As you gain skill in focusing your attention, you begin to experience whole periods of time when you are not distracted by constant thoughts. In these moments or gaps you experience just being yourself.
Then your intuition can speak to you.
There has to be a quiet moment for most of us, or we simply can't hear the quiet intuitive voice.
Insight resolves a question or reveals a solution to a problem.
It can involve anything you are working on in the present. There is an "Aha!" quality to insight when the pieces of a puzzle suddenly fit together. Insight arises during or after meditation.
You will recognize intuition because it is bright, shiny, loud, and clear. It can be ordinary or very strange. You may not associate the content of your intuition with anyone or anything in particular. On the other hand, you may know exactly what to do with information that relates to the future in some way.
If you are meditating and an idea arises so forcefully that you cannot distract yourself, you may want to write a few notes to yourself about it. Then you can return to your meditation. Later you can review your notes and apply the information to your daily activities, your work, or whatever. At first every thought may seem important and your meditation note pad may be full, but with a bit of practice you will be able to isolate insights that are meaningful to your problem-solving process and you may write less.
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