Know That Awareness Is Already Present Lastly, when we’re caught up in excessive worry about our practice and our progress on the path, we can balance the linear-stage model of the path with the perspective emphasized more in the Thai or Tibetan Dzogchen traditions: understanding that the mind’s empty, aware nature is already here. From this perspective, it’s not something we need to get or develop, but rather something we need to recognize and come back to. I’ve used two reminders to great benefit in my practice: “Already aware” and “It’s already here.”
