抱元子
太上老君，生卒年不详。字伯阳，谥曰聃，春秋时楚国苦县人。曾任周朝守藏室之史。主无为之说，后世以为道家始祖。孔子尝往问礼，著有《道德经》五千余言。现今社会各行业中，如：铁匠、煤窑匠、碗筷匠、磨刀匠、蹄铁匠等，皆祭拜老子为祖师爷。
太上老君说百病崇百药经
老君曰：救灾解难，不如防之为易；疗疾治病，不如备之为吉。今人见背，不务防之而务救之，不务备之而务药 之。故有君者不能保社稷，有身者不能全寿命。是以圣人求福于未兆，绝祸于未有。
盖灾生于稍慢，小过不觉，是以圣人重视微小的善恶，以免酿成大罪。大多数人的错误在于忽视了小的善行和恶行，而这些小的善恶积累起来，就可能导致重大问题。此乃百病之一也。
喜怒无常是一病 Forgotten the importance of virtue and pursue profit alone is one disease. Desire for wealth and status, neglecting moral principles, is another disease. Being overly attached to material possessions, forgetting the value of relationships, is yet another.
Older adults should not be belittled or disrespected; nor should they be taken advantage of by others. This too is a disease. The inability to distinguish between right and wrong, leading to harm caused by oneself or others, is also a disease.
The diseases mentioned above are all rooted in human nature's tendency towards greed and selfishness. When individuals fail to recognize these flaws within themselves and instead focus on external remedies for their problems without addressing the root causes, they will continue down a path of suffering.
Accordingly, Old Master said: "If you can eliminate these hundred diseases from your mind and actions, there will be no calamities or illnesses; pain will heal itself; troubles will disappear; blessings shall follow you throughout your life."
