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Vipassana Bhavana announces February Zoom mindfulness registration; Walk For Peace homecoming ends

Venerable monks completed a 2,300-mile Walk For Peace with a six-mile Fort Worth homecoming on Feb 14; the Vipassana Bhavana Organization posted Feb 14 registration for February Zoom Vipassana sessions.

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Vipassana Bhavana announces February Zoom mindfulness registration; Walk For Peace homecoming ends
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The Vipassana Bhavana Organization posted a registration announcement on February 14, 2026, for online (Zoom) Vipassana sessions described by the group as mindfulness meditation; the recorded source includes the truncated line, “The announcement invites practitioners and newcomers to r.” The posting names the sessions as scheduled for February but does not supply further session times or instructor details in the available announcement.

That same Feb. 14, Fort Worth hosted the Walk For Peace homecoming as the venerable monks completed a cross-country pilgrimage described on Facebook as “After walking 2,300 miles across the country for peace, patience, and presence the venerable monks will be headed back home in less than a week.” Walk For Peace’s event material and Stacey Deann Moore’s Feb. 7 post invited the community to join the final stretch into Hương Đạo Vipassana Bhavana Center.

Organizers asked participants to gather in downtown Fort Worth on the morning of Feb. 14, with the monks arriving “early that morning” and the community invited to walk “around 8:00 AM” for a route of “about 6 miles back to Hương Đạo Vipassana Bhavana Center, the very place this journey started.” The Homecoming Walk event listing reproduced those logistics as “Start: Downtown Fort Worth; Time: Around 8:00 AM - Feb 14, 2026; Distance: About 6 miles; Destination: Hương Đạo Vipassana Bhavana Center.”

When the walkers reached Hương Đạo Vipassana Bhavana Center, the Walk For Peace materials encouraged attendees to remain for an in-person peace gathering: “When the walk ends, everyone is welcome to stay for a peace gathering to honor the journey, the intention behind it, and the simple beauty of coming home together.” The Facebook posts framed the day as a “full-circle moment” and urged, “If you've been following this journey, felt inspired by it, or just want to stand for something gentle and meaningful go walk with them. All are welcome.”

The Walk For Peace homecoming generated notable online engagement: the Homecoming Walk post showed 1.2K reactions, 47 comments, and 82 shares. Public responses included Lisa C Mitchell - Godfrey saying, “I will miss following them. They have changed my life…,” Sandra Hayward posting “Safe home,” Jp Thomas writing “I ponder how many steps its taken to reach this point ..,” Lee Herrington offering “Peace to these courageous & dedicated men What a journey,” Janet Straus reflecting, “Stay safe and stay warm. What a journey? I am very glad that I got a chance to see them and follow them on their journey of compassion and peace walk. This is history and so very glad that I got to witness it,” and U Aung Myint adding, “BEAUTIFUL RADIATIONS OF LOVING KINDNESS, COMPASSION AND PEACE ARE GENTLY & SILENTLY FLOWING ALONG WITH COLD BREEZE OF AMERICAN ATMOSPHERE.”

Available materials also stated that “The exact meetup spot and route will be shared closer to the date on the official Walk for Peace page,” and no source text supplied in the material links the Vipassana Bhavana Organization’s Feb. 14 Zoom registration announcement directly to Walk For Peace’s in-person homecoming. For anyone tracking the community response, the 2,300-mile figure and the Facebook engagement totals underline the event’s reach, while the truncated Vipassana announcement indicates additional session details remain to be obtained from the Vipassana Bhavana Organization.

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