Sleep enough.
When you are meditating, observe the sensations as clearly as
possible - very very clear, very very vivid, very very intense,
very very present. This breathe.... the coolness, softness,
hardness, solidity, fluidity, etc... without the labels, without
thoughts. As clear as possible.
So clear... is there an experiencer separate from the experience?
No... there is just that sensation. So intense that it is felt as
pure clarity and pure bliss. At this point you really really enjoy
it - so how can you fall asleep? You only fall asleep when you are
'bored'... but in this intense state of joy and clarity, almost to
a point of excitement (but not an emotional state), you will not
fall asleep. It's like taking psychedelic drugs, all the sounds and
colours are so wonderful, you go 'wow' at the simplest of things -
but except in meditation this heightened clarity is not induced by
drugs and is not an altered state of perception, rather, it is an
'intensified state of perception/mindfulness'. There is a lot of
energy in this state. You become radiant looking. This becomes your
everyday experience after non dual realization.
In such a heightened state of alertness and clarity and joy,
sleepiness will dissipate.
For aligning body: try imagining a line that goes from the top of
your head all the way to the bottom. Align yourself to this line.Do
this only once/when necessary (don't keep doing it) at the start of
your meditation.
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Don't try to control the breathe. Your only job is to sense as
much clarity as possible, everything that is arising in
experience.
Every happening in its pristine, vivid, luminous immediacy. It's
intense presence, wonder, magical-like quality of awareness. Then
you'll see you're literally living in paradise.
It is good to start with breathing - then you can extend that
clarity to all senses. Practice this even in daily living.