2026年2月11日 / 美国东部时间下午6:44 / CBS新闻
这位从德克萨斯州徒步前往美国首都的”和平徒步”活动的佛教僧侣表示，尽管世界充满冲突，但他相信和平仍能实现。他将公众对其徒步活动的广泛支持视为未来变革的希望来源。
“和平永远始于我们自身，而非外在的世界和平，”帕纳卡拉尊者（Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara）在周三接受CBS新闻独家采访时表示。”没有人能改变这个世界，但所有人和所有高僧都在这条道路上携手同行。…我们可以带来改变。”
帕纳卡拉是德克萨斯州沃思堡香道内观中心（Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center）的副主席。他于2025年10月26日从该寺庙出发，踏上了传播正念、内心平和与团结理念的使命。
僧侣帕纳卡拉挥手致意，参与和平徒步的佛教僧侣们于2026年2月10日星期二在华盛顿特区的一个社区行进。马克·谢费尔宾/美联社
他与来自沃思堡地区以及佐治亚州、纽约州、犹他州寺庙的19名佛教僧侣，以及来自泰国和越南等国的其他僧侣同行。这场为期15周的游行最终将他们带过了美国南部2300英里的路程。
这位高僧还带着5岁的”和平犬”阿罗卡（Aloka），在乔治·华盛顿大学健康中心与CBS新闻记者交谈。僧侣们在此过夜，计划于周三进行一段较短的徒步前往林肯纪念堂，之后他们将乘巴士返回德克萨斯州。
“正念是向人们表明和平是可能实现的关键，而且和平永远始于内心，”帕纳卡拉说。”当我们行进时，人们看到我们，他们可以暂停一切，审视内心。这就是我发起’和平徒步’的原因。”
和平犬阿罗卡与帕纳卡拉尊者相伴。CBS新闻
经过109天的跋涉，他们的徒步活动于周二抵达华盛顿特区，途中遭遇严寒天气和一起事故，导致两名僧侣受伤，其中一人需要截肢。帕纳卡拉表示，最艰难的部分是严寒天气，而他们应对恶劣条件的方法就是专注于呼吸。
“我们行进时进行正念冥想，”他说。”你越是专注于呼吸…就会为我们的行走产生能量。”
抵达时，一群欢呼的支持者迎接了他们，这些人一直关注着他们的旅程。
帕纳卡拉指出，虽然沿途实际出现的人群规模可观，但与数百万通过直播、社交媒体和专门网站追踪此次和平徒步的数字观众相比，仍相形见绌。他表示，民众的反应表明他们的核心使命——”提高和平意识”——得到了接受。
2026年2月11日星期三，帕纳卡拉尊者在接受CBS新闻采访时，谈论从德克萨斯州到华盛顿特区的”和平徒步”。CBS新闻
当被问及破碎的世界中是否能实现和平时，帕纳卡拉回答：”这是可能的。”
“就像现在，从德克萨斯州到这里，我总是说和平已经开始绽放，因为我们现在所到之处，人们都在街上排队支持我们的使命，与我们同行，”他说。
僧侣们在游行过程中也遇到了批评者，但帕纳卡拉表示这些并未分散他们的注意力。
“在我们的旅途中，确实有仇恨者。有人对我们大喊大叫、咒骂，甚至抗议我们的一切，”他说。”但这些不会困扰我们，因为我们的目标是让所有人意识到和平的重要性。所以我们只专注于这一点…”
“有条件的和平不是真正的和平，”帕纳卡拉补充道。”它无法持久。因此，无论在何种情况下，只要我们能够保持冷静、沉着和耐心，和平就会开始。这才是真正的和平。”
Buddhist monk who led 15-week peace walk to D.C. tells CBS News peace “always begins from within”
February 11, 2026 / 6:44 PM EST / CBS News
The Buddhist monk who led a “Walk for Peace” from Texas to the nation’s capital said he believes peace can be achieved even in a world filled with conflict, citing the overwhelming displays of public support for his walk as a source of hope for future change.
“Peace always begins from with ourself. It’s not the world peace out there,” the Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara said in an exclusive interview with CBS News on Wednesday. “No one can change this world, but together, all people and all the venerable monks are walking together on this journey. … We can make a difference.”
Pannakara, who serves as vice president of the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, Texas, embarked on a mission to spread that message of mindfulness, inner peace and unity on Oct. 26, 2025, with the temple as its starting point.
Monk Bhikkhu Pannakara waves as Buddhist monks who are participating in a Walk For Peace walk through a neighborhood on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Mark Schiefelbein / AP
Joined by a group of 19 Buddhist monks from the Fort Worth area as well as temples in Georgia, New York, Utah, plus others abroad from Thailand and Vietnam, the 15-week procession would ultimately carry them across 2,300 miles of the southern United States.
The venerable — joined by Aloka, the 5-year-old “peace dog” — sat down with CBS News at George Washington University Wellness Center, where the monks spent the night. They were set to go on a shorter walk on Wednesday to the Lincoln Memorial, after which the group of monks was scheduled to return to Texas by bus.
“Mindfulness is the key to show people that peace is something that is possible and always begins from within,” Pannakara said. “So when we walk, people see us, they can pause, they can stop doing everything, and they look back within. And that’s why I come up with this ‘Walk for Peace.’”
Aloka, the peace dog and companion of the Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara. CBS News
Their walk culminated in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, after a trek that lasted 109 days, brought dangerous cold weather and an accident that caused two of the monks to suffer injuries, one of whom required an amputation. Pannakara said the hardest part was the freezing weather, and the way they dealt with tough conditions is to simply focus on their breathing.
“We practice mindfulness meditation while we walk,” he said. “The more you focus on the breathing … it will generate energy for us to walk.”
The cohort was greeted upon arrival by a crowd of cheering supporters who had been tracking their journey.
The size of the crowds that popped up physically on their route, while significant, paled in comparison to the millions who followed the peace walk digitally through livestreams and other updates shared on social media and a website dedicated to the plight, Pannakara noted. He said their responses suggested the overarching message of their mission — to “raise the awareness of peace” — was received.
Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara sits down with CBS News on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, to talk about his “Walk for Peace” from Texas to Washington, D.C. CBS News
When asked if peace can be achieved in a broken world, Pannakara said: “It is possible.”
“Like these days, from Texas to here, I always say that peace has begun, has bloomed, because everywhere we go now, people just lining up on the street and gathering to support this mission and to walk with us,” he said.
The monks also encountered critics during their procession, but Pannakara said they did not deter the group’s focus.
“On our journey alone, there are haters. There are people that shout, and there are people that curse at us as well, and protest everything we have,” he said. “But those will not bother us, because our goal is to bring the awareness of peace to all people. And so we just focus on that…”
“Peace with a condition that is not peace,” Pannakara added. “It will not last. So, in any condition, if we’re be able to stay calm and cool and patient, that is when peace begins. That is a real peace.”
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