For most people internal talk takes place somewhere between the two ears toward the back of the head (though having said that, you might hear it somewhere else in the body.) Maintain the focus on that location and don't attempt to make talk happen. Simply listen and it will arise.
Soon you may realize that internal talk is very repetitive, much like a broken record. This isn't the kind of thinking that can solve a problem. Instead it's an automatic, conditioned response - a habit all of us fall into. There really isn't any "new" thinking that's taking place when you're in that old habit.
When you are sitting in the midst of your problem,
What is more real to you--your problem or the fact of being here ?
Your presence in the here and now is the ultimate fact.
Suzuki Roshi*
