Can you ever really "stop" thinking?
by 
MG1942 Has a Life Penguin
ANSWERS: 22
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Would love to. If anyone figures out how let me know.
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I think constantly. Sometimes I wish I would just accept what people tell me. I have to question everything.
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I have it on good authority that the ol' "internal dialogue" indeed ceases altogether & permamently upon death. ;-)
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Duh, yes.
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Some people have it down pretty well. Effortless in fact;)
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only when i'm meditating, or when i get into this zombie mode, its hard to explain but i don't even care about whats going on, i go through the days without realizing what happened and i forget what i did in the entire day.
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Yes...if by "thinking" you mean problem-solving. When my brain needs a rest, I visualize the ocean waves..sun shining like little diamonds..waves go out to sea, endlessly..it is very relaxing. But if by "stop thinking" you mean nothing going on upstairs at all, blank screens..the only way that would happen is if I were in a vegetative state I suppose! Happy Monday! :)
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I wish! I might actually get some sleep then...
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I suggest you read "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle. I'm reading it myself at the moment and the gist is that you CAN stop the incessent 'noise' that your mind makes and peacefully enjoy the moment, or the 'Now'. Its no light reading but should answer your question.
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Only when I take off my sock:)
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STOP?!!! I am just about starting to think.... About this question of yours...;-)that says it all...I THINK!
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I think that's called death.
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Uhhhhhhh........What? Seriously though, I've done some really stupid shit. You could classify those as times when I wasn't thinking.
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eh let me think... oops guess I failed lol noI dont think you can :)
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It's impossible not to think about something or other.
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I have tried to stop thinking before, but then I'm still thinking about trying not to think! LOL! +3
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Yes, but only with a great deal of practice and determination. I've found the 2 cd set "Start Meditating Now/How To Stop Thinking" by Barry Long to be very effective tool in mastering the thought process. Barry Long talks a bit about thought in this video: -
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Well I can't! I have Pure OCD which is in the mind only. My brain trundles away without me making any effort at all. Stopping it just doesn't work. It doesn't get me down anymore, as I have learnt to live with it.
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YES! after my death!
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only when you die, the brain is forever thinking ....
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Yes, it happens sometimes during meditation. It's a limited duration phenomenon, but worth the price of admission.
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Some people never start... . There is the 'mind' and there is the 'brain.' . The brain never ceases to function... . The mind... also never ceases but... for max effect, it needs to focus. And that requires discipline! . This is where the trouble starts. . What was the question?
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