# Can traditions understand?

**Can people of different traditions understand each other?**

Dialogue works best when each side describes itself and listens before replying. What can be shared and what has to stay different is part of the conversation.

Connects to:
- [Dialogue between traditions](https://mapideas.org/i/re_dialogue)
- [Many traditions](https://mapideas.org/i/re_many)
- [Understanding on its own terms](https://mapideas.org/i/cu_understand)

Source: https://mapideas.org/i/q_x_understand · open on the map: https://mapideas.org/#q_x_understand