August 2026 Gosho Quote

On Immutable and Mutatable Karma

(“Ka’enjogo-gosho”)

There are two types of illnesses. One type is minor and the second is grave. Even with a grave illness, if one sees a skilled physician and is promptly treated, one can extend one's life. This is all the more true with minor illnesses. There are two types of karma, immutable and mutable. Sincere repentance will make even immutable karma vanish. How much more is this so with mutable karma? The seventh volume of the Lotus Sutra states, “This sutra provides good medicine for the ills of the people of Jambudvipa.”

(Gosho, p. 760)