Several close friends, all meditators, have told me that they still struggle with random uncomfortable and/or disturbing thoughts that they feel ashamed of. Meditation is often sold as a spell that eradicates negative thoughts. This is a sham. (thread) 1/11
I didn't say people should never think; I said the opposite. If you are trying to practice Vipassana, then you follow the techniques of Vipassana. If you are trying to address suffering in this moment, then you allow your experience to happen as it is, thoughts or no thoughts.