Across
- 6. Impermanence.
- 7. Any personal response to dimensions of life that are considered sacred.
- 10. A subtle energy center in the body.
- 12. Community meal for all, regardless of caste or position.
- 13. Our actions and their effects on this life and lives to come.
- 15. Liberation from mental afflictions, suffering, and rebirth.
- 16. A “worthy one” who has followed the Buddha’s path to liberation.
Down
- 1. Wisdom that is thought to come from direct experience of Ultimate Reality.
- 2. Order of Sikhs who have undergone special initiation and observe a strict code of conduct.
- 3. Taking a flexible, nondogmatic approach.
- 4. The worldly cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
- 5. Small sword worn by Khalsa initiates.
- 8. A sacred esoteric text with spiritual practices honoring the divine in female form.
- 9. A question used by Zen teachers to boggle the student’s mind and thus liberate direct awareness.
- 11. Nectar made with sugar and water, symbolizing the sweetness of compassion.
- 14. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.
