I have noticed that it is impossible to stop thinking in order to reach the stillness within.
Strangely enough, it
is however possible to stop thinking once you are in the stillness within.
The stillness seems to radiate out of that deep feeling of peace and being content. It's hard to explain, as I try to translate the feeling to words it all becomes meaningless, but hopefully I can bring it across.
Reaching the stillness within you is actually quite easy. All you have to do is meditate twice a day. Keep doing this for at least 6-12 months, and you will see that you have "trained" yourself to be able to feel peacefull and at ease when you want to. During these meditations you will have short moments of complete one-ness with the Universe, and just thinking about that feeling can bring it back, especially on the moments you need it most.
Sometimes a word or "label" will come up during that stillness, oftan a reaction to the world around you that you are moving through at that time ( things like a woodpecker flying by that seems to trigger the word "bird" in your mind ) but it becomes easyer and easyer to recognise it as nothing more than what it is, and it will pass by. The moments in between these words will get longer and longer, and the feeling of being one with the universe and being in complete peace with yourself will grow deeper. It's like being in love without the hormones racing through you, just the pleasant part of love without the negative reactions in your mind.
I hope you will reach this soon
