I love that question too. And the question commenter Keir Brown asked: What would it be like at this moment if there were no problems? is excellent as well (if you have a good teacher who uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), you'll won't be surprised to know that question is the essence of good CBT.

I've been asking the "Is there awareness now" question for years, but I'll add one tip for folks for whom that doesn't always work.

I find that tuning into sounds in the environment is an amazingly fast way to"drop the story" of the chattering monkey mind.

After resting in the "sound bath" of nature (and human machines) for awhile, asking the "is there awareness" question is much more powerful - at least, I find it to be that way.

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