Light in the Darkness

 When considering the sun
we cannot ignore the clouds.

 The light is pure awareness.
The darkness is the dungeon of existence: 
the mind that has never noticed the light.


 The switch is recognition, 

found through devotion 

and activated by compassion.

 Recognition is…to know again.
This means something was forgotten
which was previously known.

 Illumination starts when we are dissatisfied:
the first noble truth.

 The light has always been present
and the darkness has never existed.

 We can now identify an identification.
When pure awareness recognises,
all illusory appearances vanish.

 The dungeon was our forgetfulness.
Once we see this for ourselves, we are satisfied
and recognise the second noble truth:
the cause of suffering.