Dzogchen emphasizes *natural presence*—resting in awareness without effort or construction. This is contrasted with *fabricated meditation*, which depends on deliberate techniques or manipulation of the mind.
Longde practices teach that awareness is not limited to the body or the senses. By releasing fixation, practitioners recognize that awareness pervades all experiences without being bound by them.
One of the most distinctive teachings of Dzogchen is that true meditation is 'non-meditation.' Instead of striving to achieve states, practitioners rest in the natural awareness that is already present.