What is thought? What is thinking?

[Manjushri]

I was talking to a friend today and told me she was thinking a lot about this question. 

The dictionary definition is :

an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind.

 

We didnćt come to an answer. I guess that I have to inquire for this one.

I was really curious about your thoughts on this.

[mandyjw]

Where consciousness meets form. 

[purerogue]

Thought is something that came into "existence" from nothing, for example you could make thought of "suffering" , but you will just think of word, you see suffering is just thought too that came into "existence" from nothing. 

Edited December 1, 2018 by purerogue

[Jack River]

A response of memory(knowledge/experience)thought-time. 

[ground]

if you're interested in the essence of thoughts then you have to mindfully follow them where they go and identify their final destination.