What can you do if you suffer from unremitting, incurable, chronic pain but your doctors tell you that you could live for months, or even years?

Try to accumulate as much merit as possible. Pray that the pain you are suffering and the pain of dying will not be prolonged. You could even pray to die as soon as possible and offer the months and years you have left in this life to the great bodhisattvas so that they have more time to help sentient beings. Make strong aspirations to be reborn quickly in a better rebirth, where you can also continue helping and enlightening countless sentient beings.

“Buddhas and bodhisattvas, let me die right now!
May the months and years that remain of this life
Be added to the lives of great bodhisattvas
Who can truly help all sentient beings.”

Make this prayer joyfully, wholeheartedly and with the right motivation. By praying in this way, you will continue to accumulate merit during your final days and hours.

Motivated by the wish to start afresh and with renewed energy, arouse the strong determination to be reborn as someone who can genuinely help others. Pray that what is left of your present life- force goes with you into your next rebirth.

“Buddhas and bodhisattvas, let me die right now!
May the months and years that remain of this life,
Be added to my next life.
May I instantly be reborn
With the energy, determination and ability
To help sentient beings,
Selflessly and lovingly.
May I then continue to work to bring
All sentient beings to the perfect happiness of enlightenment.”

If you have received the appropriate empowerment, you could also do an Amitayus long-life puja or sponsor someone else to do it for you.