Nothing has a fixed nature. How can a person remain evil forever?

This sentence offers us deep hope and quiet courage.

“Nothing has a fixed nature” means that no condition in this world is permanently frozen. The state of our body, our heart, and even the suffering now before us is not destined to remain exactly as it is. Everything shifts. Everything carries the possibility of change.

Even if you are now facing the pain of illness, it does not follow that this condition will continue forever. Through proper care, treatment, prayer to Yakushi Nyorai, and the many causes and conditions that gather around a person, life can still turn toward healing. Stories from this temple, including our honorary priest overcoming cancer multiple times and pilgrims once thought beyond recovery regaining strength, give living shape to this teaching.

And “How can a person remain evil forever?” means that no one should be defined once and for all by weakness, mistakes, or darkness. Every human being has moments of failure. Yet that does not erase the possibility of goodness. Within everyone there remains a pure potential, what Buddhism calls Buddha-nature.

Anxiety, pain, and confusion may make us feel as though we ourselves have become bad, but such states are not permanent.Through reconnecting with the Buddha, we can look again at the state of our heart, recover calm, and let forward-moving strength arise once more.

Byodoji's 24-hour livestream and online prayer were born from this very teaching: that wherever you are, in whatever condition you find yourself, you can still connect with the healing light of Yakushi Nyorai.

Byodoji believes in the power within you that wants to heal and wants to become well. With the boundless compassion of Yakushi Nyorai, we stay beside the process of change, restoration, and renewal.

Namu Daishi Henjo Kongo.
Namu Yakushi Rurikō Nyorai.
May the compassionate light of Yakushi Nyorai embrace your body and mind, ease your suffering, and grant you fresh hope and strength.