A group of Buddhist monks took the journey to walk from Fort Worth Texas to spread peace and compassion. They will walk from Texas to Washington D.C the walk started October 26, 2025.
Each day the Monks walk around 20-30 miles a day they will have to cross 10 U.S states in order to get to D.C, many supporters have been documenting on social media where they have been able to raise money and bring awareness to this walk.
Neeraj Bajracharya, press coordinator for the walk explains that “We are planning to go to Washington DC, because Washington DC is the heart of the nation. By reaching to the heart of the nation, we believe that we can reach to the heart of all Americans across the United States, and by being able to deliver the peace message from there, we think that we can reach to all these American people across the United States,”One of the spiritual leaders states Bhikkhu Pannakara “We walk not to protest, but to awaken the peace that already lives within each of us,”
As the Monks reach their half way point of their walk to Washington DC people across the world have been very helpful, by giving them different necessities such as water, food and things to keep them going. February 12th 2026 should be the day where their journey will be finished.
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