Acharya Prashant addresses the misconception that meditation or attention is a state of thoughtlessness. He begins by questioning the premise, asking, "If there is no thought in attention, then what are you looking at? What will you be attentive about?" He clarifies that attention does not mean the absence of thought; in fact, attention always begins with thought. The idea that attention is thoughtlessness is incorrect. He explains that the power of thought is that attention begins in thought and ends in a solution, which is thoughtlessness. The problem is not the presence of a thought but an uncontrollable chain reaction where one thought leads to many others. When one is centered, one has the freedom to think as much as necessary without getting lost. Getting lost in thoughts means not being at the center. From a centered place, all actions, including thinking, are permissible. He quotes Kabir Saheb, who said, "He is a Brahmin who contemplates on Brahman," to illustrate that contemplation or thinking is not inherently wrong. The speaker points out that the common mistake is to prioritize thoughtlessness over faith. Thoughtlessness is the product of faith. When there is faith, which he equates with complete security and sureness, there is no need to think much. However, if one needs to think, even from a place of faith, there is no issue with it. He distinguishes between necessary thoughts, like remembering where one left their keys, and the uncontrolled wandering of the mind. The issue is not whether one thinks or not, but *who* is thinking. A dull or lazy (tamasic) person also does not think, but this is not a desirable state. True thoughtlessness arises from a state of complete security and sureness, not from an effort to suppress thoughts. Therefore, one should aim for complete security, and thoughtlessness will follow naturally.