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THE 7TH HKL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCETHE 7TH HKL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA AUGUST 8, 2026MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA AUGUST 8, 2026

Opening of The 7th HKL International Conference in Mississauga. The Torch held by Mo Ghoneim with many guest speakers behind on stage.

On Saturday, August 8th, 2026, The 7th International HKL Conference took place in Mississauga, Canada.

The day began with the arrival of The HKL Torch, a symbol of the movement’s message of bringing light across countries. It journeyed across the seas from the previous conference in Telford, United Kingdom. Carried by Mo Ghoneim from the United Kingdom, The HKL Torch led a moving procession into the venue.

Thousands gathered from around the world to attend this conferences’ discussion on ‘A New You And Me.’ An attendee described this conference as “exactly what she needed.”

The HKL movement has had a significant global impact. Opening Invocation pressed humility for being wel-

In only 21 months, since its comed as a guest on the land of The opening invocation was launch, this movement has rap-

Mississauga.

led by Dr. Nicole Redvers, asidly touched the hearts of 93 sociate professor and director of Beginning countries, and more than 23,000

Indigenous Planetary Health at With A Humble people have attended its gath-

Western University and a memerings in person. The growing

Acknowledgement ber of the Deninu Kųę́ First attendance represents a global

Nation.

Chief Margaret Ann Sault, of community united around three pillars: Humility, Kindness, and Love.

Throughout the day, participants heard from physicians, educators, researchers, artists, athletes, spiritual leaders, Indigenous leaders and community builders. Despite their different backgrounds and accomplishments, each speaker spoke from the heart. They all spoke on one common theme: that lasting change begins within ourselves.

Redvers acknowledged the many caretakers and Elders, past, present and future, who have honoured these lands. On behalf of everyone, she exthe Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, welcomed the HKL conference on behalf of her community, acknowledging that the conference was taking place within the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit.

The HKL conference attendees joined Chief Sault in acknowledging the humble land that lay beneath our feet, in Mississauga, whose people had cared for, traveled across and drew

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strength from the land long before today’s cities and communities were established.

Chief Sault connected the conference’s three central values with Indigenous teachings, noting that Humility, Kindness, and Love carry profound meaning in how people treat one another, build communities, and respond to challenges.

HKL Flag Ceremony at City Hall

IN MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA

On Friday, August 7, 2026, attendees from around the world gath-

Chief Margaret Ann Sault ered in downtown Mississauga, Canada, for a historic moment. Alongside

She spoke about the Seven

Mayor Carolyn Parrish, Grandfather Teachings, includthey witnessed the HKL ing humility, love, kindness, flag being raised above alongside truth, wisdom, re-

Mississauga City Hall, spect, bravery and honesty.

marking a proud and She emphasized that these memorable beginning to teachings have guided Indige- the conference weekend.

nous communities for generations and encouraged conference participants to carry the values discussed during the gathering back into their everyday lives.

“Real change often begins with simple acts,” she said, pointing to a kind word, a helping hand, a willingness to listen and a commitment to serving others.

Dr. Anna Stewart Ibarra (1st far left), Joe Fornaiser (2nd left above), Mo Ghoneim (3rd middle left), Liberty Silver (4th middle right), Baba Ji (5th right) & Mayor Carolyn Parrish (6th far right)

The Sinquah BrothersThe Sinquah Brothers

Scott Sixkiller Sinquah (Left) & Samson Sixkiller Sinquah (Right) performing traditional drumming with song.

The brothers concluded by emphasizing the importance of working together and treating people, the land and all living beings with respect.

The message would continue to unfold through the voices and experiences of speakers from around the world.

*Scott Sixkiller Sinquah twotime hoop dance champion

Samson Sixkiller Sinquah and his younger brother, Scott Sixkiller Sinquah, travelled from Sinquah Productions in Arizona to share traditional Indigenous songs, drumming and a hoop dance with the gathering.

Their opening song was described as a calling or intertribal song for all nations, reflecting the gathering’s themes of love, peace, and kindness.

More than a hoop dance, the brothers shared, it is a healing dance. The hoops can form representations of plants, animals, the moon, and stars. The circle represents all living beings, the solar system, and the cycles of life. The dance, they explained, ultimately represents the need for all beings to live, and work together to create a beautiful world.

Scott Sixkiller Sinquah performs dancing with hoops.

The conference then welcomed municipal leaders, beginning with Mayor Carolyn Parrish of Mississauga.

tures and backgrounds together while maintaining a strong sense of community.

“Kindness is important. We treat all with care and compassion. Love for others is very important. It breaks down barriers, helps with understanding, and keeps us helping our neighbours and ourselves,” she said.

Mayor

Patrick

Brown of Brampton welcomed the gathering and spoke about the need for more Humility, Kindness, and Love. Recalling a video from the previous conference in Italy, he said the energy of love was contagious and expressed his hope that “this sparks love and kindness in the GTA and Canada.” A certificate recognizing the importance of the gathering was presented to Dr. Anna Stewart, representing HKL, by MPP Nina Tangri

The conference also acknowledged Deputy Mayor Harkirat Singh, Councillor Gurpartap Singh, Councillor Rod Power, MP Tim Uppal, MPP Prabhmeet Sarkaria, MPP Graham McGregor, MPP

Amarjot Sandhu, MPP Hardeep Grewal, MP Fares Al Soud, Councillor Navjit Brar, Councillor Natalie Hart, Councillor Alvin Tedjo, MP Sonia Sidhu and MP Ruby Sahota.

Mayor Carolyn Parrish of Mississauga

(Mississauga, Ontario, Canada)

Mayor Parrish described Mississauga as one of the world’s most multicultural and peaceful cities and expressed pride that the city had been selected to host the conference. She spoke about Mississauga’s ability to bring people from different cul-

Mayor Patrick Brown of Brampton

(Brampton, Ontario, Canada)

A certificate recognizing the importance of the gathering was presented to Dr. Anna Stewart (4th middle), representing HKL, by MPP Nina Tangri (2nd left). Deputy Mayor Harkirat Singh (1st left), MPP Hardeep Grewal (3rd left), Mayor Patrick Brown (5th right) & MP Tim Uppal (6th right)

A Message from Prime Minister Mark Carney

I would like to convey my warmest greetings to everyone attending the 7th International HKL Movement Conference, being held in Mississauga, Ontario.

This conference brings together individuals from a wide variety of faiths and communities with a shared goal of promoting global peace and cooperation. I am certain that the activities planned for this event will stimulate a great deal of meaningful exchange and that delegates will make the most of this opportunity to learn from one another.

I would like to thank the organizers for ensuring the success of this event.

I wish you all a productive conference.

The Right Honourable Mark Carney, P.C., O.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada

Ottawa 2026

The conference then welcomed Sonia Sidhu, Member of Parliament for Brampton South. Sidhu, came to Canada from India in 1982 and worked in health care for more than 18 years, as a diabetes educator and research coordinator before entering politics. She had the honour of presenting a message from Prime Minister Mark Carney on behalf of the Canadian government.

Before reading the Prime Minister’s message, she directed a special message toward young people. “You are not only the leaders of tomorrow. You are the leaders of today,” she told the gathering.

She then read Prime Minister Mark Carney’s message, extending greetings to those attending the 7th International HKL Conference in Mississauga.

“Thank you to The HKL Global Movement for inviting me to today’s conference celebrating the values of Humility, Kindness & Love. Grassroots organizations like HKL help lift up our communities by bringing people together, empowering youth, and creating opportunities to give back. Their work helps build stronger, more inclusive communities and a more diverse Canada. Thank you to everyone who continues to lead by example.”

MP Sonia Sidhu

Member of Parliament for Brampton South (Brampton, Ontario, Canada)

Moving into a deep contemplation, Baba Ji expressed sadness over the gap between humanity’s divine potential and the way people often live. This feeling was shared in a sweet heart-aching poem for the world:

One of the central messages of the 7th International HKL Conference came from Baba Ji, who travelled from India to address participants on the nature of Humility, Kindness, and Love.

Opening with a call for participants to “come home,” Baba Ji described the HKL movement as an invitation to rediscover the divine presence within every human being. He shared that every person carries the divine light of the Creator, but people often become disconnected from their own being while remaining focused on the outside world.

The Experience of Oneness

While participants were invited to remain at their dancing hearts, Baba Ji shared the work of psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Newberg, who has studied the neurological experiences associated prayer and meditation.

with The boundary between oneself and other people, nature, the universe and the divine can disappear.

For Baba Ji, this scientific dis cussion reflected something he had been sharing from personal experience for many years: that we are one. He emphasized that such a state cannot simply be understood intellectually. Instead, “it is to be experienced.”

Baba Ji then connected this experience of unity with meditation, describing an inner journey toward the heart and the discovery of Humility, Kindness, and Love as an inherent part of human consciousness. As Newberg describes it, this is “the feeling of being connected to everything, being one with God.”

Whatever we speak reflects the fragrance of our heart area

Our heart area is a glorious garden of Humility, Kindness, and Love

My creator blessed us with a sweet and kind tongue

That very tongue has become tasteless and bitter today

Oh my mother, there is no other reason for my sadness

My whole being keeps hurting day and night

In heredity I was blessed with a divine ladder, called the ladder of honour (within us)

That ladder was the vehicle for the complete transformation of my consciousness

Rising to that highest point via that ladder, I was to dissolve in truth

Some being from within kept sending me reminders of my above purpose through the hands of my breaths, and I never listened to his loving reminders, I never heard his reminders

Oh my mother, this regret is consuming me every moment

I am being ruled by my ego, greed, lust, and anger

I myself am a painful sore and keep giving pains to others

I myself was to become fragrant with Humility, Kindness, and Love and was to assist others to become fragrances of the same

I was to dethrone the rule of my mind and install the rule of humility within

Neither I could become, nor helped anyone else to become that tender light of Humility, Kindness, and Love

Oh my mother, this regret is consuming me every moment

Baba Ji described Newberg’s concept of “unitary being” as the experience of feeling connected to everything. During deep prayer or meditation, the part of the brain responsible for self-awareness shuts down.

The HKL Walks share an expression of that vision of oneness. The walks bring people together, one step at a time. The most recent HKL Walks were held around the world in early August 2026 in 24 cities, 11 different countries, across 5 continents in:

Vancouver, CanadaVancouver, Canada Surrey, CanadaSurrey, Canada Abbotsford, CanadaAbbotsford, Canada Edmonton, CanadaEdmonton, Canada Calgary, CanadaCalgary, Canada Winnipeg, CanadaWinnipeg, Canada Toronto, CanadaToronto, Canada Kingston, CanadaKingston, Canada Fresno, USAFresno, USA Michigan, USAMichigan, USA Indiana, USAIndiana, USA Mississippi, USAMississippi, USA New York, USANew York, USA Bolivia, South AmericaBolivia, South America Birmingham, United KingdomBirmingham, United Kingdom Cornwall, United KingdomCornwall, United Kingdom GermanyGermany FranceFrance ItalyItaly Jammu, IndiaJammu, India Jalandhar, IndiaJalandhar, India MalaysiaMalaysia AustraliaAustralia New ZealandNew Zealand

Paralympic Champion Credits Success to Kindness, Love, and Canadian Olympic and world

Humility champion sprinter

Jerome Blake, who immigrated from Jamaica to Canada in 2013, The conference next recogspoke about kindness through nized Canadian athlete Austin the story of his first coach, Pat

Smeenk, a world-record holder

Sima-Ledding. He explained and Paralympic champion from that she believed in his potential

Oakville, Ontario.

before he believed in himself.

At 17, he had never competed internationally and had never run outside Kelowna. Yet, Pat sat him down for nearly two hours and told him she believed he could reach the Olympics and win a medal.

Blake initially thought the prediction made no sense but Pat continued to support him. She paid for track meets, purchased equipment, travelled to competitions and even attended the Olympics and World Championships to watch him compete. Blake described her as almost a second mother.

He recalled training through rain, snow and cold, sometimes shovelling the track simply to create a place to practice. Her belief taught him that there is often someone who shows up when a person needs them most. His message was simple: believe in yourself, trust the process, and never forget the people who helped you get where you are.

Smeenk, who has paraplegia, had participated in sledge hockey and wheelchair basketball before discovering racing. His background in electromechanical engineering helped him redesign and improve his racing equipment. At the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, he competed in a racing chair that he had helped make lighter, and he subsequently broke the 400-metre world record three times in one week.

Smeenk emphasized that although racing is an individual sport, his success was never an individual effort. He credited kindness, love and humility, along with the support of coaches, parents and loved ones.

A Mother’s Perseverance, A Life’s Lesson

The Lens In Which We Experience Life

Mo Ghoneim, president of Naveena opened with heart-

Billboard UK and Canada and felt gratitude to The HKL Globfounder and president of Art al Movement for restoring three

House Media Group, spoke of the most important pillars to about the influence of Sonali humankind.

Singh and the personal experience that brought him to HKL.

She followed with a story about a father travelling on a New

Ghoneim shared the impact of York subway with four unruly meeting someone who embodchildren. An observer became ies HKL; for him that is Sonaincreasingly angry and judged li Singh. He described seeing the father for failing to control

Singh welcome people, open his children. Eventually, the doors, give hugs, and take time observer confronted him. The to hear people’s stories. For father explained that the family

Ghoneim, those actions demonhad just come from the hospital strated what it means to lead because the children’s mother from the heart.

had died. The man’s behaviour had not changed. The children

He then shared the story of his had not changed. What changed mother, who immigrated to was the observer’s understand-

Canada with her five children ing. She said that very act can while his father remained bechange the world, just like this hind. His mother had grown movement has.

up with significant support, in cluding private schooling and Naveena’s message to household assistance, yet she you: Please let us all left that life behind and rebuilt remember to be kind herself in Canada. She learned to drive, returned to school, in- because we never know terned while raising five chil what invisible burden dren, and eventually completed her master’s degree. Witnessing someone is carrying.

his mother’s perseverance became his introduction to Humility, Kindness and Love. He said HKL is inherited but the task is applying it during challenging times.

• TO “Why Not Me?”
• Choosing Love
• A Poets Hope
• When It Is For Humanity

Difficult

Sonali Singh founder and CEO of Ripple Effects Studios in Mumbai, India, reflected on what remains when people strip away their identities, professional labels, and external roles. She saw that beneath those labels lies a deeper sense of self and that Humility, Kindness and Love can emerge from that place. Singh praised the thousands of volunteers who helped organize the conference without seeking commercial gain. For Singh, the real test of HKL was not how people behaved in a room filled with warmth and in spiration, but how they responded during conflict and difficulty.

Sonali’s challenge to you: Could you contin-

Spoken-word poet Maxine

Meixner travelled from London, UK, to Canada for the conference. She shared three poems exploring self-worth, everyday kindness, love, and collective hope. The room fell silent as her words were felt deeply and moved the hearts of attendees.

Her first poem, Breathe, encour aged listeners to look at themselves with the same appreciation they often give to nature.

Her second poem explored the small moments of kindness found among strangers in everyday life.

Her final poem, I Hope You Make It, was presented as a wish for humanity.

ue choosing love when She reflected on people running for buses, strangers facing difcircumstances become ficult circumstances, and the difficult?

universal desire for people to be safe, loved and able to find a place that feels like home. Her message expanded from individual hope toward collective hope, including a desire for peace, equal rights, and a world where children do not have to experience suffering.

The morning concluded with an emotional presentation from Joe Fornasier, a member of Canada’s blind hockey team.

Fornasier described falling in love with hockey at the age of three. At age 10, however, he rapidly lost 96 percent of his vision because of Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy. Doctors told him he would see the world through shapes and shadows and would no longer be able to play hockey. He struggled with anger, grief, and the feeling of asking, “Why me?”

School became difficult be cause he could no longer read normally and he faced bullying from other students. He eventually developed a new dream of becoming a television and radio personality, only to have another student tell him that he could not be on television because he could not read a teleprompter. Once again, he believed the limitation.

His father then introduced him to blind hockey. Although For nasier initially rejected the idea because of his negative association with the word “blind,” his father insisted he try. On the ice, Fornasier discovered that he could play using his hearing rather than sight. He fell in love with hockey again.

He travelled throughout North America, won rookie of the year, and eventually decided that he wanted to become the youngest person to play for Canada’s national blind hockey team. His father’s response was simple: “Why not?” For the first time, instead of asking “why me? ”Fornasier thought “why not me?” At 16, Fornasier became the youngest player in history to make the Canadian National Blind Hockey Team. He later won a gold medal.

The experience also changed his understanding of the community. Sitting beside a blind lawyer and a blind engineer, he realized he had allowed other people’s expectations to become barriers to his potential.

He applied the “why not me” mindset to education, taking summer school courses, and receiving tutoring. Four years lat er, he graduated high school with a scholarship to Wilfrid Laurier University. He then returned to his media dream by creating his own content. Through TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, he shared hundreds of videos about his life as a blind athlete. Within three years, his social media platforms had gained more than 190,000 followers and generated more than 200 million views. What he thought was his weakness turned out to be his greatest strength.

Joe Fornasier’s question to you: Identify one thing you had previously thought you could not do and ask yourself a different question, why not me?

Panel Discussion: Living and Sharing Humility, Kindness & Love in Everyday Life

Dr. Nicole Redvers Hosting The First Panel Discussion

• Diana Lockett
• Transformational Speaker & Author (Canada)
• Dr. Kate Dunn

Professor, Author, Sociologist, & Founder of Rooted in Wellness Canada (Canada)

Eric Le Reste

Journalist & National Coordinator Brahma Kumaris (Canada)

Q: What do you mean by your authentic self? In your experience, what limits people from connecting with their true selves, and how can this be overcome?

Diana Lockett says our authentic nature, our true nature from the moment we are born, is love. Ego, conditioning, pain, trauma, and drama can take us away from love. Love is always the question, and love is always the answer. Authenticity is the pathway to eradicate the ego.

Q: How can cultivating Humility, Kindness, and Love help address the global crisis of stress, anxiety, and depression, especially among young people?

Dr. Kate Dunn: The greatest tool we can give anyone is mindfulness.

Cultivating mindfulness helps alleviate stress and anxiety. It means coming back to yourself, becoming rooted within yourself and your community, and bringing greater awareness and intention to your attention.

Q: Within a world that’s focused on negative news, how can we elevate and spread humility?

Eric Le Reste: The power of stories is important. Beyond the words, what we remember is the personality and the story. Media people are great storytellers. I once created a documentary about the 10th anniversary of 9/11 called 10 Years Later: What About Hope? Rather than focusing on the tragedy, it shared stories of how people generated hope. Many viewers said they tuned in because they saw the word “hope” and appreciated seeing hope brought to television. The media can also bring out the bright side of humanity.

Q: Can you share an experience where your own personal transformation created a ripple effect in your family, workplace, or community?

Eric Le Reste: Working in media can be stressful, so I realized that if I don’t express inner peace myself, I have to ask what I am bringing to work. I used to get into conflicts with manage ment and colleagues. People

would say we need to learn to respect one another, and I would ask, What about learning to love one another?

For me, telling colleagues that I appreciate them made a big difference in my life and in theirs. People would ask, “How can you be so calm when it’s such a stressful deadline?” I would say, “It’s not a deadline. It’s a line to become alive.”

If I cultivate peace, I bring peace into the world. My transformation from being negative and arrogant to becoming more peaceful has been one of my biggest contributions to my work.

Q: What daily practices have helped you cultivate humility?

Dr. Kate Dunn: Humility, Kindness, and Love are interconnected. Humility is important because nothing we do is in isolation. We should recognize that both good and bad experiences pass, celebrate our successes, and be grateful for rejection and mistakes because they are opportunities for growth.

Q: What is one simple daily

Kindness, and Love are a natuto someone who wants to bea choice, and every day we ral state of being.

come more peaceful, compasshould choose love, kindness, sionate, and loving?

and humility.

Dr. Nicole Redvers: Different cultures may use different words

Diana Lockett says the prac- Closing Reflections tices are simple, but they are and tools, but they can be reaching the same energetic place.

hard because we make up a lot of excuses. Gratitude is a daily practice for me. Every morning I wake up saying, “Thank you, thank you, thank you,” before opening my eyes.

The practice of gratitude, the practice of pausing, and the Diana Lockett: Humility is staying in the seat of the student Closing Remarks throughout life.

Dr. Kate Dunn: There is “I” in illness, but “we” in wellness.

Eric Le Reste: If we celebrate our own existence, Humility, When we make a commitment to live with Humility, Kindness, and Love, we naturally begin to share them. By bringing ourselves into the present moment, we bring those energies into a room and transform how people feel. When we share these virtues, they create a ripple effect that reaches far beyond ourselves.

HumanityHumanity Is OneIs One TeamTeam

A Message of UnityA Message of Unity from Chief Phil Lane Jr.from Chief Phil Lane Jr.

Participants were then shown a special message from Chief Phil Lane Jr., an Indigenous leader, educator, humanitarian, and elder who has spent decades working alongside Indigenous communities around the world.

His message focused on peace, love, unity, and reinforcing the conference’s central theme: that humanity is connected.

Nav Bhatia

Nav Bhatia, nicknamed the Raptors Superfan, is a Canadian businessman and superfan of the Toronto Raptors basketball team. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

EMCEE HOSTS FOR THE 7TH HKL CONFERENCE

The conference then turned to community service through the recognition of Nav Bhatia, philanthropist, founder of the Super Fan Foundation, and the world’s first official NBA super fan. He accepted the recognition with humility and emphasized that community service has never been about awards. For Bhatia, the guiding principle has always been that when we lift each other, we all rise together.

Gaby (with one “B”) Mammone

Keytone speaker, Emcee, Communications Expert, Storytelling Strategist, Deib & Accessibility Consultant, Leadership & Workplace Culture Coach, Speaker Mentor, Kindness Amplifier, Ms Ambassa dor. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Carla Labella

Professor of Psychology, Mohawk College. Authority on Positive Psychology. Author of The Wow Book (2024). Multiple teaching & Community awards. (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)

Sachiyaar Singh

Sachiyaar Singh is a volunteer with the HKL Global Movement, committed to advancing its mission of awakening Humility, Kindness & Love in individuals and communities around the world. Through his service, he supports HKL’s global initiatives and efforts to inspire inner transformation. (Germany)

From Global Health to Education, HKL Speakers Call for a More Human Future

“If You Want to Go Far, Go Together”

Dr. Desiree LaBeaud, associate dean of global health and professor of pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, said as a biologist, she recognizes HKL as an integrated organism serving the world.

She told the audience that she wanted to use her time to remind them of something she believes is easy to forget: Each person is pure love.

She shared an African proverb that has stayed with her through more than 20 years of work in Kenya: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

As a scientist, LaBeaud is accustomed to relying on evidence and facts. But she said facts alone cannot always change human behaviour. To change behaviour, people must change their hearts.

At the centre of her vision is the conviction that every child, regardless of where they are born, deserves the same potential for a thriving life. She said she believes HKL can become part of creating that future.

The Most Powerful Force in The Universe

LaBeaud described Humility, Kindness, and Love as deeply feminine principles, while emphasizing that they exist within everyone regardless of gender. She reminded the audience that, at our core, we are Humility, Kindness, and Love.

The world is currently out of balance and needs more of the Urging the World qualities associated with caring, connection, and nurturing. Her challenge to participants was to See Our Interdeeply personal.

connectedness had purchased far more vaccines than its population required, Pai explained, yet vaccine sharing was not carried out quickly enough. He questioned

She described the love in the conference as palpable and ar- Dr. Madhukar Pai inaugued that human connection gural chair of the Department and love can catalyze the changes the world needs.

of Global and Public Health at McGill University, told the how a country could protect itself from a pandemic while people elsewhere remained unprotected. The lesson, he said, was interconnectedness.

She concluded with a reflection on the origin of the universe. As a scientist, she often thinks about what existed before the Big Bang. She said she once thought the answer was energy. Now, she said, she believes it was love. For LaBeaud, love is the most powerful creative force in the universe.

Dr. LaBeaud’s dream for you: Take the time to fall deeply in love with yourself. Do the work to know yourself fully and love yourself fully.

Dr. Desiree LaBeaud

Associate Dean of Global Health & Professor of Paediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine (California, USA)

Dr. Madhukar Pai

Inaugural Chair, Dept. of Global & Public Health, Mcgill School of Population & Global Health (Montreal, Canada)

audience that although he had delivered hundreds of scientif-

The Right of Beic lectures, speaking at a conference focused on Humility, ing Human as a Kindness, and Love was an Non-Negotiable honorable experience.

He began with a question he regularly asks students in his global health classes: How are you feeling about the state of the world?

He displayed a word cloud created from responses from hundreds of students. The most common words included disappointed, discouraged, anxious, pessimistic, worried, and hopeless. He highlighted how the self-centred choices made by leaders leave young people asking why adults are allowing these things to happen.

Global Health Requires Global Solidarity

Pai argued that the world’s problems cannot be solved through nationalism alone. For Dr. Pai, the inability to see our interconnectedness is what bothers him most.

He used the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change as examples. Wildfire smoke does not see borders, viruses do not see borders, and climate change affects every country. “We are all global citizens,” he said. He recalled appearing on Canadian national television during the COVID-19 pandemic and urging Canada to share vaccines with other countries. Canada

He argued that before considering someone’s nationality, religion, race, gender or any other characteristic, people must recognize the person standing before them as a human being. Humanity, he said, has become disconnected from this fundamental principle.

For Pai, this is where HKL be comes especially important. He says “Humility, Kindness and Love are so scarce in this day and age.” Pai urged all leaders to be at the HKL conference.

He said these values must shape how people respond to refugees, immigrants, international students, poor communities, climate crises and people living in countries far from their own.

He concluded with a plea for people to rediscover the humanity that has been lost and to create a world in which young people can once again see adults behaving with compassion and responsibility.

Dr. Lobna Chérif, chair in resilience and professor at the Royal Military College of Canpositive psychology, Chérif described HKL as character strengths that can be developed.

ada in Kingston, Ontario, followed with a discussion of char- The Real Test acter, resilience, and leadership.

Comes After the stories, music, and experiences from the conference back to her students and family. Her closing message was a call to practice HKL in everyday life rather than leaving it inside the conference venue.

Chérif explained that her work Conference in military psychology and leadership may not immediately appear connected to Humility, Kindness, and Love. But she argued that these values have an important place in military leadership.

Military leaders make decisions under pressure. And when pressure increases, what is inside a person becomes harder to hide. Habits, emotions, thoughts, biases, values, and character all become visible. Drawing on Chérif said the difficult part of HKL is not practicing it inside

Dr. Lobna’s ask from a room filled with people who you: Take this message of already believe in these values.

The real test comes tomorrow. HKL and practice it, think

It comes when something diffi about it, and feel it in your cult happens. It comes when the everyday life.

ego rises. It comes when people disagree, become angry or feel threatened. That is when Humility, Kindness, and Love have to become real.

Chérif said she would take the Dr. Lobna Chérif

Chair in Resilience and Professor, Dept. of Military Psychology and Leadership, Royal Military College of Canada (Kingston, Ontario, Canada)

Dr. Lili Liu, Dean

Faculty of Health at the University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)

GENEROSITY AS A FORM OF HKL

The conference then turned toward health, education, and generosity with Dr. Lili Liu Dean of the Faculty of Health at the University of Waterloo.

Dr. Liu reflected on generosity as one of the strongest expressions of Humility, Kindness, and Love. Her research into older adults living with dementia introduced her to remarkable volunteers and family caregivers. She noted that millions of people around the world live with dementia, but emphasized that behind the numbers are spouses, children, friends, and neighbours whose lives are profoundly affected by caregiving.

time pilot. Photographs, sounds, music, and memories helped bring his story to life. When the film was shown to his family, they were able to see him not simply as a person struggling with dementia, but as a courageous young man who had once served his country.

For Dr. Liu, the moment demonstrated that dementia care cannot be measured only by restoring memory. Sometimes success means preserving identity, dignity and connection. The conference then featured a Candlelight concert performance of selections from Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, including pieces from Summer and Winter.

The music offered a quiet transition from the conference’s intellectual and personal reflec tions to the spiritual and cultural experiences that followed.

Dr. Liu shared a story of a man living with dementia who struggled to communicate. Through a digital storytelling project, researchers worked with him and his family to create a short film about his earlier life as a war-

Amazing performance by Candlelight at The 7th HKL Conference.

Baba Ji returned to the stage for the final words of The 7th International

HKL

Conference. He began by reminding everyone it is all one. HKL is not about acting kindly, acting humbly or acting lovingly. It is not about acting or learning to behave a certain way. It is about recognizing that this is me.

The purest form of our consciousness, when “I” and “me” dissolve into the cosmic presence, is purely Humility, Kindness, and Love. Many times we have sung today, “I am humility, I am kindness, I am love.” This is reinforcing that I am this.

The goal is not to become something artificial. The goal is to recognize what is already there.

consistency, which is why this Baba Ji expressed gratitude to the doctors and beautiful souls movement shares simple weekly guidance for everyday life.

who spoke about introducing Humility, Kindness, and Love to children, as well as Reverend David, who has already written two books about HKL for children.

Baba Ji also spoke about Mother Earth. She is the most humble of all, always beneath our feet, allowing us to walk. Think about it. In Gurdwaras and Temples, we sit and eat on the “It is not about making efforts to be HKL. This is our very ground to honour this humility and the food she gave us.

God-given nature.”

This movement has now reached 91 countries in just 21

Two Ways of Living months, supported by thousands of volunteers worldwide. This Baba Ji explained the two ways of living life. One is through the mind, which stays attached to people, places, and things of the world. The mind remains parallel to the earth, and in this chosen path there is no real growth.

applause is for the thousands upon thousands of volunteers who are working around the world. Starting from the East end of the world, New Zealand, to West end, California, BC, Alaska. They are the lovers of humanity, the lovers of truth.

The second way of living is to grow. Growth happens within

They represent the beautiful hearts of humanity.

meditation. Through meditation, consciousness rises. Nor- A Question About mally, mind energy stays at Success the lowest level, where anger, greed, ego, attachment, and lust reside. Meditation lifts this energy upward. When it reaches the heart, the beauty of the heart is revealed. It then continues to rise to the throat and finally to the dasam duar, the tenth gate, where the sense of “I” dissolves into the universe. At the highest level, only Humility, Kindness, and Love remain.

The conference received numerous questions from participants, but time allowed Baba Ji to answer one.

While still practicing HKL and living from the heart, how can people find success in environ ments that reward ego, self-promotion, and competition?

Baba Ji answered that Humili-

Humility is the Crown ty, Kindness, and Love are not of Life weaknesses but the most powerful power anyone can have.

Humility makes us peaceful, capable of receiving, holding, and distributing these precious virtues. God has given humans the choice to live from mind or heart, but our true nature is already Humility, Kindness, and Love. We are this. It is not about acting, it is about becoming authentic.

This requires daily practice and Noise eventually becomes tired after some time, while the truth never fades. Initially, you may have to pay the price but you will be so richly rewarded at the end. There will be no competition for you. What seems that you are at the lowest rung of the ladder is an illusion; in truth, you are already at the highest. Just make sure you are authentic. You are really humility, you

are really kindness, you are really love. Everybody would love you.

Baba Ji said this is the future of humility, and it is bright. We must create it for future generations through inner growth, which is vertical. He encouraged returning to the heart many times a day, by bringing your consciousness to the present which is the line of the pubic bone through the naval point, heart, throat, on this line, staying centered in awareness. He expressed love and pride for all those attending, calling Canada beautiful and close to his heart.

The Meditation

Baba Ji then guided participants through a meditation.

room echoed, “YES.”

Reconnecting With Our Being

Baba Ji addressed two more questions from the audience:

I have everything. Why do I still feel empty?

Baba Ji replied my dear, missing is your being. We are disconnected from our own true being. No matter what we have outside in the world, as long as we are disconnected from our being, we will remain angry, jealous, competitive, insecure, and fearful. The moment we become connected to our being, we become fearless. Our being is connected with the divine; it has no fears.

This Weeks Practice

Lower your head and let your chin touch the body. Feel this point while reciting the name of the divine.

Keep feeling the touch, and you will feel the presence there. We are going to do this many times throughout the day to feel the presence of the divine within.

HKL Torch Moves Toward India

Try it yourself

How can my own practice of HKL benefit others?

Sit upright, align the spine, neck and head, and bring your attention to the heart area. With closed eyes, feel your dancing heart and move your consciousness upward, from the heart to the throat and beyond.

Baba Ji said as you begin recognizing and becoming HKL, your aura and presence will change. Your presence will become so powerful that people will listen to you, and it will become easier to share HKL because you have

Hum a word that relates to the experienced it yourself.

divine, choosing a name that is dear to you, such as God, Dios, The HKL Torch Moves

Allah, or Ram. Baba Ji also shared Vaheguru, explaining

Toward India that it is arranged in such a way that its vibrations synchronize with the universal vibrations.

The final moment of the con ference was the continuation of The HKL Torch journey.

Make your chosen word into two syllables: the first hummed at the heart, and the second while taking the consciousness upward. For example, “Vahe” at the heart and “Guru” while taking the consciousness upward.

Baba Ji explained that meditation is about making our consciousness rise upward, from the deepest point to the highest point within us. He described “Roo” as a powerful sound for helping consciousness rise upward.

Attendees uttered “Roo.” When asked if they could feel something awakening within, the A video showed The Torch travelling across the world, symbolizing the movement of Humility, Kindness, and Love from one country to another. Maxine M passes The HKL Torch to Avneet Kaur, HKL representative from India, for the light to be carried forward to The 8th International HKL Conference in India in November 2026.

As The HKL Torch moved forward, the gathering sang “Oh my beloved, see The Torch of HKL, The Torch of your blessed virtues, going all around, awakening every heart to its own beauty.”

Diana Lockett Hosting The Second Panel Discussion (Far Left)

Q: How do you see universities cultivating or failing to cultivate Humility, Kindness, and Love?

Dr. Valerie Luzadis: Higher education, particularly in the sciences, often emphasizes intellect alone, relying on the brain and asking people to leave part of themselves at the door. This is a major gap. Through heart-forward science, we need to bring the conversation forward and understand how we can bring more of our whole selves to what we do.

Q: How can universities support young people in bringing their whole, authentic selves to serve humanity?

Dr. Valerie Luzadis: By explicitly bringing more energy, love, Humility, Kindness, and Love into science and higher education, we can bring more heart into what we do. Bringing more heart into our work makes us better at everything. This is not a weakness; it strengthens us.

Q: How can we transform political settings so that humble, kind, and loving leaders and scientists have a voice in decision-making?

Dr. Nicole Arbour: Education often teaches people to leave their humanness at the door. When training leaders, we should model what we want to see in others. We need to provide tools that include HKL. The so-called “soft skills” are actually among the most important, and they need to be brought back into education at all levels.

Q: How can we instil or find hope?

Dr. Nicole Arbour: Hope can be found in everyday things, in seeing small changes and recognizing that change does not always come fast. Sometimes change happens generationally. We are not a patient society, but we need to weave more patience into our lives and take those little sparks and build them into hope.

Q: How has HKL transformed your life?

Rev. David Bayduza: A friend brought me to HKL, and his family had modelled HKL for many years. When he asked me to mentor him in starting an HKL chapter, it resonated with me. For me, it was a message I received from God to share my story and my song, practice who I am, celebrate, and come alive without worrying about what people will say. When we bring ourselves into a collective, we make a difference, but when we separate from the collective, we still need to make that difference personally. That is what HKL did.

Q: How can education bring these gifts to young people around the world?

Rev. David Bayduza: I was given the privilege of creating literature that expresses Humility, Kindness, and Love for a young generation of readers, allowing them to become part of the story and create their own adventure.

I created a choose-your-ownadventure, “select your own HKL quest” book series that educates readers, engages them with real-life issues, and gives them the opportunity to see Humility, Kindness, and Love in action and interaction throughout the book.

Q: What practical tools can educators use to support students experiencing stress, anxiety, loneliness, and depression?

Dr. Valerie Luzadis: Educators can model these values themselves. Rather than just answering intellectual questions, we can change how we teach the curriculum. Humility, Kindness, and Love can be included in learning outcomes as part of the structure, expectations, and practice in the classroom. The warmth, grace, love, humility, and kindness experienced throughout this conference can also happen in a classroom.

Q: Where have you seen Humility, Kindness, and Love intentionally cultivated in ways

that truly transformed students or communities?

Dr. Nicole Arbour: The most powerful moments are when everyone understands that they are there for the same reason and trying to do something good together. It does not happen every time, and there is a lot of grey between black and white, but those experiences help us build the ability to communicate more effectively. When it works, it is like magic.

Q: What final message would you give educators and parents who want to bring these values into their homes and communities?

Rev. David Bayduza: Practice the art of mentoring. The older generation can share wisdom and stories about how they got through difficulties and answer the questions the younger generation is asking. We need to find ways to connect the two generations. We can all make a difference by sharing with one another and practicing Humility, Kindness, and Love together.

Dr. Valerie Luzadis

Professor of Social-Ecological Systems & Ecological Economics (USA)

• Dr. Nicole Arbour
• Executive Director Belmont Forum (Panama)
• Rev. David Bayduza

Founder, MAD Christian, Ministries & Western Canada District Superintendent (Alberta, Canada)

The World Premiere of a New HKL Song

Liberty Silver

Liberty Silver is a Canadian singer, based in Toronto, Ontario. Her music draws inspiration from genres including R&B, Jazz, Pop, Gospel, Reggae to Rock. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

After the panel, the conference moved into one of its most anticipated musical moments. Liberty Silver, a Juno Award-winning vocalist from Detroit, Michigan, was introduced to the audience. The announcement carried a special significance: Silver and Baba Ji had composed a new song together, and the performance would mark its first public debut. The song had been completed only one week earlier and the performance built toward the reminder:

“We are humility. We are kindness. We are love.”

Voices of the Next Generation

The afternoon began with the NextGen Community Choir, a youth and young adult gospel choir from the Greater Toronto Area led by director Dale Brown.The choir performed songs centred on perseverance, freedom, belief, and the courage to keep moving forward. The choir’s performance was met with tears and an enthusiastic applause.

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