We had a joyous weekend celebration of peace and the Buddha April 18th & 19th.

Our 26-mile long walk for peace went very well on Saturday and on Sunday we celebrated Buddha's Birthday with an abundance of fresh flowers!  Including fresh ROSE petals for our circumambulation around the zendo. 

Thank you so much from our Sikh friends up north who brought flowers down for the the peace-walk. 

We felt into the grace of taking thousands of steps in quiet peaceful contemplation as we scattered our petals and each of us had a chance to bathe the baby Buddha with sweet tea.  Lovely.

The Long Peace Walk began with a water ritual at Boundary Bay within sight of the Peace Arch. Here Seishin serves as doshi with Wilderness Program Coordinator Reizan Bob as jisha and doan.

Then the walkers, led by Seishin and Reizan Bob, journeyed 26 miles south to Cornwall Park in Bellingham. Walking in quiet peace with pauses for rituals. We were supported along the way by generous volunteers in support vehicles and enjoyed a small gathering at a park in Ferndale and a group of supporters in a closing loop through Cornwall Park.

Our Zen-led interfaith peace group was delighted to be joined by members of HKL - Humility, Kindness and Love from British Columbia - a Sikh-led linterfaith movement launched in India in 2024!