The Insight that Brings us
to the Other Shore
Avalokiteshvara
while practicing deeply
with the Insight that Brings us
to the Other Shore
suddenly discovered
that all of the five Skandhas
are equally empty,
and with this realization
he overcame all ill-being.
"Listen Sariputra,
this Body itself is Emptiness
and Emptiness itself is this Body.
This Body is not other than Emptiness
and Emptiness is not other than this Body.
The same is true of Feelings, Perceptions,
Mental Formations and Consciousness.
"Listen Sariputra, all phenomena
bear the mark of Emptiness;
their true nature is the nature
of no Birth, no Death
no Being, no Non-Being,
no Defilement, no Purity
no Increasing, no Decreasing.
"That is why in Emptiness,
Body, Feelings, Perceptions,
Mental Formations and Consciousness
are not separate self-entities.
The Eighteen Realms of Phenomena
which are the six Sense Organs,
six Sense Objects,
and six Consciousnesses
are also not separate self-entities.
The Twelve Links of Interdependent Arising
and their Extinction are also not
separate self-entities.
Ill-being, the Causes of Ill-being,
the End of Ill-being, the Path,
insight and attainment are also
not separate self-entities.
Whoever can see this
no longer needs anything to attain.
Bodhisattvas who practice
the Insight that Brings Us
to the Other Shore see no more obstacles
in their mind, and because there are
no more obstacles in their mind,
they can overcome all fear,
destroy all wrong perceptions,
and realize Perfect Nirvana.
"All Buddhas in the past, present,
and future by practicing the Insight
that Brings Us to the Other Shore
are all capable of attaining
Authentic and Perfect Enlightenment.
"Therefore Sariputra,
it should be known that
the Insight that Brings Us
to the Other Shore is a Great Mantra,
the most illuminating mantra,
the highest mantra
a mantra beyond compare,
the True Wisdom that has the power
to put an end to all kinds of suffering.
Therefore let us proclaim a mantra
to praise the Insight that Brings Us
to the Other Shore.
Gate, Gate, Paragate, Parasamgate,
Bodhi Svaha! Gate, Gate, Paragate,
Parasamgate, Bodhi Svaha!
Gate, Gate, Paragate, Parasamgate,
Bodhi Svaha!"
(sound of the bell)
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