及使适于中截长补短损髙益下莫不有当然之理其始也不过目力之巧工力之具其终也夺神功改天命而人与天无间矣故善者尽其当然而不害其为自然不善者泥乎自然卒不知其所当然所以道不虚行存乎其人也
感应篇 其次又当原感应感应者言乎其天道也夫天道不言而响应福善祸淫皆是物也谚云隂地好不如心地好此善言感应之理也是故求地者必以积徳为本若其徳果厚天必以吉地应之是所以福其子孙者心也而地之吉亦将以符之也其恶果盈天必以凶地应之是所以祸其子孙者亦本于心也而地之凶亦将以符之也葢心者气之主气者徳之符天未尝有心于人而人之一心一气感应自相符合耳郭氏云吉凶感应鬼神及人人于先骸固不可不择其所而安厝之然不修其本惟末是图则不累祖宗者寡矣况欲有以福其子孙哉地理之微吾既发明之故述此于篇末以明天道之不可诬人心之所当谨噫观是书者其知所戒哉
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