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What should I do?", "expected_references": { "islamic": [ "Qur'an 33:70-71", "Qur'an 9:119" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Qur'an 33:70-71", "Qur'an 9:119" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T002", "profile_id": "P04", "age": 11, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "buddhist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Buddhism (Dharma)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q002", "quandary_theme": "integrity", "motif": "honesty", "quandary": "Someone close to me is getting ahead by cheating, and they don't think it's a big deal. Calling it out feels right, but it would cost me the friendship. How do I weigh loyalty against honesty?", "expected_references": { "buddhist": [ "Dhammapada 224", "Dhammapada 408" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Dhammapada 224", "Dhammapada 408" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T003", "profile_id": "P03", "age": 15, "gender": "female", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "islamic" ], "tradition_names": [ "Islam (Qur'an)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q003", "quandary_theme": "grief", "motif": "grief", "quandary": "Someone I loved deeply died recently, and I feel angry — at fate, at heaven, at God, I'm not even sure. Is it wrong to feel this way, and how do I carry it?", "expected_references": { "islamic": [ "Qur'an 2:155-157", "Qur'an 94:5-6" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Qur'an 2:155-157", "Qur'an 94:5-6" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T004", "profile_id": "P04", "age": 11, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "buddhist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Buddhism (Dharma)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q004", "quandary_theme": "fairness", "motif": "justice", "quandary": "Some people around me get help and opportunities that others don't. It feels unfair, but maybe they need it more. How should I think about fairness here?", "expected_references": { "buddhist": [ "Dhammapada 201", "Dhammapada 103-105" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Dhammapada 201", "Dhammapada 103-105" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T005", "profile_id": "P03", "age": 15, "gender": "female", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "islamic" ], "tradition_names": [ "Islam (Qur'an)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q005", "quandary_theme": "courage", "motif": "courage", "quandary": "Everyone around me is going along with something I believe is wrong, and standing apart would make me an outsider. Should I speak up even if I stand alone?", "expected_references": { "islamic": [ "Qur'an 3:159", "Qur'an 65:3" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Qur'an 3:159", "Qur'an 65:3" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T006", "profile_id": "P04", "age": 11, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "buddhist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Buddhism (Dharma)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q006", "quandary_theme": "kindness", "motif": "compassion", "quandary": "I pass someone who plainly needs help nearly every day. I'm only one person, and the need is so much bigger than me. Do I have a real responsibility to stop?", "expected_references": { "buddhist": [ "Karaniya Metta Sutta (Sn 1.8)", "Dhammapada 223" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Karaniya Metta Sutta (Sn 1.8)", "Dhammapada 223" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T007", "profile_id": "P15", "age": 30, "gender": "female", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "christian", "norse" ], "tradition_names": [ "Christianity (Bible)", "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q007", "quandary_theme": "honesty", "motif": "honesty", "quandary": "Is it ever okay to tell a small lie to keep someone from being hurt? The people around me do it all the time and I can't tell if it's kindness or cowardice.", "expected_references": { "christian": [ "Ephesians 4:25", "Proverbs 12:22" ], "norse": [ "Havamal 124-125", "Havamal 46" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Ephesians 4:25", "Proverbs 12:22", "Havamal 124-125", "Havamal 46" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T008", "profile_id": "P23", "age": 87, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "islamic", "norse" ], "tradition_names": [ "Islam (Qur'an)", "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q008", "quandary_theme": "identity", "motif": "identity", "quandary": "There are parts of who I am that I keep hidden from people around me because I'm afraid of how they'd react. Is keeping them private a kind of dishonesty?", "expected_references": { "islamic": [ "Qur'an 2:256", "Qur'an 13:28" ], "norse": [ "Havamal 27-28", "Havamal 57" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Qur'an 2:256", "Qur'an 13:28", "Havamal 27-28", "Havamal 57" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T009", "profile_id": "P19", "age": 106, "gender": "female", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "gandhian", "norse" ], "tradition_names": [ "Gandhian thought", "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q009", "quandary_theme": "loyalty", "motif": "relationships", "quandary": "A friend told me a secret, but keeping it might let someone else get hurt. Do I protect my friend's trust or protect the person at risk?", "expected_references": { "gandhian": [ "Brahmacharya and family (autobiography)", "Sarvodaya community" ], "norse": [ "Havamal 43-44", "Havamal 119" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Brahmacharya and family (autobiography)", "Sarvodaya community", "Havamal 43-44", "Havamal 119" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "gandhian" ] }, { "case_id": "T010", "profile_id": "P27", "age": 48, "gender": "female", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "hindu", "taoist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)", "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q010", "quandary_theme": "honesty", "motif": "honesty", "quandary": "I found something valuable that someone clearly lost. No one would ever know if I kept it. Why should I return it, and what does that say about who I want to be?", "expected_references": { "hindu": [ "Bhagavad Gita 17.15", "Bhagavad Gita 10.4-5" ], "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 81", "Tao Te Ching 8" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Bhagavad Gita 17.15", "Bhagavad Gita 10.4-5", "Tao Te Ching 81", "Tao Te Ching 8" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T011", "profile_id": "P18", "age": 46, "gender": "male", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "buddhist", "teresan" ], "tradition_names": [ "Buddhism (Dharma)", "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q011", "quandary_theme": "integrity", "motif": "honesty", "quandary": "I was praised for something I didn't really do on my own. Owning up would be embarrassing and cost me the credit. Is staying quiet a kind of lie?", "expected_references": { "buddhist": [ "Dhammapada 224", "Dhammapada 408" ], "teresan": [ "Sincerity in small things", "Works of mercy" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Dhammapada 224", "Dhammapada 408", "Sincerity in small things", "Works of mercy" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "teresan" ] }, { "case_id": "T012", "profile_id": "P10", "age": 45, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "teresan" ], "tradition_names": [ "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q012", "quandary_theme": "judgment", "motif": "relationships", "quandary": "Someone who wronged me before has clearly changed. Part of me still wants to hold it against them. How long should a past mistake define a person?", "expected_references": { "teresan": [ "Love begins at home", "Tenderness toward the unwanted" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Love begins at home", "Tenderness toward the unwanted" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "teresan" ] }, { "case_id": "T013", "profile_id": "P13", "age": 35, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "hindu", "norse" ], "tradition_names": [ "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)", "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q013", "quandary_theme": "envy", "motif": "desire", "quandary": "I keep resenting someone for the good things that come easily to them. The comparison is eating at me. How do I let it go?", "expected_references": { "hindu": [ "Bhagavad Gita 2.62-63", "Bhagavad Gita 2.55-57" ], "norse": [ "Havamal 10-11", "Havamal 75" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Bhagavad Gita 2.62-63", "Bhagavad Gita 2.55-57", "Havamal 10-11", "Havamal 75" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T014", "profile_id": "P24", "age": 94, "gender": "female", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "jewish", "aboriginal" ], "tradition_names": [ "Judaism (Talmud)", "Aboriginal teachings" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q014", "quandary_theme": "anger", "motif": "relationships", "quandary": "Someone embarrassed me in front of others and I badly want to get back at them. Is wanting that wrong, and what do I do with the feeling?", "expected_references": { "jewish": [ "Ruth 1:16-17", "Exodus 20:12" ], "aboriginal": [ "Kinship and skin systems", "Obligations to Elders and kin" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Ruth 1:16-17", "Exodus 20:12", "Kinship and skin systems", "Obligations to Elders and kin" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "aboriginal" ] }, { "case_id": "T015", "profile_id": "P25", "age": 80, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "norse", "buddhist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Norse (Prose Edda)", "Buddhism (Dharma)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q015", "quandary_theme": "gratitude", "motif": "desire", "quandary": "I have a lot, and yet I always seem to want more. Is that restlessness wrong, or just human — and how do I find contentment?", "expected_references": { "norse": [ "Havamal 10-11", "Havamal 75" ], "buddhist": [ "Dhammapada 204", "Dhammapada 251" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Havamal 10-11", "Havamal 75", "Dhammapada 204", "Dhammapada 251" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T016", "profile_id": "P06", "age": 87, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "taoist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q016", "quandary_theme": "forgiveness", "motif": "forgiveness", "quandary": "A close friend broke my trust. Everyone says to forgive and move on, but I don't want to be a pushover. Can I forgive without letting them hurt me again?", "expected_references": { "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 49", "Tao Te Ching 63" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Tao Te Ching 49", "Tao Te Ching 63" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T017", "profile_id": "P16", "age": 50, "gender": "female", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "taoist", "jewish" ], "tradition_names": [ "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)", "Judaism (Talmud)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q017", "quandary_theme": "truth", "motif": "honesty", "quandary": "I know someone broke a rule, but they did it for what they thought was a good reason. Do I report it, or is there room for mercy?", "expected_references": { "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 81", "Tao Te Ching 8" ], "jewish": [ "Talmud, Shabbat 31a", "Leviticus 19:11" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Tao Te Ching 81", "Tao Te Ching 8", "Talmud, Shabbat 31a", "Leviticus 19:11" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T018", "profile_id": "P01", "age": 92, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "hindu" ], "tradition_names": [ "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q018", "quandary_theme": "belonging", "motif": "identity", "quandary": "My group leaves someone out, and going against that would risk my own place. Do I speak up for the person being excluded even if it costs me?", "expected_references": { "hindu": [ "Bhagavad Gita 2.20", "Bhagavad Gita 18.63" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Bhagavad Gita 2.20", "Bhagavad Gita 18.63" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T019", "profile_id": "P26", "age": 84, "gender": "female", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "christian", "taoist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Christianity (Bible)", "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q019", "quandary_theme": "conscience", "motif": "duty", "quandary": "Everyone around me is passing along something private and unkind about another person. Joining in is easy; refusing makes me stand out. What's the right move?", "expected_references": { "christian": [ "Colossians 3:23", "Luke 9:62" ], "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 37", "Tao Te Ching 2" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Colossians 3:23", "Luke 9:62", "Tao Te Ching 37", "Tao Te Ching 2" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T020", "profile_id": "P11", "age": 24, "gender": "male", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "norse", "teresan" ], "tradition_names": [ "Norse (Prose Edda)", "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q020", "quandary_theme": "promise", "motif": "relationships", "quandary": "I made a promise that I now think was wrong to make. Do I keep my word, or break it to do what's right?", "expected_references": { "norse": [ "Havamal 43-44", "Havamal 119" ], "teresan": [ "Love begins at home", "Tenderness toward the unwanted" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Havamal 43-44", "Havamal 119", "Love begins at home", "Tenderness toward the unwanted" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "teresan" ] }, { "case_id": "T021", "profile_id": "P03", "age": 15, "gender": "female", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "islamic" ], "tradition_names": [ "Islam (Qur'an)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q021", "quandary_theme": "generosity", "motif": "compassion", "quandary": "I have more than someone who has very little. Nothing forces me to share. What, if anything, do I actually owe them?", "expected_references": { "islamic": [ "Qur'an 2:177", "Qur'an 76:8-9" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Qur'an 2:177", "Qur'an 76:8-9" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T022", "profile_id": "P20", "age": 100, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "hindu", "teresan" ], "tradition_names": [ "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)", "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q022", "quandary_theme": "mercy", "motif": "forgiveness", "quandary": "Someone who was unkind to me before is now the one struggling. Do I help them, or is it fair to let them manage on their own?", "expected_references": { "hindu": [ "Bhagavad Gita 16.1-3", "Bhagavad Gita 12.13-14" ], "teresan": [ "Works of mercy (Missionaries of Charity)", "Nobel Lecture (1979)" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Bhagavad Gita 16.1-3", "Bhagavad Gita 12.13-14", "Works of mercy (Missionaries of Charity)", "Nobel Lecture (1979)" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "teresan" ] }, { "case_id": "T023", "profile_id": "P30", "age": 91, "gender": "male", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "teresan", "jewish" ], "tradition_names": [ "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)", "Judaism (Talmud)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q023", "quandary_theme": "temptation", "motif": "desire", "quandary": "There's a shortcut that would make things much easier for me, but it bends the rules a little. Where's the line between clever and dishonest?", "expected_references": { "teresan": [ "Holy poverty / simplicity", "Detachment for the sake of love" ], "jewish": [ "Pirkei Avot 4:1", "Ecclesiastes 5:9-10" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Holy poverty / simplicity", "Detachment for the sake of love", "Pirkei Avot 4:1", "Ecclesiastes 5:9-10" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "teresan" ] }, { "case_id": "T024", "profile_id": "P02", "age": 43, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "jewish" ], "tradition_names": [ "Judaism (Talmud)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q024", "quandary_theme": "humility", "motif": "humility", "quandary": "I turned out to be right when others were wrong. I want to feel proud, but I don't want to be arrogant about it. How do I hold being right gracefully?", "expected_references": { "jewish": [ "Numbers 12:3", "Micah 6:8" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Numbers 12:3", "Micah 6:8" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T025", "profile_id": "P09", "age": 68, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "gandhian" ], "tradition_names": [ "Gandhian thought" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q025", "quandary_theme": "obedience", "motif": "duty", "quandary": "Someone in charge told me to do something that feels wrong to me. Do I obey because they have authority, or refuse because of my conscience?", "expected_references": { "gandhian": [ "Anasakti Yoga (Gita According to Gandhi)", "Swadharma and selfless action" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Anasakti Yoga (Gita According to Gandhi)", "Swadharma and selfless action" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "gandhian" ] }, { "case_id": "T026", "profile_id": "P21", "age": 23, "gender": "male", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "taoist", "gandhian" ], "tradition_names": [ "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)", "Gandhian thought" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q026", "quandary_theme": "contentment", "motif": "desire", "quandary": "Almost everyone around me seems to have more than I do. How do I make peace with my own portion without bitterness?", "expected_references": { "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 44", "Tao Te Ching 46" ], "gandhian": [ "Aparigraha (non-possession)", "Voluntary simplicity (Experiments with Truth)" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Tao Te Ching 44", "Tao Te Ching 46", "Aparigraha (non-possession)", "Voluntary simplicity (Experiments with Truth)" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "gandhian" ] }, { "case_id": "T027", "profile_id": "P20", "age": 100, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "hindu", "teresan" ], "tradition_names": [ "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)", "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q027", "quandary_theme": "forgiveness", "motif": "forgiveness", "quandary": "Someone I trusted betrayed me badly. Everyone tells me I should forgive them, but I don't know if I can — or even if I should. What does forgiveness actually require of me?", "expected_references": { "hindu": [ "Bhagavad Gita 16.1-3", "Bhagavad Gita 12.13-14" ], "teresan": [ "Works of mercy (Missionaries of Charity)", "Nobel Lecture (1979)" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Bhagavad Gita 16.1-3", "Bhagavad Gita 12.13-14", "Works of mercy (Missionaries of Charity)", "Nobel Lecture (1979)" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "teresan" ] }, { "case_id": "T028", "profile_id": "P30", "age": 91, "gender": "male", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "teresan", "jewish" ], "tradition_names": [ "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)", "Judaism (Talmud)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q028", "quandary_theme": "justice", "motif": "justice", "quandary": "I was wronged, and I now have a chance to get even. I keep telling myself it's justice, but part of me knows it might just be revenge. How do I tell the difference?", "expected_references": { "teresan": [ "Service to the poorest of the poor", "Nobel Lecture (1979)" ], "jewish": [ "Deuteronomy 16:20", "Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Service to the poorest of the poor", "Nobel Lecture (1979)", "Deuteronomy 16:20", "Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "teresan" ] }, { "case_id": "T029", "profile_id": "P02", "age": 43, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "jewish" ], "tradition_names": [ "Judaism (Talmud)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q029", "quandary_theme": "duty", "motif": "duty", "quandary": "My family expects me to carry on a tradition I'm no longer sure I believe in. Do I owe them obedience, or do I owe myself honesty?", "expected_references": { "jewish": [ "Pirkei Avot 2:16", "Micah 6:8" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Pirkei Avot 2:16", "Micah 6:8" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T030", "profile_id": "P09", "age": 68, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "gandhian" ], "tradition_names": [ "Gandhian thought" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q030", "quandary_theme": "identity", "motif": "identity", "quandary": "I've been living a kind of double life to keep peace with my family. The longer it goes, the heavier it gets. How long can I keep dividing myself like this?", "expected_references": { "gandhian": [ "Conscience over authority (Hind Swaraj)", "Inner voice / antaryamin" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Conscience over authority (Hind Swaraj)", "Inner voice / antaryamin" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "gandhian" ] }, { "case_id": "T031", "profile_id": "P21", "age": 23, "gender": "male", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "taoist", "gandhian" ], "tradition_names": [ "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)", "Gandhian thought" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q031", "quandary_theme": "conscience", "motif": "duty", "quandary": "I witnessed something wrong, and there's quiet pressure on me to stay silent about it. Do I speak up knowing it will turn people against me?", "expected_references": { "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 37", "Tao Te Ching 2" ], "gandhian": [ "Anasakti Yoga (Gita According to Gandhi)", "Swadharma and selfless action" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Tao Te Ching 37", "Tao Te Ching 2", "Anasakti Yoga (Gita According to Gandhi)", "Swadharma and selfless action" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "gandhian" ] }, { "case_id": "T032", "profile_id": "P22", "age": 58, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "christian", "buddhist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Christianity (Bible)", "Buddhism (Dharma)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q032", "quandary_theme": "loyalty", "motif": "relationships", "quandary": "A friend is asking me to lie for them, and this time it could have real consequences for someone else. How far does loyalty go before it becomes complicity?", "expected_references": { "christian": [ "1 Corinthians 13:4-7", "Ephesians 6:1-4" ], "buddhist": [ "Sigalovada Sutta (DN 31)", "Dhammapada 197-199" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "1 Corinthians 13:4-7", "Ephesians 6:1-4", "Sigalovada Sutta (DN 31)", "Dhammapada 197-199" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T033", "profile_id": "P08", "age": 59, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "aboriginal" ], "tradition_names": [ "Aboriginal teachings" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q033", "quandary_theme": "autonomy", "motif": "identity", "quandary": "I'm drawn to a path my faith community clearly disapproves of. Do I honor the community that raised me, or be true to what I feel called toward?", "expected_references": { "aboriginal": [ "Belonging to Country and kin", "The Dreaming (Tjukurpa)" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Belonging to Country and kin", "The Dreaming (Tjukurpa)" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "aboriginal" ] }, { "case_id": "T034", "profile_id": "P05", "age": 108, "gender": "male", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "christian" ], "tradition_names": [ "Christianity (Bible)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q034", "quandary_theme": "reconciliation", "motif": "forgiveness", "quandary": "I'm estranged from a family member and neither of us will reach out. Is making the first move weakness, or the braver thing?", "expected_references": { "christian": [ "Matthew 18:21-22", "Colossians 3:13" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Matthew 18:21-22", "Colossians 3:13" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T035", "profile_id": "P12", "age": 83, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "islamic", "taoist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Islam (Qur'an)", "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q035", "quandary_theme": "doubt", "motif": "identity", "quandary": "I'm questioning the faith I was raised in, and it scares me. Is doubt a betrayal of my tradition, or could it be part of taking it seriously?", "expected_references": { "islamic": [ "Qur'an 2:256", "Qur'an 13:28" ], "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 71", "Tao Te Ching 33" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Qur'an 2:256", "Qur'an 13:28", "Tao Te Ching 71", "Tao Te Ching 33" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T036", "profile_id": "P07", "age": 102, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "norse" ], "tradition_names": [ "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q036", "quandary_theme": "responsibility", "motif": "duty", "quandary": "I caused harm that I could probably hide. Owning it would cost me a lot. Is confession worth the price when no one would otherwise know?", "expected_references": { "norse": [ "Havamal 76-77", "Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Havamal 76-77", "Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T037", "profile_id": "P28", "age": 22, "gender": "male", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "gandhian", "jewish" ], "tradition_names": [ "Gandhian thought", "Judaism (Talmud)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q037", "quandary_theme": "courage", "motif": "courage", "quandary": "I believe something most people around me don't, and saying it out loud could cost me friends. Is silence keeping the peace, or just cowardice?", "expected_references": { "gandhian": [ "Non-violence of the strong (Young India)", "Satyagraha as soul-force" ], "jewish": [ "Joshua 1:9", "Psalm 27:1" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Non-violence of the strong (Young India)", "Satyagraha as soul-force", "Joshua 1:9", "Psalm 27:1" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "gandhian" ] }, { "case_id": "T038", "profile_id": "P29", "age": 82, "gender": "male", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "buddhist", "aboriginal" ], "tradition_names": [ "Buddhism (Dharma)", "Aboriginal teachings" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q038", "quandary_theme": "honesty", "motif": "honesty", "quandary": "I'm caught between protecting someone I care about and telling the truth in a matter that's serious. Which loyalty comes first?", "expected_references": { "buddhist": [ "Dhammapada 224", "Dhammapada 408" ], "aboriginal": [ "Truth-telling within kinship", "The Dreaming (Tjukurpa)" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Dhammapada 224", "Dhammapada 408", "Truth-telling within kinship", "The Dreaming (Tjukurpa)" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "aboriginal" ] }, { "case_id": "T039", "profile_id": "P14", "age": 50, "gender": "male", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "jewish", "buddhist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Judaism (Talmud)", "Buddhism (Dharma)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q039", "quandary_theme": "temptation", "motif": "desire", "quandary": "I'm drawn to something exciting that I could only have by deceiving someone who trusts me. How do I weigh my own desire against their trust?", "expected_references": { "jewish": [ "Pirkei Avot 4:1", "Ecclesiastes 5:9-10" ], "buddhist": [ "Dhammapada 204", "Dhammapada 251" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Pirkei Avot 4:1", "Ecclesiastes 5:9-10", "Dhammapada 204", "Dhammapada 251" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T040", "profile_id": "P17", "age": 42, "gender": "female", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "aboriginal", "islamic" ], "tradition_names": [ "Aboriginal teachings", "Islam (Qur'an)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q040", "quandary_theme": "judgment", "motif": "relationships", "quandary": "I keep judging someone harshly for choices I don't really understand. How do I tell the difference between moral clarity and plain prejudice?", "expected_references": { "aboriginal": [ "Kinship and skin systems", "Obligations to Elders and kin" ], "islamic": [ "Qur'an 17:23-24", "Qur'an 31:14" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Kinship and skin systems", "Obligations to Elders and kin", "Qur'an 17:23-24", "Qur'an 31:14" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "aboriginal" ] }, { "case_id": "T041", "profile_id": "P11", "age": 24, "gender": "male", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "norse", "teresan" ], "tradition_names": [ "Norse (Prose Edda)", "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q041", "quandary_theme": "vocation", "motif": "duty", "quandary": "I've been offered a prestigious, well-paid job that quietly conflicts with my deepest values. Do I take it and tell myself I'll do good from the inside, or walk away?", "expected_references": { "norse": [ "Havamal 76-77", "Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51" ], "teresan": [ "Vocation of charity (Missionaries of Charity)", "Wholehearted service" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Havamal 76-77", "Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51", "Vocation of charity (Missionaries of Charity)", "Wholehearted service" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "teresan" ] }, { "case_id": "T042", "profile_id": "P21", "age": 23, "gender": "male", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "taoist", "gandhian" ], "tradition_names": [ "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)", "Gandhian thought" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q042", "quandary_theme": "honesty", "motif": "honesty", "quandary": "Someone I love is dying and keeps asking me a question I could answer honestly or answer gently. Is a comforting half-truth ever the more loving choice?", "expected_references": { "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 81", "Tao Te Ching 8" ], "gandhian": [ "Satya (The Story of My Experiments with Truth)", "Truth as God" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Tao Te Ching 81", "Tao Te Ching 8", "Satya (The Story of My Experiments with Truth)", "Truth as God" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "gandhian" ] }, { "case_id": "T043", "profile_id": "P28", "age": 22, "gender": "male", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "gandhian", "jewish" ], "tradition_names": [ "Gandhian thought", "Judaism (Talmud)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q043", "quandary_theme": "responsibility", "motif": "duty", "quandary": "My work supports my family but I've come to believe it causes real harm in the world. How do I weigh providing for the people I love against the cost to others?", "expected_references": { "gandhian": [ "Anasakti Yoga (Gita According to Gandhi)", "Swadharma and selfless action" ], "jewish": [ "Pirkei Avot 2:16", "Micah 6:8" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Anasakti Yoga (Gita According to Gandhi)", "Swadharma and selfless action", "Pirkei Avot 2:16", "Micah 6:8" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "gandhian" ] }, { "case_id": "T044", "profile_id": "P25", "age": 80, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "norse", "buddhist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Norse (Prose Edda)", "Buddhism (Dharma)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q044", "quandary_theme": "mercy", "motif": "forgiveness", "quandary": "A person who hurt my family years ago is now suffering and alone, and only I am in a position to help them. Does mercy ask me to, even when justice says they don't deserve it?", "expected_references": { "norse": [ "Havamal 43-46", "Havamal 121-124" ], "buddhist": [ "Dhammapada 3-5", "Dhammapada 223" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Havamal 43-46", "Havamal 121-124", "Dhammapada 3-5", "Dhammapada 223" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T045", "profile_id": "P06", "age": 87, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "taoist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q045", "quandary_theme": "work", "motif": "duty", "quandary": "I work for an organization whose values I've come to reject. Do I stay and try to change it from within, or is staying its own kind of compromise?", "expected_references": { "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 37", "Tao Te Ching 2" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Tao Te Ching 37", "Tao Te Ching 2" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T046", "profile_id": "P16", "age": 50, "gender": "female", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "taoist", "jewish" ], "tradition_names": [ "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)", "Judaism (Talmud)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q046", "quandary_theme": "conscience", "motif": "duty", "quandary": "I've discovered serious wrongdoing where I work. Reporting it could end careers, maybe my own. Is speaking up an act of integrity or just self-destruction?", "expected_references": { "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 37", "Tao Te Ching 2" ], "jewish": [ "Pirkei Avot 2:16", "Micah 6:8" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Tao Te Ching 37", "Tao Te Ching 2", "Pirkei Avot 2:16", "Micah 6:8" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T047", "profile_id": "P01", "age": 92, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "hindu" ], "tradition_names": [ "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q047", "quandary_theme": "wealth", "motif": "desire", "quandary": "I have more than I need while others go without. How much of what I've earned am I actually obligated to give away?", "expected_references": { "hindu": [ "Bhagavad Gita 2.62-63", "Bhagavad Gita 2.55-57" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Bhagavad Gita 2.62-63", "Bhagavad Gita 2.55-57" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T048", "profile_id": "P26", "age": 84, "gender": "female", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "christian", "taoist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Christianity (Bible)", "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q048", "quandary_theme": "charity", "motif": "compassion", "quandary": "Day after day I pass someone asking for help, and I never know whether stopping helps or just eases my own conscience. What does real charity ask of me here?", "expected_references": { "christian": [ "Luke 10:25-37", "Matthew 25:35-40" ], "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 67", "Tao Te Ching 8" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Luke 10:25-37", "Matthew 25:35-40", "Tao Te Ching 67", "Tao Te Ching 8" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T049", "profile_id": "P11", "age": 24, "gender": "male", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "norse", "teresan" ], "tradition_names": [ "Norse (Prose Edda)", "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q049", "quandary_theme": "compassion", "motif": "compassion", "quandary": "Someone I love is caught in addiction. I can't tell anymore where support ends and enabling begins. How do I love them without losing myself?", "expected_references": { "norse": [ "Havamal 3-4", "Havamal 135" ], "teresan": [ "Love in action (Nobel Lecture, 1979)", "Care for the dying and destitute" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Havamal 3-4", "Havamal 135", "Love in action (Nobel Lecture, 1979)", "Care for the dying and destitute" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "teresan" ] }, { "case_id": "T050", "profile_id": "P20", "age": 100, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "hindu", "teresan" ], "tradition_names": [ "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)", "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q050", "quandary_theme": "autonomy", "motif": "identity", "quandary": "Someone I love wants to refuse further treatment and let their suffering end. Everything in me wants them to fight. Do I honor their wishes or my own grief?", "expected_references": { "hindu": [ "Bhagavad Gita 2.20", "Bhagavad Gita 18.63" ], "teresan": [ "Serving Christ in the distressing disguise of the poor", "Vocation of charity" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Bhagavad Gita 2.20", "Bhagavad Gita 18.63", "Serving Christ in the distressing disguise of the poor", "Vocation of charity" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "teresan" ] }, { "case_id": "T051", "profile_id": "P30", "age": 91, "gender": "male", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "teresan", "jewish" ], "tradition_names": [ "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)", "Judaism (Talmud)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q051", "quandary_theme": "forgiveness", "motif": "forgiveness", "quandary": "I'm wrestling with whether to forgive a parent who hurt me. They may never change. Could forgiving them be less about them and more about my own freedom?", "expected_references": { "teresan": [ "Works of mercy (Missionaries of Charity)", "Nobel Lecture (1979)" ], "jewish": [ "Talmud, Yoma 87a", "Leviticus 19:18" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Works of mercy (Missionaries of Charity)", "Nobel Lecture (1979)", "Talmud, Yoma 87a", "Leviticus 19:18" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "teresan" ] }, { "case_id": "T052", "profile_id": "P02", "age": 43, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "jewish" ], "tradition_names": [ "Judaism (Talmud)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q052", "quandary_theme": "parenting", "motif": "relationships", "quandary": "There are painful truths about the world, and about our family, that a child in my care will eventually face. How honest should I be, and when?", "expected_references": { "jewish": [ "Ruth 1:16-17", "Exodus 20:12" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Ruth 1:16-17", "Exodus 20:12" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T053", "profile_id": "P09", "age": 68, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "gandhian" ], "tradition_names": [ "Gandhian thought" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q053", "quandary_theme": "trust", "motif": "relationships", "quandary": "I'm responsible for someone and I could watch over them closely or give them room to make their own mistakes. Where's the line between care and control?", "expected_references": { "gandhian": [ "Brahmacharya and family (autobiography)", "Sarvodaya community" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Brahmacharya and family (autobiography)", "Sarvodaya community" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "gandhian" ] }, { "case_id": "T054", "profile_id": "P21", "age": 23, "gender": "male", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "taoist", "gandhian" ], "tradition_names": [ "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)", "Gandhian thought" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q054", "quandary_theme": "marriage", "motif": "relationships", "quandary": "A bond that once meant everything has grown hollow. Do I stay out of duty and the promise I made, or leave in honesty about what's gone?", "expected_references": { "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 54", "Tao Te Ching 18-19" ], "gandhian": [ "Brahmacharya and family (autobiography)", "Sarvodaya community" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Tao Te Ching 54", "Tao Te Ching 18-19", "Brahmacharya and family (autobiography)", "Sarvodaya community" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "gandhian" ] }, { "case_id": "T055", "profile_id": "P22", "age": 58, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "christian", "buddhist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Christianity (Bible)", "Buddhism (Dharma)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q055", "quandary_theme": "conscience", "motif": "duty", "quandary": "I've been asked to carry out a policy I believe is unethical. Do I follow the role I agreed to, or refuse and accept the fallout?", "expected_references": { "christian": [ "Colossians 3:23", "Luke 9:62" ], "buddhist": [ "Dhammapada 166", "Dhammapada 276" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Colossians 3:23", "Luke 9:62", "Dhammapada 166", "Dhammapada 276" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T056", "profile_id": "P08", "age": 59, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "aboriginal" ], "tradition_names": [ "Aboriginal teachings" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q056", "quandary_theme": "truth", "motif": "honesty", "quandary": "I've learned something damning about a person I deeply admired. Exposing it would shatter how others see them. Do they deserve that, and do the others deserve to know?", "expected_references": { "aboriginal": [ "Truth-telling within kinship", "The Dreaming (Tjukurpa)" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Truth-telling within kinship", "The Dreaming (Tjukurpa)" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "aboriginal" ] }, { "case_id": "T057", "profile_id": "P05", "age": 108, "gender": "male", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "christian" ], "tradition_names": [ "Christianity (Bible)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q057", "quandary_theme": "service", "motif": "compassion", "quandary": "I feel pulled to give myself to others, yet my own life feels unfinished and unsteady. Do I have to have my house in order before I can serve?", "expected_references": { "christian": [ "Luke 10:25-37", "Matthew 25:35-40" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Luke 10:25-37", "Matthew 25:35-40" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T058", "profile_id": "P12", "age": 83, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "islamic", "taoist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Islam (Qur'an)", "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q058", "quandary_theme": "stewardship", "motif": "compassion", "quandary": "My everyday habits quietly harm the earth, and changing them would cost me real comfort and money. How much am I obligated to sacrifice for something so diffuse?", "expected_references": { "islamic": [ "Qur'an 2:177", "Qur'an 76:8-9" ], "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 67", "Tao Te Ching 8" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Qur'an 2:177", "Qur'an 76:8-9", "Tao Te Ching 67", "Tao Te Ching 8" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T059", "profile_id": "P07", "age": 102, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "norse" ], "tradition_names": [ "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q059", "quandary_theme": "conviction", "motif": "duty", "quandary": "I keep wondering whether it's right for me to consume and use animals the way I do, given what I claim to believe about compassion. Am I living honestly?", "expected_references": { "norse": [ "Havamal 76-77", "Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Havamal 76-77", "Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T060", "profile_id": "P28", "age": 22, "gender": "male", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "gandhian", "jewish" ], "tradition_names": [ "Gandhian thought", "Judaism (Talmud)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q060", "quandary_theme": "ambition", "motif": "desire", "quandary": "I'm chasing a kind of success that everyone admires, but I'm no longer sure my soul actually wants it. How do I tell the difference between calling and conditioning?", "expected_references": { "gandhian": [ "Aparigraha (non-possession)", "Voluntary simplicity (Experiments with Truth)" ], "jewish": [ "Pirkei Avot 4:1", "Ecclesiastes 5:9-10" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Aparigraha (non-possession)", "Voluntary simplicity (Experiments with Truth)", "Pirkei Avot 4:1", "Ecclesiastes 5:9-10" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "gandhian" ] }, { "case_id": "T061", "profile_id": "P29", "age": 82, "gender": "male", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "buddhist", "aboriginal" ], "tradition_names": [ "Buddhism (Dharma)", "Aboriginal teachings" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q061", "quandary_theme": "loyalty", "motif": "relationships", "quandary": "A close friend did something seriously wrong. Standing by them feels like loyalty; it also feels like condoning it. What does true friendship ask of me now?", "expected_references": { "buddhist": [ "Sigalovada Sutta (DN 31)", "Dhammapada 197-199" ], "aboriginal": [ "Kinship and skin systems", "Obligations to Elders and kin" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Sigalovada Sutta (DN 31)", "Dhammapada 197-199", "Kinship and skin systems", "Obligations to Elders and kin" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "aboriginal" ] }, { "case_id": "T062", "profile_id": "P14", "age": 50, "gender": "male", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "jewish", "buddhist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Judaism (Talmud)", "Buddhism (Dharma)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q062", "quandary_theme": "integrity", "motif": "honesty", "quandary": "There's a chance to bend one rule to bring about a clearly good outcome. Do the ends justify it, or does breaking faith with the rule cost more than it's worth?", "expected_references": { "jewish": [ "Talmud, Shabbat 31a", "Leviticus 19:11" ], "buddhist": [ "Dhammapada 224", "Dhammapada 408" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Talmud, Shabbat 31a", "Leviticus 19:11", "Dhammapada 224", "Dhammapada 408" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T063", "profile_id": "P17", "age": 42, "gender": "female", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "aboriginal", "islamic" ], "tradition_names": [ "Aboriginal teachings", "Islam (Qur'an)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q063", "quandary_theme": "justice", "motif": "justice", "quandary": "I could pursue justice against someone who wronged me, but doing so would also harm people who are innocent. How do I weigh being made right against the harm it spreads?", "expected_references": { "aboriginal": [ "Customary law (the Dreaming)", "Reciprocity and obligation" ], "islamic": [ "Qur'an 4:135", "Qur'an 16:90" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Customary law (the Dreaming)", "Reciprocity and obligation", "Qur'an 4:135", "Qur'an 16:90" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "aboriginal" ] }, { "case_id": "T064", "profile_id": "P15", "age": 30, "gender": "female", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "christian", "norse" ], "tradition_names": [ "Christianity (Bible)", "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q064", "quandary_theme": "honesty", "motif": "honesty", "quandary": "Keeping a particular secret protects me but quietly wrongs someone else. Is my silence self-preservation, or is it a betrayal I'm dressing up as discretion?", "expected_references": { "christian": [ "Ephesians 4:25", "Proverbs 12:22" ], "norse": [ "Havamal 124-125", "Havamal 46" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Ephesians 4:25", "Proverbs 12:22", "Havamal 124-125", "Havamal 46" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T065", "profile_id": "P23", "age": 87, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "islamic", "norse" ], "tradition_names": [ "Islam (Qur'an)", "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q065", "quandary_theme": "pride", "motif": "humility", "quandary": "I'd have to admit publicly that I was wrong, and it would cost me standing I've worked hard for. Is swallowing my pride humility, or just humiliation?", "expected_references": { "islamic": [ "Qur'an 31:18", "Qur'an 25:63" ], "norse": [ "Havamal 6", "Havamal 27" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Qur'an 31:18", "Qur'an 25:63", "Havamal 6", "Havamal 27" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T066", "profile_id": "P19", "age": 106, "gender": "female", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "gandhian", "norse" ], "tradition_names": [ "Gandhian thought", "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q066", "quandary_theme": "sacrifice", "motif": "compassion", "quandary": "I could give up something I love for someone who needs it more than I do. Nothing requires it of me. When does generosity become genuine sacrifice?", "expected_references": { "gandhian": [ "Sarvodaya (welfare of all)", "Daridranarayana (service to the poor)" ], "norse": [ "Havamal 3-4", "Havamal 135" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Sarvodaya (welfare of all)", "Daridranarayana (service to the poor)", "Havamal 3-4", "Havamal 135" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "gandhian" ] }, { "case_id": "T067", "profile_id": "P27", "age": 48, "gender": "female", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "hindu", "taoist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)", "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q067", "quandary_theme": "boundaries", "motif": "relationships", "quandary": "A relative leans on me so heavily that it's draining me. Stepping back feels selfish, but staying is wearing me down. Is a boundary a failure of love?", "expected_references": { "hindu": [ "Bhagavad Gita 1.28-37", "Bhagavad Gita 6.5-6" ], "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 54", "Tao Te Ching 18-19" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Bhagavad Gita 1.28-37", "Bhagavad Gita 6.5-6", "Tao Te Ching 54", "Tao Te Ching 18-19" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T068", "profile_id": "P18", "age": 46, "gender": "male", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "buddhist", "teresan" ], "tradition_names": [ "Buddhism (Dharma)", "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q068", "quandary_theme": "fairness", "motif": "justice", "quandary": "I've benefited from advantages others around me never had. I didn't choose them, but I did keep them. What, in justice, do I owe?", "expected_references": { "buddhist": [ "Dhammapada 201", "Dhammapada 103-105" ], "teresan": [ "Service to the poorest of the poor", "Nobel Lecture (1979)" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Dhammapada 201", "Dhammapada 103-105", "Service to the poorest of the poor", "Nobel Lecture (1979)" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "teresan" ] }, { "case_id": "T069", "profile_id": "P10", "age": 45, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "teresan" ], "tradition_names": [ "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q069", "quandary_theme": "revenge", "motif": "justice", "quandary": "Everyone tells me I'm owed payback for what was done to me. Letting it go feels like weakness. Is releasing the debt strength or surrender?", "expected_references": { "teresan": [ "Service to the poorest of the poor", "Nobel Lecture (1979)" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Service to the poorest of the poor", "Nobel Lecture (1979)" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "teresan" ] }, { "case_id": "T070", "profile_id": "P13", "age": 35, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "hindu", "norse" ], "tradition_names": [ "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)", "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q070", "quandary_theme": "doubt", "motif": "identity", "quandary": "My prayers and practice have started to feel empty, like going through the motions. Do I keep showing up in hope it returns, or is that just self-deception?", "expected_references": { "hindu": [ "Bhagavad Gita 2.20", "Bhagavad Gita 18.63" ], "norse": [ "Havamal 27-28", "Havamal 57" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Bhagavad Gita 2.20", "Bhagavad Gita 18.63", "Havamal 27-28", "Havamal 57" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T071", "profile_id": "P24", "age": 94, "gender": "female", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "jewish", "aboriginal" ], "tradition_names": [ "Judaism (Talmud)", "Aboriginal teachings" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q071", "quandary_theme": "trust", "motif": "relationships", "quandary": "Someone betrayed me once and now wants back in. Trusting again could be foolish — or it could be grace. How do I know which?", "expected_references": { "jewish": [ "Ruth 1:16-17", "Exodus 20:12" ], "aboriginal": [ "Kinship and skin systems", "Obligations to Elders and kin" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Ruth 1:16-17", "Exodus 20:12", "Kinship and skin systems", "Obligations to Elders and kin" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "aboriginal" ] }, { "case_id": "T072", "profile_id": "P25", "age": 80, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "norse", "buddhist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Norse (Prose Edda)", "Buddhism (Dharma)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q072", "quandary_theme": "displacement", "motif": "relationships", "quandary": "I feel torn between the needs of my own community and the needs of a stranger from far away. Is it wrong to put my own people first?", "expected_references": { "norse": [ "Havamal 43-44", "Havamal 119" ], "buddhist": [ "Sigalovada Sutta (DN 31)", "Dhammapada 197-199" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Havamal 43-44", "Havamal 119", "Sigalovada Sutta (DN 31)", "Dhammapada 197-199" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T073", "profile_id": "P06", "age": 87, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "taoist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q073", "quandary_theme": "windfall", "motif": "desire", "quandary": "Money has come to me, but it traces back to something I find questionable. Keeping it would help my family. Does where it came from stain what I'd do with it?", "expected_references": { "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 44", "Tao Te Ching 46" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Tao Te Ching 44", "Tao Te Ching 46" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T074", "profile_id": "P16", "age": 50, "gender": "female", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "taoist", "jewish" ], "tradition_names": [ "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)", "Judaism (Talmud)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q074", "quandary_theme": "gossip", "motif": "honesty", "quandary": "I know of someone's serious failing. Speaking up might warn others who could be hurt, but it would also expose and shame them. Where does the duty lie?", "expected_references": { "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 81", "Tao Te Ching 8" ], "jewish": [ "Talmud, Shabbat 31a", "Leviticus 19:11" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Tao Te Ching 81", "Tao Te Ching 8", "Talmud, Shabbat 31a", "Leviticus 19:11" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T075", "profile_id": "P01", "age": 92, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "hindu" ], "tradition_names": [ "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q075", "quandary_theme": "humility", "motif": "humility", "quandary": "I've always been the one who gives and provides, and now I'm the one who needs help. Accepting it feels like failure. Why is receiving so much harder than giving?", "expected_references": { "hindu": [ "Bhagavad Gita 13.7-11", "Bhagavad Gita 16.1-3" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Bhagavad Gita 13.7-11", "Bhagavad Gita 16.1-3" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T076", "profile_id": "P26", "age": 84, "gender": "female", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "christian", "taoist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Christianity (Bible)", "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q076", "quandary_theme": "temptation", "motif": "desire", "quandary": "There's a real chance to get ahead by quietly compromising a principle I hold. No one would know but me. Is a private compromise still a compromise?", "expected_references": { "christian": [ "Matthew 6:19-21", "1 Timothy 6:6-10" ], "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 44", "Tao Te Ching 46" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Matthew 6:19-21", "1 Timothy 6:6-10", "Tao Te Ching 44", "Tao Te Ching 46" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T077", "profile_id": "P11", "age": 24, "gender": "male", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "norse", "teresan" ], "tradition_names": [ "Norse (Prose Edda)", "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q077", "quandary_theme": "reconciliation", "motif": "forgiveness", "quandary": "I could make the first move toward someone who wronged me and never apologized. Why should I be the one to bend — and would doing so free me or diminish me?", "expected_references": { "norse": [ "Havamal 43-46", "Havamal 121-124" ], "teresan": [ "Works of mercy (Missionaries of Charity)", "Nobel Lecture (1979)" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Havamal 43-46", "Havamal 121-124", "Works of mercy (Missionaries of Charity)", "Nobel Lecture (1979)" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "teresan" ] }, { "case_id": "T078", "profile_id": "P10", "age": 45, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "teresan" ], "tradition_names": [ "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q078", "quandary_theme": "duty", "motif": "duty", "quandary": "I'm pulled between caring for an aging parent and a calling I feel I'm meant to pursue. Both feel like sacred duties and I cannot do both fully. How do I choose?", "expected_references": { "teresan": [ "Vocation of charity (Missionaries of Charity)", "Wholehearted service" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Vocation of charity (Missionaries of Charity)", "Wholehearted service" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "teresan" ] }, { "case_id": "T079", "profile_id": "P13", "age": 35, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "hindu", "norse" ], "tradition_names": [ "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)", "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q079", "quandary_theme": "vocation", "motif": "duty", "quandary": "I could leave a stable, secure life for uncertain work that feels far more meaningful. Is choosing meaning over security brave or just reckless?", "expected_references": { "hindu": [ "Bhagavad Gita 2.47", "Bhagavad Gita 3.19-21" ], "norse": [ "Havamal 76-77", "Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Bhagavad Gita 2.47", "Bhagavad Gita 3.19-21", "Havamal 76-77", "Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T080", "profile_id": "P24", "age": 94, "gender": "female", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "jewish", "aboriginal" ], "tradition_names": [ "Judaism (Talmud)", "Aboriginal teachings" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q080", "quandary_theme": "marriage", "motif": "relationships", "quandary": "I'm being asked to commit fully to someone despite real doubts I can't quite name. Do I trust the doubts or trust the love?", "expected_references": { "jewish": [ "Ruth 1:16-17", "Exodus 20:12" ], "aboriginal": [ "Kinship and skin systems", "Obligations to Elders and kin" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Ruth 1:16-17", "Exodus 20:12", "Kinship and skin systems", "Obligations to Elders and kin" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "aboriginal" ] }, { "case_id": "T081", "profile_id": "P18", "age": 46, "gender": "male", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "buddhist", "teresan" ], "tradition_names": [ "Buddhism (Dharma)", "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q081", "quandary_theme": "parenting", "motif": "relationships", "quandary": "I want to raise my child within my own tradition, but I also want them to choose freely. Is passing on my faith a gift or an imposition?", "expected_references": { "buddhist": [ "Sigalovada Sutta (DN 31)", "Dhammapada 197-199" ], "teresan": [ "Love begins at home", "Tenderness toward the unwanted" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Sigalovada Sutta (DN 31)", "Dhammapada 197-199", "Love begins at home", "Tenderness toward the unwanted" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "teresan" ] }, { "case_id": "T082", "profile_id": "P15", "age": 30, "gender": "female", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "christian", "norse" ], "tradition_names": [ "Christianity (Bible)", "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q082", "quandary_theme": "vocation", "motif": "duty", "quandary": "I've spent years building something I no longer believe in. Walking away would waste all of it and disrupt people who depend on me. Is it ever too late to change course honestly?", "expected_references": { "christian": [ "Colossians 3:23", "Luke 9:62" ], "norse": [ "Havamal 76-77", "Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Colossians 3:23", "Luke 9:62", "Havamal 76-77", "Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T083", "profile_id": "P19", "age": 106, "gender": "female", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "gandhian", "norse" ], "tradition_names": [ "Gandhian thought", "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q083", "quandary_theme": "reconciliation", "motif": "forgiveness", "quandary": "A sibling and I haven't spoken in years, and the silence has hardened into habit. Someone has to bend first. Why shouldn't it be me?", "expected_references": { "gandhian": [ "Ahimsa (Hind Swaraj)", "Forgiveness as the attribute of the strong" ], "norse": [ "Havamal 43-46", "Havamal 121-124" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Ahimsa (Hind Swaraj)", "Forgiveness as the attribute of the strong", "Havamal 43-46", "Havamal 121-124" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "gandhian" ] }, { "case_id": "T084", "profile_id": "P27", "age": 48, "gender": "female", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "hindu", "taoist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)", "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q084", "quandary_theme": "legacy", "motif": "identity", "quandary": "I've reached a point where I'm asking what I actually want to have stood for — and whether the way I'm living now reflects it at all. Where do I even begin?", "expected_references": { "hindu": [ "Bhagavad Gita 2.20", "Bhagavad Gita 18.63" ], "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 71", "Tao Te Ching 33" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Bhagavad Gita 2.20", "Bhagavad Gita 18.63", "Tao Te Ching 71", "Tao Te Ching 33" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T085", "profile_id": "P14", "age": 50, "gender": "male", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "jewish", "buddhist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Judaism (Talmud)", "Buddhism (Dharma)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q085", "quandary_theme": "forgiveness", "motif": "forgiveness", "quandary": "I've carried resentment toward someone for most of my adult life, and they will never apologize. They may never even know. Can I let it go for my own sake without it being a kind of surrender?", "expected_references": { "jewish": [ "Talmud, Yoma 87a", "Leviticus 19:18" ], "buddhist": [ "Dhammapada 3-5", "Dhammapada 223" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Talmud, Yoma 87a", "Leviticus 19:18", "Dhammapada 3-5", "Dhammapada 223" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T086", "profile_id": "P17", "age": 42, "gender": "female", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "aboriginal", "islamic" ], "tradition_names": [ "Aboriginal teachings", "Islam (Qur'an)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q086", "quandary_theme": "betrayal", "motif": "forgiveness", "quandary": "A partner was unfaithful, and I'm torn between the work of rebuilding and the dignity of leaving. How do I tell whether staying is love or fear?", "expected_references": { "aboriginal": [ "Kinship law and restitution", "Reciprocity and care for Country" ], "islamic": [ "Qur'an 24:22", "Qur'an 42:40" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Kinship law and restitution", "Reciprocity and care for Country", "Qur'an 24:22", "Qur'an 42:40" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "aboriginal" ] }, { "case_id": "T087", "profile_id": "P23", "age": 87, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "islamic", "norse" ], "tradition_names": [ "Islam (Qur'an)", "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q087", "quandary_theme": "ambition", "motif": "desire", "quandary": "Success came, but it cost me the people I love. Now I have what I chased and not who I cherished. How do I reorder a life I built backwards?", "expected_references": { "islamic": [ "Qur'an 57:20", "Qur'an 89:27-30" ], "norse": [ "Havamal 10-11", "Havamal 75" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Qur'an 57:20", "Qur'an 89:27-30", "Havamal 10-11", "Havamal 75" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T088", "profile_id": "P02", "age": 43, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "jewish" ], "tradition_names": [ "Judaism (Talmud)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q088", "quandary_theme": "grief", "motif": "grief", "quandary": "Someone central to my life is gone, and the faith that used to comfort me now feels hollow. Is doubt a betrayal of my tradition, or part of it?", "expected_references": { "jewish": [ "Job 1:21", "Psalm 23" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Job 1:21", "Psalm 23" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T089", "profile_id": "P07", "age": 102, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "norse" ], "tradition_names": [ "Norse (Prose Edda)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q089", "quandary_theme": "mortality", "motif": "grief", "quandary": "I'm beginning to feel my own decline, and I keep counting the things I never did. How do I make peace with a life that's more behind me than ahead?", "expected_references": { "norse": [ "Havamal 70-71", "Havamal 76-77" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Havamal 70-71", "Havamal 76-77" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T090", "profile_id": "P29", "age": 82, "gender": "male", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "buddhist", "aboriginal" ], "tradition_names": [ "Buddhism (Dharma)", "Aboriginal teachings" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q090", "quandary_theme": "estrangement", "motif": "grief", "quandary": "An adult child has cut me off, and I don't fully understand why. Do I keep reaching out and risk more rejection, or honor the distance they've asked for?", "expected_references": { "buddhist": [ "Dhammapada 277-279", "Dhammapada 287" ], "aboriginal": [ "Sorry business and mourning law", "Connection to ancestors and Country" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Dhammapada 277-279", "Dhammapada 287", "Sorry business and mourning law", "Connection to ancestors and Country" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "aboriginal" ] }, { "case_id": "T091", "profile_id": "P05", "age": 108, "gender": "male", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "christian" ], "tradition_names": [ "Christianity (Bible)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q091", "quandary_theme": "regret", "motif": "forgiveness", "quandary": "A choice I made decades ago still haunts me. I've changed since, but the harm was real. How do I forgive myself for something I can't undo?", "expected_references": { "christian": [ "Matthew 18:21-22", "Colossians 3:13" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Matthew 18:21-22", "Colossians 3:13" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T092", "profile_id": "P12", "age": 83, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "islamic", "taoist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Islam (Qur'an)", "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q092", "quandary_theme": "caregiving", "motif": "compassion", "quandary": "Caring for a dying spouse is slowly breaking me, and I feel guilty even admitting it. Is it a betrayal of love to say I need help?", "expected_references": { "islamic": [ "Qur'an 2:177", "Qur'an 76:8-9" ], "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 67", "Tao Te Ching 8" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Qur'an 2:177", "Qur'an 76:8-9", "Tao Te Ching 67", "Tao Te Ching 8" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T093", "profile_id": "P16", "age": 50, "gender": "female", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "taoist", "jewish" ], "tradition_names": [ "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)", "Judaism (Talmud)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q093", "quandary_theme": "legacy", "motif": "identity", "quandary": "Looking back, I made a serious choice that hurt people, and I've changed since. Can a person who did real wrong still be considered good, and how do I make peace with my past?", "expected_references": { "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 71", "Tao Te Ching 33" ], "jewish": [ "Genesis 32:24-30", "Pirkei Avot 2:5" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Tao Te Ching 71", "Tao Te Ching 33", "Genesis 32:24-30", "Pirkei Avot 2:5" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T094", "profile_id": "P08", "age": 59, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "novice", "traditions": [ "aboriginal" ], "tradition_names": [ "Aboriginal teachings" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q094", "quandary_theme": "fairness", "motif": "justice", "quandary": "I have to divide what I've built among people who will each feel it's unfair. There may be no truly even answer. How do I act justly when someone will be hurt either way?", "expected_references": { "aboriginal": [ "Customary law (the Dreaming)", "Reciprocity and obligation" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Customary law (the Dreaming)", "Reciprocity and obligation" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "aboriginal" ] }, { "case_id": "T095", "profile_id": "P09", "age": 68, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "gandhian" ], "tradition_names": [ "Gandhian thought" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q095", "quandary_theme": "meaning", "motif": "identity", "quandary": "The work that gave my days their shape is over, and my sense of purpose left with it. Who am I now, and how do I begin again?", "expected_references": { "gandhian": [ "Conscience over authority (Hind Swaraj)", "Inner voice / antaryamin" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Conscience over authority (Hind Swaraj)", "Inner voice / antaryamin" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "gandhian" ] }, { "case_id": "T096", "profile_id": "P22", "age": 58, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "christian", "buddhist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Christianity (Bible)", "Buddhism (Dharma)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q096", "quandary_theme": "repentance", "motif": "forgiveness", "quandary": "I want to make amends to someone I wronged long ago, but reopening it might serve me more than them. Do I have the right to seek peace at their expense?", "expected_references": { "christian": [ "Matthew 18:21-22", "Colossians 3:13" ], "buddhist": [ "Dhammapada 3-5", "Dhammapada 223" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Matthew 18:21-22", "Colossians 3:13", "Dhammapada 3-5", "Dhammapada 223" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T097", "profile_id": "P20", "age": 100, "gender": "nonbinary", "relationship": "practitioner", "traditions": [ "hindu", "teresan" ], "tradition_names": [ "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)", "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q097", "quandary_theme": "mortality", "motif": "grief", "quandary": "I want to face my own death without fear, but I don't know how. What does my tradition ask of me in meeting the end with grace?", "expected_references": { "hindu": [ "Bhagavad Gita 2.13", "Bhagavad Gita 2.22-27" ], "teresan": [ "Accompanying the dying (Nirmal Hriday)", "Consolation in suffering" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Bhagavad Gita 2.13", "Bhagavad Gita 2.22-27", "Accompanying the dying (Nirmal Hriday)", "Consolation in suffering" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "teresan" ] }, { "case_id": "T098", "profile_id": "P30", "age": 91, "gender": "male", "relationship": "seeker", "traditions": [ "teresan", "jewish" ], "tradition_names": [ "Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)", "Judaism (Talmud)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q098", "quandary_theme": "wisdom", "motif": "identity", "quandary": "I've learned hard lessons I could pass on, but unasked-for advice often does more harm than good. When do I speak, and when do I hold my peace?", "expected_references": { "teresan": [ "Serving Christ in the distressing disguise of the poor", "Vocation of charity" ], "jewish": [ "Genesis 32:24-30", "Pirkei Avot 2:5" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Serving Christ in the distressing disguise of the poor", "Vocation of charity", "Genesis 32:24-30", "Pirkei Avot 2:5" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [ "teresan" ] }, { "case_id": "T099", "profile_id": "P26", "age": 84, "gender": "female", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "christian", "taoist" ], "tradition_names": [ "Christianity (Bible)", "Taoism (Tao Te Ching)" ], "tradition_type": "dual_unlikely", "quandary_id": "Q099", "quandary_theme": "surrender", "motif": "identity", "quandary": "I keep trying to steer the choices of people I love, and it's straining us. How do I let go of control without feeling I've abandoned them?", "expected_references": { "christian": [ "Mark 9:24", "John 20:24-29" ], "taoist": [ "Tao Te Ching 71", "Tao Te Ching 33" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Mark 9:24", "John 20:24-29", "Tao Te Ching 71", "Tao Te Ching 33" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] }, { "case_id": "T100", "profile_id": "P01", "age": 92, "gender": "transgender", "relationship": "disciple", "traditions": [ "hindu" ], "tradition_names": [ "Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)" ], "tradition_type": "single", "quandary_id": "Q100", "quandary_theme": "acceptance", "motif": "grief", "quandary": "My life didn't unfold the way I once hoped. How do I make genuine peace with that, rather than just resigning myself to it?", "expected_references": { "hindu": [ "Bhagavad Gita 2.13", "Bhagavad Gita 2.22-27" ] }, "expected_references_flat": [ "Bhagavad Gita 2.13", "Bhagavad Gita 2.22-27" ], "thematic_reference_traditions": [] } ]