The solution is simple, silence your mind. The following is a method from Matt on the website 'saltcube':
This comes up from time to time, so here's a method for making your mind perpetually silent. A silent mind is also called zazen, it's useful for avoiding random impressions of things popping up while out of body.
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Here's what worked for me: I would try to silence my mind then count as far as I could go. If I had an audible thought while counting I would start over.
I first practiced holding my mind silent for a count of 2, then after a week or two to about 5, then eventually to 10 then 30.
I'd do that two or three times a day, such as at a stop light or in the shower.
After that the chatter was gone and it would be somewhat difficult to bring it back.
It only takes about two months to develop a perpetually silent mind, it's not nearly as hard as people say.
It's far harder to learn a second language than it is to silent your mind.
Edit:
Someone asked about whether silencing the mind will reduce your ability to think.
It's been the opposite for me, by cutting out the chatter it's a lot easier to think clearly.
There is no need to think your thoughts in words, when I speak and type I don't hear the words any more. The ideas just come which makes thinking more efficient.
I think true inspiration doesn't come from analyzing things, but by studying something, asking the right questions, and then putting yourself in a state where you can just grok the answer as a complete unit out of your subconscious.
Silencing the conscious mind's chatter smoothes that process out quite a lot.
Edit2:
I need to clarify that even though the mind becomes silent, you continue to think. It's just that the thoughts do not have an 'audible' form. Your imagination and everything continues to operate, the only difference is that there is no longer a real need to have a constant audible commentary on it all.
I have other methods to share if this one doesn't work out for any of you. Just let me know.
http://www.saltcube.com/
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