The ancient Zen monks spent much of their time on pilgrimage and walking meditation was an important part of their practice. Here are some pictures from a thousand-mile walking pilgrimage on the ancient  sacred route on Shikoku Japan and a seven-hundred mile walk straight up the centre of the Island of Britain. On both walks, Roshi was supported by the generosity of well-wishers along the way – good-hearted people who willingly put offerings into his alms bowl. A pilgrimage like this is an ongoing good-news story showing that there are many generous people in the world. The ancient Buddhist teachings say that the consequence of this kind of generous attitude is happiness.

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Roshi will be leading a Zen pilgrimage to visit the great temples and holy mountains of Japan. Contact Zenways for details.

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