Sunday morning’s fog didn’t cloud the mission of the Buddhist monks in east Fort Worth setting out to walk for peace.
Practicing Buddhists, faith leaders and various community leaders gathered at the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center on Oct. 26 to see off over a dozen monks taking the first steps of a journey to the nation’s capital. Other monks from across the country are expected to join the group along the way.
Sunday’s departure was the start of their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace. During the 110-day expedition, the monks will travel from their temple in Fort Worth’s Historic Stop Six neighborhood to Washington, D.C…