Quote Originally Posted by scienceofempty View Post
I may or may not already be doing this, but I'm not sure how to recognize it.

Would recognizing that you "shut off your thoughts" automatically set you back into a state of thought by the very fact that it's a thought?
I think recognizing that you have shut off your thoughts can set you back into a state of thought but not always. There may be times when the clarity has a quality that operates almost as if it is running in the background of your mind. When this happens it is like there is some kind of space between what you are thinking and this background clarity quality that allows you to see thoughts as they arise.

When this happens you can be thinking whatever you want and the clarity will be there. In my experience this type of clarity is very apparent and will seem foreign at first. you may find yourself wondering how long it will last and then maybe a day or a week later it will start to dissipate.