How long should one observe a thought? Okay, I'll be straight. A thing that always confuses me is the correct amount of time that I'm supposed to observe a thought that arises in my consciousness. It seems that I cannot find the correct approach between not ignoring the thought itself and not being caught by it. If I try to observe it without judgements for x period of time I'll find myself thinking about the thought, if I try to do the opposite it'll feel like I'm trying to ignore it, which is not a good thing. Help!