I would make the point that mere observation of a thought can "disarm" it, preventing it from spiralling into a train of thought, as it were. Therefore I think

I would make the point that mere observation of a thought can "disarm" it, preventing it from spiralling into a train of thought, as it were. Therefore I think it's fair to say that someone who rests in awareness is effectively thinking "less", (in contrast to the common misconception that the goal of meditation is to stop thinking, or to clear the mind altogether).