Sayadaw: Sometimes we check if the awareness is present; then, we check again if we have realized something. Basically, you need to know what the object is and what the mind is.

Tell me what you’re aware of in the 30-minute sit.

Yogi: I know my breath and then the sound of the door and then the breath again. Then I go to thinking.

Sayadaw: Only aware? At that time, do you know what the object is and what is the awareness?

Yogi: Sometimes yes and sometimes no.