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| CloudWater Zendo welcomed BPF Cleveland to its temple on the West Side of Cleveland on a frigid day in January. This was BPF Cleveland's first Peace Walk. BPF Member Tom Leonhardt (gray jacket) introduces CloudWater's Ven. Shih Ying Fa. | ||
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| A group of around 50 set off in silence for a one-mile walk around the Puritas Rd. neighborhood. Our route included both commercial and residential areas. As we walked, many people driving by slowed down to read our banner and many of them honked in support. | ||
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The temperature hovered in the teens under a leaden gray sky. The bracing cold outside at the beginning of the day contrasted with the warmth afterwards inside CloudWater's beautiful zendo where the walkers gathered for meditation and a short chanting service, followed by tea and refreshments. |
