By "teaching" i mean spiritual teachers, gurus, wise people, zen masters, enlightened people, etc. Their teaching is almost always meditation, which, if done correctly ultimately leads to silence. Not through suppression of thoughts, but by observing them; and as they are being observed, they become distant from you, which then leads to a realization that you are not your thoughts, which leads to disssociation from them, which then leads to freedom and realization what our true nature is