Illumination

Just as perceived images fade away
While one gazes at the expanse of space,
So do discriminating thoughts
When one watches the mind,
And illumination is attained.
For example, mist and clouds loom over a wide      space,
And neither proceed toward any destination nor      do they dwell anywhere.
Likewise, although discriminating thoughts arise    from the mind,
These thought waves dissolve themselves when     the meditator perceives the mind.

---Tilopa---