The goal of open monitoring meditation is not to eliminate thoughts, but to be aware of them as they arise, shifting from a mode of 'doing' to a mode of 'being'.

“So another awareness practice is what we call open monitoring meditation and open monitoring is where there is no specific focus. Um, but rather the aperture is broadened and there is no specific intention to focus on any one thing or another. The invitation is to simply be aware of whatever is arising as it arises. One of the aspirations there or the invitations is not to um try to get rid of thoughts because our minds and our brains are built to generate thoughts. So there's no um goal if you will to get rid of thoughts but rather to if thoughts arise that's another object that you can be aware of. You know we talked about sleep and and sleepiness and and that earlier you can even you know you can do you can be aware of being sleepy. You can be aware of being distracted.”