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.
Longde practices emphasize spaciousness, pointing to the boundless quality of awareness. Practicing vast openness means dissolving limitations and resting in the infinite expanse of rigpa.
For advanced Dzogchen practitioners, awareness is not limited to waking life. Sleep and dreaming become opportunities for continuous recognition of rigpa, extending practice across all states of being.