See the Livestream of the entire Peace Gathering talk here > >
“Our walking itself cannot create peace. But when someone encounters us—whether by the roadside, online, or through a friend—when our message touches something deep within them, when it awakens the peace that has always lived quietly in their own heart—something sacred begins to unfold.“
–from the Walk for Peace website
On October 23, 2025, twenty Buddhist monks and one dog set out on foot from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth Texas on a 2,300 mile journey to Washington, DC. Their walk expresses a commitment to practicing and sharing peace and compassion for all beings. Their path brought them to Richmond on Monday, February 2, 2026.
📝 This article by Max Posner at The Richmonder is the best I’ve seen on this event. For one, he makes the effort to identify the monks by name. He posted on February 2.
🪷 Latest news about the Walk for Peace🪷
📍See this live map to follow the monk progress back home and see today’s route and planned stops >>
Watch the monks at Legacy Church in Wythesville, Virginia, on Friday morning, February 13.
Watch the monks stop at the Lincoln Memorial.
The monks lead a global lovingkindness meditation >>
Interview with Bhikkhu Pannakara, February 11 >>
A review of the whole journey >>
DC policeman reflects on his encounter with the monks >>
The Walk for Peace at the National Cathedral and American University on February 10.
Walk for Peace at George Washington University, February 10.
NPR article on the monks’s day of arrival in DC.
❤️ February 11: Global Lovingkindness Meditation – The Walk for Peace called for a worldwide meditation for lovingkindness to take place from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. Learn more here >>
At Ekoji, Richmond Zen invited all to join for our regularly scheduled meeting, 7 – 8:20 pm EST, that includes silent meditation and a lovingkindness chant.
News story on Walk for Peace in Northern Virignia, February 6
🪷 Local TV report on the Peace Gathering in downtown Richmond, on Monday, February 2, 2026. The monks were greeted by Gov. Abigail Spanberger, Mayor Danny Avula, State Sen. Jennifer Boysko, Del. Irene Shin, and Richmond City Council members.
❤️ See this wonderful encounter in North Raleigh
Videos on the official Walk for Peace YouTube account
🙏🏻 Make an offering on the official donation page for the Walk for Peace
📍 See a map of the monks current location
The Walk for Peace in Catawba, NC
Very moving report by MS Now talking to NC citizens
Other community responses to the walk
Local news coverage at RVAMag (with photos from the Walk for Peace facebook page)
⏰ Updates on the official Walk for Peace website >>
