In relation to meditation

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A Siddha सिद्ध in Sanskrit means "one who is accomplished" and refers to perfected masters who, according to Hindu belief, have transcended the ahamkara (ego or I-maker), have subdued their minds to be subservient to their Awareness, and have transformed their bodies (composed mainly of dense Rajo-tama gunas) into a different kind of body dominated by sattva. This is usually accomplished only by persistent meditation.

A siddha has also been defined to refer to one who has attained a siddhi. The siddhis as paranormal abilities are considered emergent abilities of an individual that is on the path to siddhahood, and do not define a siddha, who is established in the Pranav or Aum – the spiritual substrate of creation. The siddhi in its pure form means "the attainment of flawless identity with Reality (Brahman); perfection of Spirit."
Can the exclusive practice of meditation do this? Well it seems so, by this Wiki definition...
Meditate on folks, meditate on....

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Here's what Ch'an Master Hui Hai says in relation to the topic of meditation in his shastra, "The Essential Gateway to Truth by Means of Instantaneous Awakening", translated by John Blofeld :

Q: What method must we practise in order to attain deliverance?
A: It can be attained only through a sudden illumination.
Q: What is sudden illumination?
A: 'Sudden' means ridding yourselves of deluded thoughts instantaneously. 'Illumination' means the realization that illumination is not something to be attained.
Q: From where do we start this practice?
A: You must start from the very root.
Q: And what is that?
A: Mind is the root.
Q: How can this be known?
A: The Lankavatara Sutra says: 'When mental processes (hsin) arise, then do all dharmas (phenomena) spring forth; and when mental processes cease, than do all dharmas cease likewise.' The Vimalakirti Sutra says: 'Those desiring to attain Pure Land must first purify their own minds, for the purification of mind is the purity of the Buddha Land.' The Sutra of the Doctrine Bequeathed by the Buddha says: 'Just by mind control, all things become possible to us.' In another sutra it says: 'Sages seek from mind, not from the Buddha; fools seek from the Buddha instead of seeking from mind. Wise men regulate their minds rather than their persons; fools regulate their persons rather than their minds.' The Sutra of the Names of the Buddha states: 'Evil springs forth from the mind, and by the mind is evil overcome.' Thus, we may know that all good and evil proceed from our minds and that mind is therefore the root. If you desire deliverance, you must first know all about the root. Unless you can penetrate to this truth, all your efforts will be vain; for, while you are still seeking something from forms external to yourselves, you will never attain. The Dhyanaparamita Sutra says: 'For as long as you direct your search to the forms around you, you will not attain your goal even after aeon upon aeon; whereas, by contemplating your inner awareness, you can achieve Buddhahood in a single flash of thought.'
Q: By what means is the root-practice to be performed?
A: Only by sitting in meditation, for it is accomplished by dhyana (ch'an) and samadhi (ting). The Dhyanaparamita Sutra says: 'Dhyana and samadhi are essential to the search for the sacred knowledge of the Buddhas; for, without these, the thoughts remain in tumult and the roots of goodness suffer damage.'
Q: Please describe dhyana and samadhi.
A: When wrong thinking ceases, that is dhyana; when you sit contemplating your original nature, that is samadhi, for indeed that original nature is your eternal mind. By samadhi, you withdraw your minds from their surroundings, thereby making them impervious to the eight winds, that is to say, impervious to gain and loss, calumny and eulogy, praise and blame, sorrow and joy. By concentrating in this way, even ordinary people may enter the state of Buddhahood. How can that be so? The Sutra of the Boddhisattva-Precepts says: 'All beings who observe the Buddha-precept thereby enter Buddhahood.' Other names for this are 'deliverance', 'gaining the further shore', 'transcending the six states of mortal being', 'overleaping the three worlds', or 'becoming a mighty Boddhisattva, an omnipotent sage, a conqueror'!
Q: Whereon should the mind settle and dwell?
A: It should settle upon nondwelling and there dwell.
Q: What is this nondwelling?
A: It means not allowing the mind to dwell upon anything whatsoever.
Q: And what is the meaning of that?
A: Dwelling upon nothing means that the mind is not fixed upon good and evil, being or nonbeing, inside or outside, or somewhere between the two, void or nonvoid, concentration or distraction. This dwelling upon nothing is the state in which it should dwell; those who attain it are said to have nondwelling minds--in other words, they have Buddha-minds!

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