Sharing a meal with my Dhamma brothers and sisters. My new family.
Thudong Pilgrimage · February–May 2027
WALK FOR
PEACE 2027
THAILAND · MALAYSIA · SINGAPORE · INDONESIA
I have been invited to join the 2027 Thudong pilgrimage — a 2,600 km walking journey on foot from Thailand to Borobudur Temple in Indonesia. If it comes to pass, I will be the first Canadian monk to walk it.
~2,600 KM ON FOOT · 4 MONTHS
Every Day, On The Path
Daily From The Path
Bhante posts a short update here every day, so friends without social media can still walk along.
Someone asked me a really thoughtful question after my last post about the short-term monastic ordination at Wutai Shan: “If a monk pursues enlightenment and personal liberation from suffering, what purpose does that serve for civilization as a whole? And if everyone...
Barefoot Walking Practice Day 73–77 This week brought an unexpected improvement to my barefoot training. The long driveway leading to Putuo Shan used to be gravel and rock, so I could only walk it in sandals, but the Wutai Shan team recently...
In Progress
A Documentary of the Path
We are documenting the training and, if the pilgrimage is confirmed, the full 2,600 km journey itself — robe, bowl, feet, and breath, one step at a time.