The Edge of Sleep

Lie down for the night, lights off, body settled. Watch the moment when waking begins to soften but sleep has not quite arrived. Thoughts loosen, the room grows distant, yet you are still here, knowing. Do not try to stay awake or rush into sleep. Rest in that thin in between. This is the natural threshold the saints speak of, when the mind sets itself down and pure awareness remains, even as the body falls asleep.