许多人关心在“和平行走”（Walk for Peace）途中受伤的那位僧人。你们的关怀，我们深深感受到了。今天，我们愿意与大家分享他的故事——一个关于勇气、奉献，以及一颗始终坚定向往和平之心的故事。

以轻柔的步伐、沉默而自律的心，一位佛教僧人踏上了一段不同寻常的旅程——从德克萨斯州沃斯堡出发，向华盛顿特区前行，全程 2,300 英里的和平行走。

没有口号可以高举。
没有争辩需要辩护。
也无意改变任何人的信仰。

行走本身，就是教法。
和平，在行走中呈现。
善意，化为可见的形态。
每一步，都是祈祷。
每一次呼吸，都是禅修。

• 他是谁

尊者 Maha Dam Phommasan 是乔治亚州斯内尔维尔（Snellville）Wat Lao Buddha Khanti 寺的住持。行走队伍接近休斯敦时，他加入了僧团，将自己的身体、时间与整颗心，毫无保留地奉献给这条和平之路，与众僧并肩前行，坚定不移。

• 苦的显现

2025 年 11 月 19 日，在代顿（Dayton）附近，苦难毫无预警地降临。一辆卡车撞上了护送车辆，护送车被撞推向僧人们。在那一瞬间，这位尊者的身体遭受了极其严重的伤害。

之后——在完全清醒、平静、心念澄明的状态下——他做出了一个深刻而勇敢的决定。与其经历漫长而不确定、反复的手术与痛苦，他选择放下自己的一条腿。
这并非绝望之举，而是源于智慧与深切的接纳。

• 最令人动容的，不只是失去的部分——而是始终未曾动摇的心

根植于**慈（mettā）与悲（karuṇā）**之中，他原谅了导致自己受伤的人。

没有愤怒。
没有怨恨。
没有责怪。

只有对那些被无明与因缘所困之众生的慈悲。这正是不言而教的佛法——被真实地活了出来。

• 神圣的供养

尊者 Maha Dam 并不将失去肢体视为悲剧，而是一份为和平而作的供养。在休斯敦接受一个月的治疗后，他返回斯内尔维尔的寺院休养。尽管他已无法继续以身体同行，但在精神上，他从未离开这段旅程。

• 重逢

行走的第 67 天——2025 年 12 月 31 日——僧团终于抵达 Wat Lao Buddha Khanti 寺。在分别数月、跨越无数里程之后，他们再次相聚。当 尊者 Bhikkhu Paññākāra 跪下拥抱他的僧兄时，没有言语——只有爱、感恩，以及重聚时那份静默而深刻的安然。

• 他的行走仍在继续

尽管尊者 Maha Dam 已不再与我们一同步行在道路上，但他的精神，在我们每一步之中同行。他的祈祷、勇气与无边的慈悲，持续引领着这段旅程。

• 他的生命，已成为教法

提醒我们：
身体或许会受伤，
但一颗以慈爱训练过的心，始终是完整的。

仇恨从未治愈过痛苦——
唯有慈悲，才能真正疗愈。

感谢你们将他放在心中，放在祈祷里。

愿你与一切众生
身心安好，
幸福安乐，
常住和平。

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Many of you have asked about the monk who was injured earlier in the Walk for Peace. Your concern has been felt deeply, and we would like to share his story—one of courage, sacrifice, and a heart unwaveringly devoted to peace.

With gentle steps and a silent, disciplined heart, a Buddhist monk joined a journey unlike most others—a 2,300-mile Walk for Peace from Fort Worth toward Washington, D.C.

There were no slogans to carry.

No arguments to defend.

No wish to change anyone’s beliefs.

The walk itself was the teaching.

Peace in motion.

Kindness made visible.

Each step a prayer. Each breath a meditation.

• Who He Is

Venerable Maha Dam Phommasan is the abbot of Wat Lao Buddha Khanti in Snellville, Georgia. As the walk approached Houston, he joined the monks, offering his body, time, and heart fully to this path of peace, walking side by side with unwavering dedication.

• When Suffering Arose

On November 19, 2025, near Dayton, suffering appeared suddenly and without warning. A truck struck the escort vehicle, which was pushed into the monks. In that instant, the venerable monk’s body was gravely injured.

Later—fully aware, calm, and clear in mind—he made a profound and courageous decision. Rather than endure prolonged suffering through uncertain, repeated surgeries, he chose to let go of one leg. This was not an act of despair, but of wisdom and deep acceptance.

• What moves the heart most is not only what was lost—but what remained untouched.

Rooted in mettā and karuṇā, he forgave the one whose actions led to his suffering.

No anger.

No bitterness.

No blame.

Only compassion for beings caught in ignorance and conditions beyond control. This is the Dhamma not spoken, but lived.

• A Sacred Offering

Venerable Maha Dam does not see the loss of his limb as a tragedy, but as an offering—given freely to the cause of peace. After spending a month in Houston receiving treatment, he returned to his temple in Snellville to heal. Though he could no longer continue the physical journey, he was never separated from it in spirit.

• The Reunion

On Day 67 of the walk—December 31, 2025—the monks finally reached Wat Lao Buddha Khanti. After months and many miles apart, they were reunited. When Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra knelt and embraced his brother monk, there were no words—only love, gratitude, and the quiet relief of togetherness.

• His Walk Continues

Though Venerable Maha Dam no longer walks beside us on the road, his spirit walks with us in every step. His prayers, his courage, and his boundless compassion continue to guide this journey.

• His life has become the teaching.

A reminder that the body may be wounded, but a heart trained in loving-kindness remains whole.

That hatred has never healed pain—

only compassion ever has.

Thank you for holding him in your thoughts and prayers.

May you and all beings be well, happy, and at peace.

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