Today I decided to conduct a strange experiment.
Simply to catch the moments when I start turning something over in my head—and stop that dialogue.
Something like: — caught a thought — noticed it — let it go — returned to the sensations in my body.
At first, it turned out to be almost impossible—the stream of thoughts switched on every 10–20 seconds: plans, judgments, memories…
But then something strange happened: short “gaps” suddenly began to form between the thoughts.
And during these pauses, my breathing became calmer, and my body relaxed..
I didn’t manage to completely “reset” the dialogue by the end of the day—of course not.
But there were noticeably fewer thoughts, a calm focus appeared, and the feeling of an inner race disappeared.
The most unexpected thing was that it became easier simply to be, without explaining every second of what was happening to myself.
Now I’m thinking: perhaps silence is not a special state, but our natural background, which we simply rarely notice.
A question for you: have you ever tried living through a day with minimal inner dialogue?
Did you manage to catch such “pauses between thoughts”?
It would be interesting to hear about your firsthand experience—not theory, but how it happens for you.
Simply to catch the moments when I start turning something over in my head—and stop that dialogue.
Something like: — caught a thought — noticed it — let it go — returned to the sensations in my body.
At first, it turned out to be almost impossible—the stream of thoughts switched on every 10–20 seconds: plans, judgments, memories…
But then something strange happened: short “gaps” suddenly began to form between the thoughts.
And during these pauses, my breathing became calmer, and my body relaxed..
I didn’t manage to completely “reset” the dialogue by the end of the day—of course not.
But there were noticeably fewer thoughts, a calm focus appeared, and the feeling of an inner race disappeared.
The most unexpected thing was that it became easier simply to be, without explaining every second of what was happening to myself.
Now I’m thinking: perhaps silence is not a special state, but our natural background, which we simply rarely notice.
A question for you: have you ever tried living through a day with minimal inner dialogue?
Did you manage to catch such “pauses between thoughts”?
It would be interesting to hear about your firsthand experience—not theory, but how it happens for you.
I enjoyed stopping the dialogue during the practice “Liberation from the Matrix” by Sergey Veretennikov.. When I practice it, my thoughts stop on their own, freezing, and I stop thinking about anything at all.. I recommend that you purchase it too if you don’t have it yet. 
(if I do it before bed). In general, I know there are many layers, and that answers can be found there. In complete silence and darkness, your question lights up for just a second (it’s hard to describe a second that lasts forever and at the same time happened so long ago), and you receive an answer.