On silence and meditation
http://www.freeweb.hu/tchl/freedom_from_the_known/1968-00-00_freedom_from_the_known_chapter_14.htmlThe link is to Chapter 14 from "Freedom from the known", by Jiddu Krishnamurthi.
Chapter 15 talks about the nature of meditation, and I believe this is particularly useful to those who have discussed mindfulness, concentration, and vipassana in another thread :
http://www.freeweb.hu/tchl/freedom_from_the_known/1968-00-00_freedom_from_the_known_chapter_15.html