We started our beautiful day in Sri Chinmoy, Victoria Center. Thank you very much Jhalmala for hosting the Peace Run Team.
Amazing panoramic view along the way.
To greet us at the ferry terminal.
After leaving Victoria, we travelled from Vancouver Island to Vancouver City, on the British Columbia Ferries.
Enjoying the ride.
Cori Williams Holding the peace torch. We were invited to the upper deck and Cori, the chief steward, was our host.
This is our Captain Bob Granley. Bob is a also a pilot like his father, who at 82, is still flying planes. When we introduced ourselves, Bob was very interested in where we where from as most places he'd either flown into or sailed passed. Thank you Bob and crew it was a real privilege to be invited.
After disembarking the ferry we met Bojana and Andrej from Poland living in Vancouver who welcomed us with smiles and refreshments.
We were at the Richmond Nature Park were construction is underway. The friendly workers came out to hold the peace torch.
We are running off to our next ceremony.
The LingYeng Mountain Temple in Vancouver is our first ceremony. It coincides with the first day of their celebration of the Water, Land and Air Grand Dharma service. They celebrate for seven days.
Our gracious host Master Shui Fong explained to us what was happening and that we would be walking around the gardens where the Masters, nuns, monks and students were gathering.
Venerable Abbot Master Tze Cheng spoke.
Senior Venerable Master Ming Guang came from Taiwan to help preside over the Dharma Service, he received us with his gracious blessings and big smile.
We received prayer bead bracelets.
The Monks chanted the compassion mantra sending blessings and prayer for peace for all beings.
What's a celebration without food? We all were invited to partake in the scrumptious vegetarian meal. Much gratitude to the Linyeng Mountain temple.
This is us heading down the road to our next meeting.
Being greeted by the Shaolin temple members. Cherry is holding the torch. They had all been waiting at the door for the runners to arrive.
Master Shi Yandi welcomes us to his temple. The Master came to Vancouver 6 years from Shaolin in China to run the temple.
Master Shi Yandi and Lophy, his student and translator for our function.
The Master guides us through a tea ceremony, explaining the benefits and properties of the healing tea. The tea is composed of all the 5 elements.
A meditation that went for about 15 minutes became a most soulful experience.
Thank you friends of the Shaolin temple.
A selfie of the team that climbed the 2830 steps to Grouse Mountain.
Thank you Vancouver.
Peace reveals the absolute excellence of human life.
Sri Chinmoy
