Diana Ten Have, Energy Intuitive & EFT Facilitator

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01/16/2026

They left Texas with nothing but orange robes, worn sandals, and a prayer for peace.

Twenty-four Buddhist monks are walking—literally walking—2,300 miles to Washington, D.C. Not for attention. Not for recognition. To heal us.

The "Walk for Peace" isn't taking scenic routes or easy paths. These monks are deliberately visiting cities scarred by violence, racism, and tragedy. Places most of us try to forget. Places where wounds still bleed.

Leading them is Bhikkhu Pannakara, whose words cut straight to the heart: "Our ancestors sacrificed everything for our freedom. But we're still carrying their anger. We're still passing down their hatred."

He's right. We teach our children history, but sometimes we also teach them how to hate.

So these monks walk. Through blistering heat. Through rain. Through towns where people shout slurs and insults at them. And you know what they do? They smile. They bow. They say, "May you be happy. May you be at peace."

One elderly monk, feet bloodied and bandaged, was asked why he continues despite the pain. His answer: "This suffering is nothing compared to the suffering of a child born into a world that teaches hate."

They're not asking for donations. They're not selling anything. They're just walking—one painful step at a time—carrying a message that feels almost revolutionary in 2026: *Respond to hate with kindness.*

Think about that for a second. When someone screams at you, hurts you, judges you—your instinct is to fight back, right? These monks are showing us a different way. A harder way.

They walk so our grandchildren won't have to carry the weight of our anger. They walk so somewhere, somehow, the cycle breaks.

Twenty-four monks. 2,300 miles. Zero hatred.

When Bhikkhu Pannakara was asked if he thinks they can really change anything, he said something I can't stop thinking about:

"We don't walk to change the world. We walk to show the world that change is possible. It starts with one step, one person, one moment of choosing love over anger."

They're still walking. Right now. Somewhere between here and D.C., twenty-four men in orange robes are choosing peace.

Maybe it's time we all took that walk with them.