感应章第十六
子(zi)曰：“昔者明王事(shi)(shi)父孝，故(gu)事(shi)(shi)天(tian)明；事(shi)(shi)母(mu)孝，故(gu)事(shi)(shi)地察；长幼顺(shun)，故(gu)上下治。天(tian)地明察，神(shen)明彰矣(yi)。故(gu)虽(sui)天(tian)子(zi)，必(bi)有(you)尊(zun)也(ye)，言(yan)有(you)父也(ye)；必(bi)有(you)先也(ye)，言(yan)有(you)兄也(ye)。宗庙致(zhi)敬，不(bu)忘亲也(ye)；修身(shen)慎(shen)行，恐辱先也(ye)。宗庙致(zhi)敬，鬼(gui)神(shen)著(zhu)矣(yi)。孝悌之(zhi)至，通于(yu)(yu)神(shen)明，光(guang)于(yu)(yu)四(si)海，无(wu)所不(bu)通。《诗》云：‘自西自东，自南(nan)自北，无(wu)思不(bu)服。’”
感应章第十六
孔子说∶“从(cong)(cong)前，贤(xian)明(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)的(de)帝王(wang)奉(feng)事(shi)(shi)父(fu)亲(qin)很(hen)孝(xiao)顺，所(suo)以(yi)在祭祀(si)天(tian)(tian)帝时能(neng)(neng)(neng)够(gou)明(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)白(bai)上天(tian)(tian)覆庇万(wan)物的(de)道理；奉(feng)事(shi)(shi)母亲(qin)很(hen)孝(xiao)顺，所(suo)以(yi)在社祭后土时能(neng)(neng)(neng)够(gou)明(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)察大(da)地孕(yun)育万(wan)物的(de)道理；理顺处理好(hao)长幼秩序，所(suo)以(yi)对(dui)上下各层也(ye)就(jiu)能(neng)(neng)(neng)够(gou)治理好(hao)。能(neng)(neng)(neng)够(gou)明(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)察天(tian)(tian)地覆育万(wan)物的(de)道理，神(shen)明(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)感(gan)应其诚，就(jiu)会彰明(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)神(shen)灵、降临(lin)福瑞来保(bao)佑。所(suo)以(yi)虽然(ran)(ran)尊贵为天(tian)(tian)子，也(ye)必(bi)然(ran)(ran)有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)他所(suo)尊敬(jing)的(de)人(ren)(ren)，这就(jiu)是(shi)指(zhi)他有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)父(fu)亲(qin);必(bi)然(ran)(ran)有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)先他出生的(de)人(ren)(ren)，这就(jiu)是(shi)指(zhi)他有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)兄长。到(dao)(dao)宗(zong)(zong)庙里祭祀(si)致以(yi)恭敬(jing)之意，是(shi)没有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)忘记自(zi)己的(de)亲(qin)人(ren)(ren)；修身养心，谨慎行事(shi)(shi)，是(shi)因为恐(kong)怕(pa)因自(zi)己的(de)过失(shi)而(er)使先人(ren)(ren)蒙受羞侮辱(ru)。到(dao)(dao)宗(zong)(zong)庙祀(si)表达(da)敬(jing)意，神(shen)明(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)就(jiu)会出来享(xiang)受。对(dui)父(fu)母兄长孝(xiao)敬(jing)顺从(cong)(cong)达(da)到(dao)(dao)了极至，即可以(yi)通达(da)於坤(kun)明(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)，光照天(tian)(tian)下，任何地方都可以(yi)感(gan)应相通。《诗经·大(da)雅·文王(wang)有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)声》篇中说∶‘从(cong)(cong)西到(dao)(dao)东(dong)，从(cong)(cong)南到(dao)(dao)北，没有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)人(ren)(ren)不想(xiang)悦服的(de)。’”
