Crowds were in a frenzy as “monk mania” made its way to DeKalb County. Hundreds lined the streets and filled a park where the Buddhist monks spoke about peace and forgiveness. It was all a part of the monks’ 2,300-mile Walk For Peace journey to Washington D.C.
“So let us all put our left hand over our heart,” Venerable Monk Bhikku Pannakra told the huge crowd at Rainbow Park. The Buddhist monk then asked them to put their right hand over their left hand and “Close our eyes.”
He then asked the crowd to think about the pain they put their parents through without apologizing. “This is the time where we all are going to ask for forgiveness from our parents,” Pannakra said…