Please translate the following text to Brazilian Portuguese keeping the same subject and not translating names: Kyabje Trijang Choktrul Advice to the International Ngalso Sangha, November 2023 

There is not much to say. As I always say, the most important is  to put into practice and to follow the teachings and the advice and the practices that were taught by Lama Gangchen Rinpoche to you. So it is very important that most of all, when we talk about one's own guru , to take care of his speech. To take care of his speech means to follow the teachings, to put into practice his advice. Sure, there is also  material things to do, his body and all of this. But this is not the really important part. 

The most important is to take care of his speech. To take care of the speech means  not only what is written, but also the advice that which one received.  The teachings that each one received please  put it into practice and  bring it into one's own daily life, because this is the best offering that we can do to the guru. To put into practice the advice and teachings from your own guru. 

You all have without any doubt the blessings of the speech of the Guru. Then once you have the blessings of the speech, then you need to put it into practice. Also, always be very friendly to each other.  So also it is very important for everyone to be friendly, to be united. And it is very common that  we may have different types of ideas and points of view regarding whatever. This is normal in a family, between husband and wife, in any context. It's very, very normal to have different points of view and different ideas, different views about whatever. This is very, very common. But at the same time, it is truly important that everyone  needs to give priority mainly to the common view that we have of the organization, of the group, the group's view, the group's direction. The organization is more important than one's own individual ideas and one's own individual thoughts and wishes and so on. 

So based on that, it is very normal that especially when you have different backgrounds and different cultures and so on, we have different experiences and different views. This is very, very common. This happens in every organization, every group. This is always happening. But what is very, very important  is to be very much united, giving mainly priority to the common view. This is the most important part, and this is especially important  in this moment after your guru  has passed away, in the time that we look for the reincarnation, it's very important  to keep this union in such a way. That is, in order for to find a correct reincarnation of a guru, it is very important to keep purely the samayas between everyone. 

Something that is very common in all types of groups and organizations is that we always need to be careful.  I'm not pinpointing something and saying, Oh, you are doing something wrong or anything like that, but something that you all need to be careful is you need to have a good relationship between elder students and newer, younger students. This is something important and  those that have more experience,   more years,  need to show the example and need to help the ones that are newcomers.  At the same time the ones that are coming newly,  you need at the same time to have respect and to go together. It is important that there is the right behavior from everyone´s side, which makes things  work in the right way. 

So on one side, those that have more years of experience as disciples should not act like, Oh, I am elder, so you  need to respect me simply because I have more years or I have more experience. So not just saying that, not to  pretend some sort of respect or anything like that, simply because of being elder. What you need to do, being an elder disciple is you need to show the example, by acting with love and compassion. 

You need to say, okay, look by practicing the Dharma for so many years, some benefit is there. You need to show that something positive has happened to you. This is important, you know. 

And on the other side also, for those that are arriving newly,  there is something called in Tibetan legpa jangku, (green brain),  which means  unripened brain. It's basically when the new people say, " Oh, you(older disciples)  have  old ways of thinking, You don't understand how things are nowadays. You have no real understanding." There is a particular way in Tibetan of saying this. So this is not good to do either. 

We need at the same time to go together. We need really to join together. This is something that is very important. 

It's very common that conflicts may appear. They are very common in all sorts of groups and organizations. So we need  to be careful about it.   Also its  not possible to think  that the path  depends only on the example of one lama. That's not possible. We shouldn´t think, We have one great lama, a good example and the rest doesn't matter." Everyone needs to be a good example of the dharma practice and so on. On the path, yes, we need the guru, but we also need spiritual support and help and friendship on our path. This is also important. 

So this is a responsibility, especially for those that have longer years of experience, to be a good example and to be a support for others.  Please keep this in mind.  So these are all things that you should all keep in mind. Also  the two lamas present, (lama michel) geshela and so on, you all need to keep this in mind and especially towards those that are missing, to have friendship and harmony and unity. It is something that is the responsibility of all together. It's not the responsible of one or another. It's something that  depends on the work and the responsible of all. All of you have a lot of responsibility. All of you have a lot to do and a lot of responsibilities, not just  one or  another person. 

Then those that have particular responsibilities, organizational responsibilities, or have particular roles, then they have another level of responsibility. That also needs to be kept correctly, especially whenever some sort of conflict or problem arises. We need to try to pacify them as soon as possible, when they are still small and not allow things to become very big. 

To make problems is easy. We are all able to make problems. This is very easy. You know, what we need truly is to be able to pacify whenever some level of conflict arises, we need to pacify it when it is still small.  For instance, you are a group of 35 people that came here. If someone wants to make a problem, you have 35 people that can make a problem. Everyone can make some kind of problem. Everyone can make some kind of conflict. Everyone is able to do that. Then you have 35 people making problems.

If you want to make harmony and to be together, you have 35 people that are also able to make harmony and to do things in a good way, together. 

So it is really important to go into this direction. And for instance, you are here now as 35 people  able to unite as one and to go as one. This is something very valuable and very important. And this is the same, regarding on our mundane things and in our Dharma practice. 

So please think well about this, you are all always in my prayers. You are always in my prayers. I pray that may your Dharma practice your Dharma activities become the Dharma practice, and become the  effective Dharma. May you gain the realization of the Dharma within your mind. 

Lama Michel has asked me to come to Italy and I  will come at the due time. At the right time I will come. I cannot give right now a precise date and time, but I will be coming at the right time.  Also its very important always to faith and respect in Kyabje Pabonkha Rinpoche. Okay. See you soon. Thank you so much.

Translation Lama Michel Rinpoche
Transcription Lama Caroline