Yogi: I hear that Sayadaw teaches open awareness practice. Is it true?

Sayadaw: Let’s get this straight – I don’t teach open awareness. Other people give that word to what is being taught and have labeled it as such.

I’m saying when the mind gets to the point when there is momentum and there is awareness of awareness, when the mind recognizes the awareness, then it will find that its field of awareness is very open and it is aware of any object that arises.

That’s how I put it, in a full description with preconditions like you have momentum; I don’t teach people to try to be like that.

Yogi: I have the impression that open awareness came from Sayadaw.

Sayadaw: No, it is the label that other people give my practice.