Have you watched your thinking? I watched that car go by, it was a blue car. Can I watch my thought in the same way, as it moves from one thing to another? And if it does, find out if it can end; instead of it being a long thread, break it, see what happens. Can you break a thought and say, 'Well, that's enough, enough is enough' and just end that thought and see what happens before the next thought is waiting. Before it springs on you, watch it. In that space, in that interval, what happens? (Brockwood, 1975)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Observe thoughts like passing events and consciously end them to create mental space.
- In plain terms
- Watch your thoughts and stop them to find quiet.
- What can you take from it?
- Interrupt thinking to find the space between thoughts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can you watch a thought pass?
- What is the space between thoughts?
Another view
Thoughts are also needed for planning.
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