Yogi: I heard music playing while eating and the mind started to follow and sing. I tried to stop the singing and noticed that when I said to stop, it stopped, and when I didn’t, it continued.

Sayadaw: Because of liking and intention, the mind sang. Try to be aware of liking and the intention to think (singing in the head is thinking). Don’t try to stop the process.

Don’t try to stop anything; meditation is trying to be aware. If you don’t try to stop the process, you can see the intention. You cannot see the intention because you try to stop the singing.

If you cannot see the intention, just notice the liking and the mind singing.