As usual, I'm late to the table, but I am loving those monks walking for peace!!!!

[hamsterjill]

I wish I could hug every single one of them. (Probably not allowed, but I would if I could.) And the dog!!!!

They started in Ft. Worth and I'm near San Antonio, so I didn't get to see them, but every time I see video, my heart just swells. Prayers for the two who were injured earlier in their walk. I so admire the tenacity, and I am so grateful for the message of peace.

We need more of this!!!

[SCantiGOP]

1. They are east of Atlanta now

I’ve read several stories, but can’t find the route they will take to DC once they leave Georgia.

[hamsterjill]

4. I saw a video where they stopped to thank Alabama as they entered Georgia.

So sweet. So moving.

The dog is a stray that started following them in India and has now traveled with them to the US. He's got his own Facebook page!!!!

[leftyladyfrommo]

2. They are all over Facebook. Dozens of videos of them and there's

thousands turning out to see them. It's really nice.

[hamsterjill]

3. Yep. That's been my main exposure to them.

I wish I'd been able to see them in real time. There's just something ethereal about it all.

[MLAA]

5. I've been traveling a few days and missed this. Here's a link if anyone else missed it.

https://apnews.com/article/buddhist-monks-peace-texas-washington-16a91db6f9fa1c90f8c87efa907bb6a7

[hamsterjill]

6. Thanks for the link.

I'd heard snippets about it but hadn't really paid attention until today and it was just all over my social media. So I paid some attention and I have simply been moved by it all.

Kindness, generosity, humanity, grace - all in parallel to what we've witnessed this past year. It's nice to be reminded that those qualities, and other positive ones, still exist.

[txwhitedove]

7. I have been following them everyday on Instagram since before they reached Houston, and

cry each day because it's so moving. People are pouring out to meet them as they walk through towns.

[hamsterjill]

8. Same here as to the crying.

It's just particularly moving to me. The crowds, the monks, the city officials, the law enforcement (such a difference from the ICE assholes), and of course, Aloka and their particularly good care of him!!!

I think we all are just hungering for some good. Go figure that, right?

[txwhitedove]

9. Yes, and most importantly they only walk when there is a serious disturbance. Their walk is a

spiritual journey for peace, unity and healing across America.

[mercuryblues]

10. 2 of them were seriously injured when they were hit by a car

https://apnews.com/article/buddhist-monks-peace-walk-accident-houston-61e37882c568ec33f18b664d5ddb43b5


At around 6:13 p.m. Wednesday, the monks were walking along the side of U.S. Highway 90 near Dayton, Texas, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northeast of Houston, when their escort vehicle, which had its hazard lights on, was hit by a truck, said Dayton Interim Police Chief Shane Burleigh.



One of the monks has “substantial leg injuries” and was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Houston, Burleigh said. The other monk with less serious injuries was taken by ambulance to another hospital in suburban Houston.


In a video posted on Walk for Peace’s Facebook page, an unidentified spokeswoman for the group said the most seriously injured monk was expected to have a series of surgeries to heal a broken bone, but his prognosis for recovery was good. The group said the monk’s surgery on Thursday went well.

[hamsterjill]

12. The most seriously injured lost a leg.

It was such a tragedy amidst all of this good.

[question everything]

22. That's horrible

[hamsterjill]

23. It was absolutely horrible.

Such a tragedy out of something that has such good intent. Almost unbelievable.

[ananda]

11. We need more of this energy...

everywhere.

Hopefully it's contagious.

[hamsterjill]

13. Exactly!!!

It truly is contagious, and things like this give me hope.

[Borogove]

14. I wish I could join them.

[hamsterjill]

15. I can totally relate.

I doubt I could keep up, but I'd like to have the opportunity to try!

[MustLoveBeagles]

16. I'm not religious anymore but I'm with them in spirit

And the dog is adorable 😍

[hamsterjill]

17. The dog is something else!

I read that he started following them on a walk in India, and that now he travels with them. They have an RV that goes along with them and when the dog is tired or it's too hot or cold, he rides in the vehicle. He hates it! He howls and wants to get back with the monks.

So sweet!

[MustLoveBeagles]

18. It's one of those cases where the dog adopted them

[hamsterjill]

19. Most assuredly.

n/t

[biocube]

20. Watch the Trumpster deport them (NM)

NM.

[hamsterjill]

21. Wouldn't put it past the jerk.

Of course, they ARE wearing orange!!!! LOL Maybe that will give them an edge.