Yogi: I notice thinking happens all the time; how do I directly observe thinking?

Even when I notice thinking is happening, that itself is also a thought.

Sayadaw: You already noticed it, that’s why you thought about it. And the thought about it, that thinking is happening, you also noticed that, right?

Just recognize that it has been observed already. We don’t try too hard to see the object.

If you’re sitting and watching your breath, and you notice thinking is happening, that means that your awareness is matched with knowing thinking and breath at the same time.

It is actually knowing both – it is not necessary then to see the thought and see breath individually.