Thought Observation
What is Thought Observation?
Watching thoughts arise and pass without being carried away by their content. This creates space between you and your mental activity, revealing that you are not your thoughts. From this witnessing position, compulsive thinking loses its grip.
When you might feel thought observation
Thought Observation is a specific form of thoughts, which itself is a type of mind. You might experience this feeling in situations where mind is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define thought observation.
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