The Buddhist monks ended their walk for peace in January. And then, the people followed.
- Columbus, Indiana
- Park City, Utah
- Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- Dilly, TX to San Antonio
- Bellingham, Washington
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- The U.S.-Canada Border, via Idaho
- Park City, Utah… again
What do these places have in common?
Answer: They’ve all hosted community-organized, silent peace walks in February and March — galvanized by the original Walk for Peace movement that saw Buddhist monks traverse 120 days and 2300 miles from their monastery in Fort Worth, TX to Washington, DC, between Oct. 26 and Jan. 10.
What do these inspired pilgrimages say about social mood?
Our March 2026 issue of the Socionomist goes straight to the source and writes:
From a socionomic perspective, a peace walk of benevolent monks and their happy dog – who just so happens to have a heart-shaped white patch on his forehead – seems like the paragon of positive social mood… The 23-year long bull market in the nominal Dow from its 2003 low also reflects positive mood in motion.
But the nominal Dow is only part of the story. Put on your walking shoes and head on over to our store to read the rest of this moving report – along with the entire March issue!