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Walk for Peace with the Buddhist Monks – Update
Rev Kat Carroll
The image for this article shows people waiting to give a warm welcome on a cold day in Raleigh, North Carolina.
I’m still tracking the trek of the Buddhist Monks on their journey from Texas to Washington DC… the walk for peace.
If you recall, I had contacted the HeartMath Institute (HMI) who use sensors around the world to track global coherence. They had not thought of doing that until I reached out to them. I finally received a follow up email:
“Data analysis for an event like the trek of the Buddhist Monks is difficult. In general, the ability to pull signals out of the noise in the RNG network is a challenge and the type of events that work best have a defined starting point and are of relatively short in durations (hours to a day or two) and often have a higher emotional component. The trek of the monks is a long duration event and makes it difficult to pin down in our standard analysis.”
“Perhaps if there is a big reception or swelling of emotion when they reach their destination there might be something to latch on to. I did see this mentioned on the news a few nights ago we’ll keep an eye on it.”
It’s not the response I was hoping for, but they are now paying attention. In fact, they also replied to that very question I dropped into the Walk For Peace comments on Facebook! So, they are watching.
When this representative mentioned pulling signals out of the “noise,” he may not have been referring to what I would consider the real signal: the public’s emotional response.
There are a lot of tears being released by people who see them, receive a gift of flowers, a blessing, a bracelet tied on to a wrist, or just a smile as they pass by. Those who meet them on the path are deeply moved… It has a memorable effect – and that makes a statement in and of itself.
Some may not understand just how powerful this simple act of walking is proving to be. It’s transmuting years of unexpressed suffering by allowing those who witness the walk to simply be present in the moment. That is after all, the gift… to be present.
And as far as Aloka goes; he has been recovering nicely since his knee surgery. There was a thought of allowing him to continue the journey and have surgery at the end, but the monks decided it was best to take care of his injury and pain now, and not stress his body.
I’m sure this decision reflects their own deep understanding of the pain endured while walking twenty miles a day. What a pleasure it is to see the joy on Aloka’s face (and the monks) when he was able to rejoin them on January 15! It’s truly heartwarming.
The public is starving for a symbol of grounded love in action. We don’t need or want more headlines of chaos in the world. What we really want is peace – and calm in the chaos. To know that we matter.
One of the most beautiful aspects of the Buddhist path is its inherent rejection of hierarchy and inherited superiority. In Buddhism, worth is not determined by birth, status, caste, or lineage, but by intention, action, and awareness. The Buddha taught that all beings—humans, animals, gods, and even those suffering in the most difficult states of existence—are caught in samsara, the ongoing cycle of life, death, and rebirth. No one is fundamentally “above” another in this shared experience.
Enlightenment, in this view, is not reserved for the few or the chosen. It is available to anyone willing to walk the path with sincerity, discipline, and compassion. Liberation comes not from who we are born as, but from how we live, how we treat others, and how deeply we are willing to see reality as it is.
Perhaps that’s why Aloka’s story moves so many. If he matters so much, so do each of us!
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Aloka Peace Dog, joyfully reunited with Buddhist monks during their 2,300 mile new update Revealed
Amazing talk given by the lead Monk earlier this week in SC: Crowds gather as Monks crossing America on walk for Peace speak on the SC State House steps
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