Final Moment Sutra “Let’s Put It Inside Our Bowl”

I’ve heard them say
That Shakyamuni Buddha,
Went into a process,
To ‘untie’ himself fully.

A calm, serene, and peaceful Buddha.

It would all happen on the last watch of the night.
To reveal the hidden
To point the way to those who are lost,
To place a lamp in the dark.

Invoke the virtue of our way,
Invoke impeccable meditation,
Invoke the wisdom that does not age,
Invoke the permanence of the absolute,
Invoke inner emancipation.

Before leaving his body,
Walking into his state of Nirvana,
Not without before sharing
An exhortation with his disciples,
And with the entire world.

He delivered the following teaching:
“All things of the relative world,
(Which have causes and conditions)
Are subject to disappear ”.
“Strive seriously”
“Appamādena Sampadetha”

This exhortation represents a great command:
“Reach (‘ complete the path of ’) enlightenment,
Practicing a spirituality,
With determination, seriousness and full attention (Mindfulness) “

With a firm resolve,
Save your own mind.
Tirelessly pursue the Dharma.

It tells us that true spirituality,
It involves conscious abilities,
It involves the highest quality skills:
Virtue, concentration, wisdom, emancipation …
Skills that allow us to enlighten ourselves,
Through a holistic state,
Impeccable and totalizing.

His beloved disciple, Ānanda, asks him:
What instructions should I give?

The Buddha replies:
“Now I am frail, old, gone in years.
This is my eightieth year and my life has been spent.
Only when we do not take into account external objects,
Through the cessation of certain feelings,
It is reached and remains in mental concentration
And, thus be with a more comfortable body.

Therefore, we should not seek an external refuge.
The Dharma is your only refuge.
Do not seek another refuge ”.

Two thousand six hundred years later
I’ve heard them say
That my Master Lama Gangchen,
Also went into a process,
To ‘untie’ himself fully.
It was also his eightieth year.

The untieing process
It would also happen on the last watch of the night.
To reveal the hidden
To point the way to those who are lost,
To place a lamp in the dark.

He also shared,
His final moment of prayer.
He was walking into his Nirvana state.
He knew his departure was near.

A calm, serene, and peaceful Mahasiddha.

The prayer began …
In front of two beloved disciples.
Opening a deep process of purification.
His own purification,
Our purification, and
The purification of the 5 elements of life:
Earth, water, fire, space and wind.

He shared a great prayer,
He laid the foundation for flawless healing,
To heal our internal and external environment.
Our internal and external ecology.
To make peace with all forms of life.

He explained, that when he began to teach,
She only taught a single mantra,
A single spiritual practice:
OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNI SHAKYA MUNI SOHA.
She also called it the Self Healing mantra.
He in time recognizes,
That we were people of “ability.”
And, he blessed us with so many teachings and mantras.

His wish today is that we practice constantly.
That, if we practice, we do it “well.”
That, to walk towards enlightenment,
A single practice is more than enough.
He exhorts us to adopt this spiritual practice,
That best suits oneself.

The central objective:
“It is to maximize the benefits of that practice.”

It teaches us that
We must practice at all times.
We must do our practice,
In full Mindfulness.
With awareness vividly present.

To do it right:
“It’s like feeling positive pride.”
“You have to use the method correctly.”
“The important thing is to meditate well.”

Today, we have lost concentration.
Also, we have the syndrome,
From the “lack of time”,
For oneself and for others.
“Let’s use time and practice well.”
“We have to use time in a positive way.”

Let us consider all the means at our disposal.
“This is the great moment of practice.
A great moment of healing.
A great learning moment ”.

“The Middle Way,
It is the path of continuous practice ”.

We can understand the Middle Way
like the one where we pray for ourselves and for everyone else ”.

Practice has to be virtuous.
With great intention.
With many concentration.
With many alertness and Mindfulness.

So you can create a great opportunity
To have a mystical experience.
See and feel Jesus, Mary, Buddha …
“You can reach an inner state,
Where you never expected to go.
This is possible”.

But it is not only,
From us, individually.
It is also about all beings and nature.

“We need,
The environment to be healthy ”.
We must improve the health of the environment.
You have to take care of the 5 elements of life.
You have to sublimate the connection with nature.

“It is only through the purification of the 5 elements
That everything appears, everything is born and everything is manifested ”.

This is then ‘our’ moment.
“It is time to connect.”
Let’s do the best we can together.

“It is the moment to be together and happy.
If we don’t help each other now, when?
If we don’t pray now, when?
If we don’t meditate now, when? “

There could be thousands of people practicing.
A time where we could pray for each other.
Thus, we will achieve the connection with the global collective.

“This is an opportunity to connect.
To connect and pray.
Pray for those who are alone and,
Pray for those who feel lonely.
Pray for the long life of all the wise,
The teachers, and those who guide humanity ”.

We must be really practicing
“If we are not well,
Who is going to be okay? “

“We are living moments of” interference. “
Individual and collective interference ”.
We are having a difficult experience.
We face many problems at the same time.
These interferences will pass,

But:
“We need to be connected as a group.
We need to help each other ”.

Monasteries and spiritual groups,
“They should be in: meditation, recitation, and visualization,
Because this is the moment to live together ”.

Regarding the teacher-disciple relationship,
It’s not about going one or two days,
And pray or meditate with the teacher.
“It is very important to live together.
Live in community.
Be with the teacher every day,
Day and night together.
Being with her or him daily.
This is the true form:
Share life together ”.

“You have to keep practicing.”

“We have to be very careful.
Since we live in the times of Kali Yuga.
This moment is accompanied by great karma:
As people, as families, and as a society ”.

Once karma manifests,
Our effort has to be greater,
Since sometimes it costs or not much can be done,
Until the results fully mature.
That is why we must do healing practices.

Thanks, teacher,
The message,
I’ve heard it.
I have understood.
I have self-realized it.