Trekchö, often translated as 'cutting through,' is one of the two central practices of Menngagde. It directly reveals the primordial purity of awareness by cutting through the rigidity of grasping and conceptual elaboration.
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.
Dzogchen emphasizes that realization is not confined to meditation sessions or retreats. The essence of practice is recognizing spontaneous presence in the midst of daily, ordinary life.