Zen Crossword Puzzle (4)

Across
1 Calmness of mind in difficult situations
5 To focus one’s mind on
7 One of the three energy paths in Heart Chan meditation
9 The feminine aspect of the driving force of all changes
10 The Bodhisattva of Compassion
11 Spiritual credit earned by charitable acts
12 Zen Teacher is not an ____ to worship
Down
1 Something according to Heart Sutra [...]

Word Puzzle: Zen Sees Similarities Rather Than Differences

Puzzle: What unusual quality is shared by the following four words?
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ego: A Zen practitioner must not be attached to the notion of ego.
beg: Monks and nuns gain their sustenance by begging for food from householders.
empty: The Five Principles of Sitting Zen are — sit still, sit tall, relax the body and mind, focus, and empty [...]

Word Puzzle: Zen Encompasses All Changes

Puzzle: Can you change two letters (while keeping all the rest letters in their original place) of the following Zen practice related word to make it become another Zen practice related word?
(For example, attachment -> detachment.)
1. lotus
2. meditation
3. mudra
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Answer

Zen Crossword Puzzle (3)

I am thinking about new, creative games on Zen. But for now, here is the newly designed Crossword.

Across
1 One of the three energy paths in Heart Chan meditation
5 The precious Now
6 Meditation improves one’s ____
7 The center of attention
8 Buddhist scriptures
9 Dharma ____ Chakra
11 To recite repetitively
12 The ideal facial expression in meditation
Down
1 Personal experience [...]

Zen Crossword Puzzle (2)

Another Zen Crossword Puzzle designed by me. Enjoy.

Across
2 Innate ability, in contrast to knowledge learned
4 Cause and effect
6 Energy pathway in the body
7 Aware
10 One of the Five Poisons
12 One of the Five Poisons
13 We ____ our hands to massage face after meditation
Down
1 ____ Dropping Motion Zen
2 Something World Peace is defined without
3 Mental activity
4 [...]

Zen Crossword Puzzle (1)

Do you like solving puzzles? Try this Zen Crossword Puzzle designed by me. This should be an Easy one. The answer is given at the bottom.

Across
1 One of the Five Poisons
4 The founder of Buddhism
6 Along with Gratitude is called “the Spirit of Zen”
10 The opposite of illusory
13 A beginner’s back and legs after meditation
14 [...]

Some Thoughts on Choosing a Fun Topic for Telephone-Charade Game

To prepare for the game, we have put much thought on picking the topics to play with. We have identified some features that tend to make a topic more fun and entertaining. Below are some of them. They may form a useful guideline for picking a topic to play next time.
1. Well-known phrases
There are simply [...]

USC Zen Fall 2008 — 7th Meeting (Special Session)

Today was our special session. In the past, we had Guest Speaker, Movie/DVD, etc. for special sessions. For this semester, we decided to try new stuff — Games! But since we want to tie the game with Zen and what we had talked about in class, we eventually came up with only one game. It’s [...]