Observing and questioning ones own thoughts is extremely beneficial.
The master of enquirey was Ramana Maharashi.
Check him out, it is worth it.
http://www.sriramanamaharshi.org/
WIKI: Ramana Maharshi / (30 December 1879 – 14 April 1950) is widely acknowledged as one of the outstanding Indian gurus of modern times.[2] He was born Venkataraman Iyer, in Tiruchuzhi,[note 1] Tamil Nadu, South India.[3]
At the age of sixteen, Venkataraman lost his sense of individual selfhood,[4][note 2] an awakening[5] which he later recognised as enlightenment,[5][note 3] and six weeks later left his home to journey to the holy mountain Arunachala, Tiruvannamalai, where he remained for the rest of his life.[4]
His first years were spent in solitude, but his stillness and his appearance as a sannyasin soon attracted devotees.[6][7][8] In later years, he responded to questions, but always insisted that silence was the purest teaching.[7] His verbal teachings flowed "from his direct knowledge that consciousness was the only existing reality."[9] In later years, a community grew up around him, where he was available twenty-four hours a day to visitors.[9] Though worshipped by thousands, he never allowed anyone to treat him as special, or receive private gifts. He treated all with equal respect.[4] Since the 1930s his teachings have also been popularised in the west.[10]
Venkataraman was given the name Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi by one of his earliest devotees, Ganapati Muni.[note 4] This would be the name by which he became known to the world.[4]
In response to questions on self-liberation and the classic texts on Yoga and Vedanta, Ramana recommended self-enquiry as the principal way to awaken to the "I-I",[web 1] realising the Self[11][12] and attaining liberation.[13][note 5] He also recommended Bhakti, and gave his approval to a variety of paths and practices.[web
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