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'This is why we walk': Monks brave snow, sleet toward Raleigh temple before heading to Louisburg
12+ hour, 47+ min ago (1438+ words) After speaking to thousands at the North Carolina State Capitol and braving temperatures in the mid-20s, the Buddhist monks on their "Walk For Peace" are making their way out of Raleigh Sunday. This is day 92 of their walk. The "Walk For…...
'No difference between all': Buddhist monks wrap up Raleigh visit with speech to thousands
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1644+ words) The Walk for Peace, a procession of Buddhist monks making their way from Texas to Washington, D.C., arrived in Wake County on Friday. They arrived to Raleigh early Saturday morning. After leaving the State Capitol, the monks are to spend the…...
Around the Bluhmin' Town: Following the Peace Dog
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (459+ words) Aloka, the Peace Dog, how we love thee. An Indian stray dog is now a global phenomenon. Last year, this dog began following a group of Buddhist monks, matching their pace, walking with them for over 100 days across India. Now…...
Why Buddhist monks (and one very good rescue dog) are walking 2,300 miles across America for peace
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (1851+ words) Their dog Aloka, once a stray rescued by a monk, has become a symbol of resilience and light. It was a normal winter's day in Charlotte, North Carolina, when the Buddhist monks came to town. Soft gray clouds blanketed the…...
The selfless journey of the monks’ walk to Washington
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (420+ words) As a Laotian American raised in Buddhist culture, the walking monks have reawakened something I had forgotten was already inside me." As a college student juggling education, building my r'sum', and maintaining my social life, their walk for peace offered…...
A view from North Carolina stop of Buddhist monks' 'Walk For Peace"
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (69+ words) A view from North Carolina stop of Buddhist monks' 'Walk For Peace'WKNO FM A view from North Carolina stop of Buddhist monks' 'Walk For Peace' A group of Buddhist monks is in North Carolina on Thursday as part of a…...
UNCG Students Ponder Modern-Day Mindfulness at The Walk for Peace
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (495+ words) Greensboro found itself in a kismet moment'as a group of Buddhist monks made their way into Guilford County on a bright,'cold'Martin Luther King Jr. Day.'The'monks,'on a'2,300-mile'journey'from Fort Worth,'Texas'to Washington, D.C,'are'raising'awareness for peace and compassion…...
Hundreds come to Liberty to see monks
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (349+ words) Hundreds of people lined the streets in Liberty on Wednesday as the monks on the Walk for Peace passed, and many walked along with them to their scheduled stop at the Liberty Fire Department. A large crowd gathers in a…...
Monks' Walk for Peace makes way along U.S. 64
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (712+ words) The Walk for Peace, a procession of Buddhist monks making their way from Texas to Washington, D.C., will take over U.S. Highway 64 in Chatham County on Thursday. The route takes the group from" Siler City to Pittsboro, where they will greet visitors…...
Why should we remember Martin Luther King? – Baptist News Global
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (316+ words) OpinionJesse Nelson "|" January 21, 2026 My daughter, a student-athlete at a Baptist university, called me about a problem with her softball teammate. The head coach made an announcement canceling Monday's practice due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. A teammate said,…...