Listen from SILENCE.
It’s not about stopping your thoughts.
It’s about losing interest in them; truly not caring about them one way or an other.
When attention is not habitually engaged with thoughts, what is left?
Peace and Stillness.
Michael Jeffreys
Michael Jeffreys 
True. I agree there is too much focus on and caring about thought. However, if you don’t care about the past or future (one way or another) and are 100% devoted to the experience of this moment…then one may find thoughts cease.