Confused about meditation?  You know you need something but you are totally confused by the variety of books and teachers out there.  Here are articles that pull it all together and clue you in to what is the essence of the various techniques. 

Buddhist Meditation   Explains all forms of meditation brought to the West, how they are practiced and how they relate to basic principles.
Insight Meditation 101   Explains insight / vipassana / mindfulness meditation.