The Sutra of the Method for Contemplating Bodhisattva Universal Sage HD 1080p

This sutra is a stand alone sutra, many consider the closing of the Lotus Sutra, and as such is part of the "Threefold Lotus Sutra," along with the Sutra of Innumerable Meanings.
The main themes of this sutra are:
Practice
“Listen Attentively and Deeply Ponder and Reflect”
How we change our karma, purify ourselves, and realize awakening
Tenfold Practice
Repentance - Self Power
Humility - Other Power
Actual Proof
From the sutra: “If people want to accomplish Supreme Perfect Awakening quickly and, in their present lifetimes, see the buddhas in the ten directions and the Bodhisattva Universal Sage, then they should purify themselves by bathing, put on clean robes, burn fine incense, and go to a secluded and deserted place. There they should recite the Great Vehicle sutras and ponder the meaning of the Great Vehicle. Having made this earnest request, the practitioners should, bow to the buddhas in the ten directions and practice the method of acknowledgment and remorse. They should read and recite the sutras of the Great Vehicle. They should ponder the meaning of the Great Vehicle and bear in mind the work of the Great Vehicle. They should revere and pay homage to those who keep the Great Vehicle. And they should look upon all people as though they were buddhas, and living beings as if they were their parents.”
What this sutra means to us in our daily lives:
Become your True Self
Be like Samantabhadra
Practice - without practice there is no awakening
Balance between effort and ease
Accept yourself, right now; good qualities and bad qualities
Accept the gap between the ideal and the actual
Take responsibility for your actions
Observe you are part of the whole
Have trust and confidence in the process-flow-Buddha-nature
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