That is the reverse of what his technique requires. The mind must be totally passive in meditation. No conscious effort can be exerted. All activity of human thought, the very content of human knowledge, is in the relative sphere of reality, not the absolute. Therefore, in meditation the mind is unconsciously infused with the power of Being.
Successful living demands a continuous intake of such power.
That suspension of thought is necessary to achieve the sense of unity with Being is illustrated by Maharishi in his discussion of ethics. He recognizes that each of the religions of the world has its code of ethics. However, these are related to the changing cultures of the times. Thus there is no absolute, written standard of right and wrong. Nothing but a mind which is influenced by Creative Intelligence through TM can possibly determine actions in accordance with unchanging ethics.