The Peace Monks

📌 Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra Honored with the Humanitarian of the Year Award

We are deeply humbled and filled with joy to share that Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra, leader of the Walk for Peace, has been honored with the Humanitarian of the Year Award by the Los Angeles Tribune.

The Los Angeles Tribune, a respected publication with a distinguished history dating back to 1886, has presented this award since 2023 to recognize individuals who have made meaningful and lasting contributions to uplifting communities, providing meals for children, and driving positive social change globally.

We are profoundly moved and grateful that Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra's dedication to peace, compassion, and service to humanity has been recognized through this meaningful honor.

This recognition, like all the honors we have been blessed to receive, belongs not only to Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra alone — but to every venerable monk who walked beside him, every volunteer who gave their time and heart, and every person who has supported and believed in this mission of peace from near and far.

We receive this honor with deep humility and gratitude, and with a renewed commitment to continuing this path of service, mindfulness, and loving-kindness for all beings.

May you and all beings be well, happy and at peace. 🙏✨

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📌 Upcoming Events: Walk for Peace in California — July 11–14, 2026

We are delighted to share that Most Venerable Ratanaguna, Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra, Venerable Silananda, and Aloka will be visiting California for a series of meaningful gatherings. They bring the spirit of mindfulness, peace, and loving-kindness to local communities.

Please find the detailed schedules for each location below:

📆 Saturday, July 11, 2026
Event: Peace Sharing Talk & Community Meeting
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Embassy Suites by Hilton Anaheim South (Conference Room)
Address: 11767 Harbor Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92840
Contact: 714-928-5728

📆 Sunday, July 12, 2026
Event: Honorary Homage & Dhammacetiya Project Offering
Location: Azusa Myanmar Monastery
Address: 1830 Ranch Rd, Azusa, CA 91702

Schedule:
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Ceremony to honor the Walk for Peace venerable monks and ceremonial offerings to the Dhammacetiya Project.
11:00 AM: Lunch meal offering to the Sangha.
1:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Afternoon gathering — all devotees and guests are warmly invited.

📝 Important Note: Registration is required to attend this event as seating and parking are limited. Priority will be given to those who register in advance. You can find the registration link in the comment section below.

📆 Monday, July 13, 2026
Event: Peace Sharing Talk & Gathering
Location: Wat Thai of Los Angeles
Address: 8225 Coldwater Canyon Ave, North Hollywood, CA 91605

Schedule:
6:30 PM: Peace Sharing Talk by Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra, followed by a Q&A session about the Walk for Peace journey.
7:15 PM – 8:30 PM: Devotees and visitors receive blessings from the venerable monks.

📆 Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Event: Visit & Community Gathering
Location: Mrauk Oo Dhamma Center
Address: 1340 Kern St, Fresno, CA 93706
Time: 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM

All are warmly welcome to join us. We truly look forward to sharing these precious moments of mindfulness and loving-kindness connection with everyone.

May you and all beings be well, happy and at peace.

#WalkForPeace #BuddhistMonks

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⚠️ OFFICIAL NOTICE & SCAM ALERT: Impersonation of Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra

We would like to bring an important matter to the attention of everyone. We have become aware of multiple unauthorized accounts and pages impersonating Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra. Some of these fraudulent accounts are sending private messages in an attempt to deceive people and solicit donations.

📌 We wish to clearly state the following:

• No Personal Social Media Accounts: Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra does not have any personal social media profiles or pages under his name. Any personal account, page, or profile claiming to represent him is not authentic.

• No Personal Donation Requests: Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra will never contact individuals through private messages to request donations, money, or financial assistance of any kind.

📌 How You Can Help Protect Yourself and Others

• If you receive a private message or encounter an account pretending to be Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra, please do not respond, do not share personal information, and do not send money.

• Report the Account: Please report the fraudulent account or page to the social media platform immediately.

• Official Updates Only: For authentic updates, please follow the official Walk for Peace page, identified by the blue verified badge and more than 3 million followers on Facebook.

Thank you for your continued trust, vigilance, and support in helping protect others and preserve the integrity of the Walk for Peace mission. We would be deeply grateful if you could share this notice to help keep everyone informed and safe.

May you and all beings be well, happy, and at peace. 🙏

#WalkForPeace #PeaceWalk #BuddhistMonks

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📌 Announcement: Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra and Aloka Coming to Anaheim, California!

We are delighted to share that Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra and our beloved Aloka will be coming to Anaheim, California for a special Peace Sharing Talk and Community Meeting!

This gathering is a wonderful opportunity for us to come together in the spirit of peace, mindfulness, and loving-kindness. Whether you followed our journey from afar or are simply seeking a moment of quiet reflection, we invite you to join us as we share insights on cultivating a peaceful heart in a busy world.

📌 Event Details:

Event: Peace Sharing Talk & Community Meeting

Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026

Time: 5:30 PM

Location: Embassy Suites by Hilton Anaheim South (Conference Room)

Address: 11767 Harbor Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92840

Contact: 714-928-5728

Please note that Aloka will also be joining Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra for additional events in California from July 12th to July 14th, 2026.

For more details, schedules, and specific locations regarding these upcoming dates, please check out the pinned posts at the top of our page or look directly in the comment section below!

All are warmly welcome to join us for this meaningful evening of peace, mindfulness, and community connection. We look forward to seeing your smiling faces!

May you and all beings be well, happy and at peace. 🙏

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🇺🇸 Celebrating 250 Years of America: A Reflection on Freedom, Gratitude, and Inner Peace

With gratitude and joy, we stand alongside everyone across this great nation in celebrating a remarkable milestone—the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States of America.

We feel deeply grateful to call this nation home. On this historic day, we honor the founders whose vision laid the foundations of this nation, together with all those across generations whose service and sacrifice have helped preserve its enduring ideals of liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This celebration also invites us to pause in gratitude for the countless blessings—seen and unseen—that continue to support, protect, and nourish our lives.

We are especially thankful for the journey we were blessed to experience across this land—a nation whose open roads carried us for 2,300 miles, and whose open hearts welcomed us, again and again, with extraordinary kindness and generosity.

As America reflects on 250 years of independence, this enduring journey gently reminds us of our own path toward the freedom and peace within. It is an inner freedom no longer bound by hatred, anger, fear, or grief. True happiness blossoms when the mind discovers stillness, when we cultivate inner peace, and when we recognize the shared humanity that connects us all.

Walking through scorching heat and freezing snow, across cities and countryside, we encountered people of every background and faith. In every encounter, the same simple truth quietly revealed itself: a harmonious nation and a peaceful world begin with a peaceful heart.

On this historic day, we joyfully celebrate 250 years of America. We offer our heartfelt wishes and humble prayers for the continued well-being, growth, and flourishing of this nation and everyone who calls it home. May this meaningful milestone also invite each of us to turn inward, cultivate peace through mindfulness and loving-kindness, and let that peace gently ripple outward into our families, our communities, and our world.

May the light of inner peace shine in every heart across this nation and throughout our world, today and always.

Happy 250th Birthday, America!

With respect and compassion,
Walk for Peace

May you and all beings be well, happy and at peace. 🙏✨

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📌 Upcoming Events: Walk for Peace in California — July 12–14, 2026

We are delighted to share that Most Venerable Ratanaguna and Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra will be visiting California for a series of meaningful gatherings, bringing the spirit of mindfulness, peace, and loving-kindness to local communities.

Please find the detailed schedules for each location below:

📍 Sunday, July 12, 2026: Honorary Homage & Dhammacetiya Project Offering

Location: Azusa Myanmar Monastery
Address: 1830 Ranch Rd, Azusa, CA 91702

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Ceremony to honor the Walk for Peace venerable monks and ceremonial offerings to the Dhammacetiya Project.

11:00 AM: Lunch meal offering to the Sangha.

1:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Afternoon gathering — all devotees and guests are warmly invited.

📝 Important Note: Registration is required to attend this event as seating and parking are limited. Priority will be given to those who register in advance. You can find the registration link in the comment section below.

📍 Monday, July 13, 2026: Walk for Peace Procession & Peace Sharing Talk

Location: Wat Thai of Los Angeles
Address: 8225 Coldwater Canyon Ave, North Hollywood, CA 91605

6:00 PM — Peace walk along Van Noord Ave. and Cantara St. Everyone is warmly invited to walk alongside us.

6:30 PM: Peace Sharing Talk by Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra, followed by a Q&A session about the Walk for Peace journey.

7:15 PM – 8:30 PM: Devotees and visitors receive blessings from the venerable monks.

📍 Tuesday, July 14, 2026: Visit & Community Gathering

Location: Mrauk Oo Dhamma Center
Address: 1340 Kern St, Fresno, CA 93706
Time: 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM

All are warmly welcome to join us. We truly look forward to sharing these precious moments of mindfulness and loving-kindness connection with everyone.

May you and all beings be well, happy and at peace. 🙏

#WalkforPeace #BuddhistMonks

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📌 Deepest Condolences — Tragic Accident of Thai Monks, July 2, 2026

Our hearts are heavy today as we receive deeply saddening news from northeastern Thailand. A heartbreaking accident occurred when a vehicle struck a group of 30 monks during their sacred walking practice through Mukdahan province, claiming the lives of 9 venerable monks and leaving many others injured.

We want to gently reassure our community that the venerable monks of the Walk for Peace are not involved in this accident and are entirely safe. Yet as brothers in the Dhamma, we feel this profound loss deeply in our hearts. We extend our most heartfelt condolences to the Sangha of Thailand, the families of the departed, and all those affected. We pray for the departed venerable monks and dedicate all our merits to them—may they rest in serene and ultimate peace, and may those still hospitalized recover swiftly and completely.

This news echoes within us in a deeply personal way — bringing back the memory of our own frightening moment on Day 25 of the Walk for Peace, November 19, 2025, near Dayton, Texas, when a vehicle lost control and veered directly toward our walking group. In that breathless moment, the line between life and death felt heartbreakingly thin. We understand, in a very real way, the vulnerability that comes with walking on the road in service of peace.

A long journey for peace is never without hardship. It carries severe weather, physical exhaustion, and unpredictable dangers on the open road. Yet it is precisely within these challenges that the true and beautiful vow of the venerable monks shines most brightly.

Their footsteps do not stop out of fear. The dedication to carry the message of peace, mindfulness, and loving-kindness to all beings is greater than any obstacle. Every step is an offering — a quiet and steadfast promise to endure adversity so that seeds of peace may be planted across the world.

This moment also reminds us gently of how precious and fragile life truly is — and how deeply we are called to treasure each breath, each moment, living fully in the present with mindfulness and love.

May all beings everywhere be free from suffering, be healthy, be safe, be peaceful and at ease in body and in mind. 🙏✨

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📌 Update: Second Batch Book Requests — The Footsteps of a Buddhist Monk - June 29, 2026

We would like to gently inform everyone who successfully submitted a request through our official form on Sunday, June 28, 2026, that confirmation emails will be sent out today or tomorrow from:
📧 books@dhammacetiya.com or sbsstupas@gmail.com

Please keep a close eye on your inbox. If you have any questions regarding your submission, please feel free to reach out to us at this same email address.

(Note: We do not accept new book requests via this email.)

We are deeply honored, grateful, and truly humbled by the overwhelming response from our community. Within less than one hour of the form opening, all 2,000 available copies were requested. This incredible enthusiasm for the book and the Walk for Peace has moved our hearts beyond words.

To everyone who was unable to submit a request in time, we send our most sincere apologies. Because copies are limited for this batch, we deeply understand your disappointment and kindly ask for your warm understanding and patience.

While we work hard to prepare future batches as resources allow, we warmly invite you to explore these digital treasures:

🔴 Watch the documentary film about the very cross-country journey chronicled in the book.

📖 Read the online Journal on our website, featuring the exact text printed in the book, freely available for everyone.

👇 Links to both resources can be found in the comments below.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your love, patience, and unwavering support. Please continue walking with us on this beautiful path of peace.

May you and all beings be well, happy and at peace. 🙏

#WalkForPeace #BuddhistMonks

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🙏 Our hearts are with the people of Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes that struck on the evening of June 24, 2026. The powerful back-to-back tremors have brought immense suffering to countless individuals, families, and communities, leaving many grieving, injured, displaced, or still waiting for news of their loved ones as rescue efforts continue.

During this time of profound hardship, we offer our deepest prayers, loving-kindness, and compassion to our brothers and sisters in Venezuela. We hold especially close in our hearts those who have lost family members and friends, those anxiously awaiting the safe return of loved ones, and the courageous first responders and volunteers working tirelessly to rescue survivors and bring hope to those in need.

At Walk for Peace, we believe that compassion knows no borders. When suffering touches one part of our world, it reminds us that we are all members of one human family. In moments like these, every prayer, every act of kindness, and every helping hand becomes a light of hope for those walking through darkness.

May all who are suffering find strength, courage, and comfort in the days ahead. May those still awaiting rescue be found swiftly and safely. May healing come to every family, every community, and the entire nation of Venezuela.

Today, wherever you are, we invite you to pause for a moment of prayer, meditation, or loving-kindness for the people of Venezuela. Together, through compassion and unity, we can help bring hope to a world in need.

"May all beings everywhere be free from suffering, be healthy, be safe, be peaceful and at ease in body and in mind."

With compassion,
Walk for Peace
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📌 Announcement: Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra to Attend the World Peace Award Conference 2026 — Stockholm, Sweden

We are deeply honored and filled with joy to announce that Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra, leader of the Walk for Peace, will be attending the World Peace Award Conference 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden, from August 21–25, 2026.

During this prestigious international gathering, Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra will be presented with the World Peace Award 2026 — a profound recognition of his enduring dedication to cultivating peace, fostering compassion, and serving humanity.

🍀 The conference will be held at the historic Stockholm Concert Hall, hosted by the Union of Thai Sangha of Europe in association with Buddharam Temple and the Committee for the World Peace Award in Sweden.

Since its inception in 2017, this annual conference has served as a respected global platform for advancing dialogue, strengthening international cooperation, and recognising impactful contributions toward peace, humanitarian service, intercultural understanding, and sustainable development. The gathering convenes a carefully curated network of leaders and representatives drawn from government institutions, civil society, academia, humanitarian sectors, interfaith communities, and cultural institutions worldwide.

🍀 This honor beautifully reflects many years of quiet devotion — from community outreach and charitable service, to the Walk for Peace journey spanning America, Canada, Sri Lanka, Thailand, India, Nepal, and beyond — and a steadfast commitment to sharing the message of peace, mindfulness, and loving-kindness with all of humanity.

While this award formally recognizes Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra, it truly belongs to all the venerable monks and everyone who has walked with us—whether in person or in spirit. Every gesture of support, every encouraging word, and every quiet prayer has carried immense value on this journey. We are profoundly grateful for your presence every step of the way.

May this recognition serve as a shared inspiration for all of us to continue walking forward together — guided always by peace, compassion, and loving-kindness.

May you and all beings be well, happy and at peace. 🙏✨

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