“The last thing you want to do is try to stop the thoughts. It is thought trying to stop thought. It is just a trick of the ego to keep you out of Presence .
 when thoughts rise, just witness how your mind is active, and then gently come back to something that is in the moment with you. If after a few moments or minutes, thoughts intrude again, repeat the process. Acknowledge the thought, gently disengage from it, and return to presence. As you deepen into presence, it becomes easier to witness thoughts as they arise. If there is no judgment or energy of opposition, your ego will eventually relax and stop thinking…
If you saw someone walking down the street, speaking out loud, you would declare them insane. When you walked down the street thinking, the only difference between you and that insane man is that you have learned to talk to yourself silently, and you call it thinking.
The next time you that you’re thinking, and you did not consciously intend to think, try speaking the words out loud. Externalize the whole conversation. Don’t judge it. Don’t condemn it, and don’t try to stop it. Just pay attention. It’s highly amusing. You will never need to listen to the radio again. You have your very own talkshow inside your head .” Journey into now, Leonard jacobssson. Go
