Correct Meditation by Lama Shabkar.

Kunzang [Shenpen] asked again, "What should one do when, while remaining in
evenness, one does sink into that oblivious, ordinary state (leading to an anim
al rebirth but often mistaken for Mahamudra)?" I (Lama Shabkar) replied:
When clouds form, they obscure the stainless sky. If they are blown away by
the wind And scattered in the ten directions, The natural blue color of the sky
reappears. In the same way, when a state of vague oblivion Obscures one's medit
ation, One should straighten one's back, Raise one's gaze, Widen one's perspecti
ve, heighten awareness. Let it extend into infinity, Then let it be.
Thus one separates the pure essence from the dross; This mental haze will c
lear away like clouds that just vanish, Leaving the royal samadhi, Vividly trans
parent, like the immaculate sky. This is the supreme method For dispelling diffi
culties and enhancing practice.
Rigdzin Shri Singha said:
The mind of sentient beings remains fragmented, While the mind of the Buddh
as is all-encompassing; To let the mind become vast and open like the sky Is the
key instruction for enhancing practice.
From time to time, examine the mind with analytic insight; Ascertain that m
ind is not something graspable-- That it has neither center nor boundary-- And l
et this discovery expand.
Sometimes, merge mind With a clear, cloudless sky; Make it vast and lofty;
Leave it wide open As an immense, all-encompassing expanse.
Doing this, you will avoid the flaws Of slackness, obliviousness, and somno
lence; Your experience of the view will be enhanced. Then, when mind contracts a
gain, Like an old scroll rolling itself up, Examine mind thoroughly, time and ag
ain: This is a profound instruction.
Wondrous--remaining in lucid serenity, The state of sky-like evenness!
Joyous--when day or night, indoors and outdoors, Eyes open or closed, makes
no difference to your awareness.
Wondrous--when the world of form appears Like a rainbow in the unchanging s
ky of dharmakaya! Joyous--to dredge the depths of samsara, Bringing all beings t
o enlightenment!
All you whose wisdom is vast as the sky, Brilliant as the unobscured sun, L
impid as crystal, firm as an unshakable mountain-- To you I pay homage, go for r
efuge; Grant me the waves of your grace.
After I had said this, his understanding of the view progressed greatly and
his realization became as vast as space.
(This is an excerpt from the book "The Life of Shabkar - The Autobiography
of a Tibetan Yogin" translated by Matthieu Ricard. Published by State University
of New York Press.)