Dzogchen emphasizes direct recognition of awareness, which can be obscured by endless conceptual elaboration. Semde practices provide methods to cut through these layers of thought and return to the natural state.
In Dzogchen, the first glimpse of rigpa may be brief and easily lost. Stabilizing recognition means learning to remain in awareness continuously, in meditation and daily life.
In Longde (Space Series) practices of Dzogchen, posture and gaze are essential methods for evoking spaciousness and supporting recognition of awareness.
Sky gazing is one of the most distinctive practices of the Longde series. It harnesses the vastness of the sky as a direct support for recognizing and stabilizing awareness.
Longde teachings emphasize that awareness is not confined to meditation stillness. True stability comes when recognition of rigpa continues seamlessly through both stillness and movement.