Unit 06 · Move 01 · Meet
06.1 / SUFFERING-AND-HOPE FIELDWORKMeet a Buddhist neighbor
Which Buddhist tradition, community, and practices shape this person’s life?
Meet · Person first
Ask which Buddhism this person actually practices.
Buddhist identity may be religious, philosophical, familial, monastic, devotional, meditative, cultural, or partly secularized.
Tradition
Is there a Buddhist tradition, temple, teacher, or community that especially shapes you?
Practice
What role do meditation, chanting, offerings, festivals, or ethical precepts have in your life?
Suffering
How have Buddhist teachings helped you understand suffering or desire?
Self
What does not-self mean to you?
Hope
How do you understand awakening, nirvana, or rebirth?
Permission
Would you be comfortable hearing why resurrection is central to Christian hope?
Field notebook · Buddhism · Move 01
Write four questions that would identify a Buddhist neighbor’s actual tradition and convictions.
Buddhism is a diverse family of traditions lived by particular people; begin by listening rather than assuming.