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Beliefs are like shoes. Mine fit me, not you, but that doesn't make your feet bad. Old shoes fall apart. New shoes need breaking in.
Walk for peace. Let the spirit we see in the Buddhist monks walking the roads of this country for peace and compassion fill the hearts of Americans and bring healing and peace to our troubled country.
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Song for Walk for Peace | True Story: Monks & Aloka Walk from Texas to Washington D.C.
YouTube video by Snehashis Priya Barua
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January 25, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Punna, grow full with good qualities
like the moon on the fifteenth day.
With discernment at total fullness, burst
the mass
of darkness.
“Chapter 1: The Single Verses" (Thig 1), transl. from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight, 24 Nov 2013, www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/...
like the moon on the fifteenth day.
With discernment at total fullness, burst
the mass
of darkness.
“Chapter 1: The Single Verses" (Thig 1), transl. from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight, 24 Nov 2013, www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/...
Chapter 1: The Single Verses
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January 24, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Punna, grow full with good qualities
like the moon on the fifteenth day.
With discernment at total fullness, burst
the mass
of darkness.
“Chapter 1: The Single Verses" (Thig 1), transl. from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight, 24 Nov 2013, www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/...
like the moon on the fifteenth day.
With discernment at total fullness, burst
the mass
of darkness.
“Chapter 1: The Single Verses" (Thig 1), transl. from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight, 24 Nov 2013, www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/...
This is what it’s like to be human, will you ever get used to it?
January 23, 2026 at 3:57 AM
This is what it’s like to be human, will you ever get used to it?
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🪷 Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Pema Chodron 🪷
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January 22, 2026 at 10:13 AM
🪷 Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Pema Chodron 🪷
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#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Vajrayana #TibetanBuddhism #Buddhist #Mindfulness #Meditation #Wisdom #Awakening #Spirituality #Acceptance
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“You know so many people came together purely because we want peace, and that's the only message here, and it was just a really beautiful thing to be a part of.”
#WalkForPeace
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#WalkForPeace
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An estimated 20,000 met Walk for Peace monks in Columbia. What it took and what it meant.
Thousands of South Carolina residents gathered at the SC State House on Jan. 10 for the Walk for Peace. Nonprofit leaders and politicians reflect on the visit.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:28 AM
“You know so many people came together purely because we want peace, and that's the only message here, and it was just a really beautiful thing to be a part of.”
#WalkForPeace
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#WalkForPeace
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That which is not now remembered does not thereby cease to exist, so don’t be surprised, anything can happen.
January 22, 2026 at 6:24 AM
That which is not now remembered does not thereby cease to exist, so don’t be surprised, anything can happen.
"No politics, no religion. They never talked about Buddhism or anything. It was never about religion whatsoever.”
#WalkForPeace
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Monks' 'Walk For Peace' makes it east of Greensboro, en route through Triad toward Triangle
By the time they make their way to Raleigh the monks—some of whom walk in bare feet by choice—could face an accumulation of snow and ice on the weekend of Jan. 24.
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January 21, 2026 at 5:52 AM
"No politics, no religion. They never talked about Buddhism or anything. It was never about religion whatsoever.”
#WalkForPeace
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#WalkForPeace
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Samsara is abiding confusion about who you are.
January 21, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Samsara is abiding confusion about who you are.
Encountering one possessed of virtue & wisdom, a sense of joyful calm pervades.
January 20, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Encountering one possessed of virtue & wisdom, a sense of joyful calm pervades.
"We have to play as a team, starting from today. No more division, no more separation."
#WalkForPeace
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#WalkForPeace
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'No more division, no more separation': Hundreds gather to welcome 'Walk for Peace' to Lexington
Folks from across North Carolina and out of state came to Lexington to see the Buddhist Monks walking for peace. Many say they resonate with the monks' message.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:02 AM
"We have to play as a team, starting from today. No more division, no more separation."
#WalkForPeace
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#WalkForPeace
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Just as all around so many things happen, loud, quiet, expected or not, good, bad, indifferent, often beyond our control, so it is within. Birth, old age, sickness, death, all this maelstrom of thoughts & feelings, all of it part of this human condition.
So breathe.
May this be your peaceful day.
So breathe.
May this be your peaceful day.
January 19, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Just as all around so many things happen, loud, quiet, expected or not, good, bad, indifferent, often beyond our control, so it is within. Birth, old age, sickness, death, all this maelstrom of thoughts & feelings, all of it part of this human condition.
So breathe.
May this be your peaceful day.
So breathe.
May this be your peaceful day.
Regarding this body as a temple, knowing kinship as a basic truth, one refrains from harming self & others, instead living for the benefit of all beings.
January 17, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Regarding this body as a temple, knowing kinship as a basic truth, one refrains from harming self & others, instead living for the benefit of all beings.
“… as long as there is only genuine gold, people will not doubt its authenticity. When there is both genuine and counterfeit gold, doubts will arise as to what is genuine—all gold becomes doubtful…”
#Truth
#Dhamma
#Buddhism
#Resist
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#Dhamma
#Buddhism
#Resist
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SN 16:13 A Counterfeit of the True Dhamma | Saddhammapaṭirūpaka Sutta | sutta on dhammatalks.org
Theravada Buddhist Sutta from the Pāli Canon
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January 17, 2026 at 5:49 AM
“… as long as there is only genuine gold, people will not doubt its authenticity. When there is both genuine and counterfeit gold, doubts will arise as to what is genuine—all gold becomes doubtful…”
#Truth
#Dhamma
#Buddhism
#Resist
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#Truth
#Dhamma
#Buddhism
#Resist
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What we do to others, we also do to ourselves.
January 16, 2026 at 6:05 AM
What we do to others, we also do to ourselves.
The #WalkForPeace monks finally made it onto CNN. Inspiring to see so many inspired by #Dhamma in motion.
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Meet the Buddhist monks on a pilgrimage for peace | CNN
Meet the Buddhist monks on a pilgrimage for peace from Texas to Washington, D.C., who are inspiring thousands along their journey. Anderson Cooper reports.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:10 AM
The #WalkForPeace monks finally made it onto CNN. Inspiring to see so many inspired by #Dhamma in motion.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/u...
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May we find inspiration in good friendship, recognizing those positive qualities that give strength & joy.
January 15, 2026 at 5:58 AM
May we find inspiration in good friendship, recognizing those positive qualities that give strength & joy.
Liberation may occur first gradually then suddenly, & so too may ruination.
January 14, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Liberation may occur first gradually then suddenly, & so too may ruination.
Through rote reactivity one mindlessly becomes a slave of circumstances. May we instead find freedom through skillful self control.
January 13, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Through rote reactivity one mindlessly becomes a slave of circumstances. May we instead find freedom through skillful self control.
Aloka, the rescue dog known nationwide as the “Peace Dog” for trekking with a group of Buddhist monks on a multistate pilgrimage, will undergo leg surgery Monday after suffering an injury.
Aloka the Peace Dog to undergo surgery as Walk for Peace continues
Aloka, the rescue dog known nationwide as the "Peace Dog" for trekking with a group of Buddhist monks on a multistate pilgrimage, will undergo leg surgery.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Don’t make reactivity a way of life any more.
January 12, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Don’t make reactivity a way of life any more.
