The Sun and the Dark Cloud

Our "awakened nature" is like the sun;
our various ideas and conceptions are like dark clouds.
Every single day, the sun shines brightly.
The only difference from one moment to the next is
whether a dark cloud is there or not.
"No awareness" is like
when the sun is blocked by a dark cloud.
In actuality, the sun is still there.
The "awajebed nature" is never confused or unaware,
not even for a brief moment.
It can only be temporarily obscured and covered up
by our ideas and conceptions.
Through spiritual practice, our mind and heart slowly
become clear and brigh, capable of transcendence.
You will discover that the "awakened nature" is like
a sun shining on the earth,
a mountain spring,
a stone wall.
Its original nature is to shed light on all and everything,
without any distinction of good and bad.
None of this stuff can, or will, interfere with the sun.
So, our 'awakened nature" is never lost.
Everyone has it all originally.
Some day we may eventually discover
this very beautiful, very pure, and serene "awakened nature."