ANNUAL PEACE FESTIVAL
“We are all gathered annually to celebrate the Peace Garden’s creation. In the future, the Garden will remain open to all to come to pray with expanded minds. Ultimately our collective hope and prayer is that all sentient beings’ happiness is increased, that their sufferings are reduced, and that all the obstacles are removed and that everyone finds a path towards liberation. So let us all join in this effort!” -Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche
HISTORY
Since 2005, The Ewam Sangha and the Garden of One Thousand Buddhas hosts a Festival of Peace. A FREE event, this special gathering invites thousands of visitors to enjoy a day on the grounds together. People gather to sing, to dance, to share stories, and to pray for peace in our troubled times.
2011
For the 7th Annual Festival of Peace on September 10, 2011, peace lovers engaged in Ewam’s 1st Annual Walk-A-Mile for Peace, a one-mile walk, to raise funds for the Garden of One Thousand Buddhas. Families with children of all ages were welcomed. The walk was designed as a Meditative Peace walk. At each quarter mile, walkers were encouraged to pause and reflect at the ¼ mile markers on one of THE FOUR IMMEASURABLES: Compassion, Love, Sympathetic Joy and Equanimity. Each participant was given a handout with these traditional Buddhist concepts, which helped everyone turn their minds toward peace through cultivating inner-peace and thereby peace in our world.
Click the links below to view the 2011 Peace Festival as filmed by Ron Scholl and MCAT:
2012
The 8th Annual festival on September 8 , 2012, began with the 2nd Annual Walk-A-Mile for Peace. Speakers addressed indigenous people and land, the health of the planet, human health and ethics, and how we can create a more peaceful world in turbulent times. Keynote speaker was Simon Ortiz.
Click the links below to view the 2012 Peace Festival as filmed by Ron Scholl and MCAT:
MONTAGE
PART I
PART II
PART III
The 9th Annual Festival of Peace and 3rd Annual Walk-A-Mile for Peace will be held at the Garden on September 7, 2013. Contact Ewam at 406-726-0555 for more information.
