Dear Chenxsi, > >> Hmm...to be more specific, when i imagine a sound for 5 minutes, > unrelated thoughts do appear sometimes, but my focus on hearing the > imagined sound is never interrupted. Such distracting thoughts are > banished immediately from my mind. Should unrelated thoughts ever > appear in the first place? << Thank you very much for your question. I have also been working towards what I realize is a too perfectionistic goal with this step. Rawn , you replied that the intruding thought need to be turned around as long as the focus is not lost. This means even if it is longer tht one second? Am I right about that ? Jen