Meditation...

We must be able to hold the object of meditation vividly and clearly, without dozing or following random thoughts.

Falling asleep during meditation shows a lack of interest in meditation and a lack of clarity in the object. The antidote to that is to generate more enthusiasm.

Geshe-la joked that "meditation is food for the mind; meditation time is suppertime for the mind and sleeping is no good at suppertime."

Geshe Tashi Namgyal