First of all, I'm Venerable Paññākāra and this is our first walk in America but some of us have already walked many times, many years in India and Thailand and all the countries as well. Yes, and we are here, we have Lao Sangha. Sangha means all the monks, the community monks, the Thai, the Vietnamese and also there will be others to join as well. And this group we have, we started from the beginning 16 days ago. This is our 16 days. We still have over 100 days left to go. And you will go all th

“We might not know what the future holds but you should know that no matter what happens, you already have this special place in my heart. And I want you to know that even if we end up being together or not, that spot is yours—forever.” Before it hits a decade, I just want to emphasize these last few lines from Maine’s anniversary message for Alden because they’re truly beautiful. Filled with a kind of love that can’t be broken, not even by the end of time. It’s like when she said it, it wasn’t