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- Vol. 1 Issue: 13 August 17, 2026©2026 THE HKL TIME ANAN UNFORGETTABLEUNFORGETTABLE DAYDAY
- Page 2strength 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.
- Mississauga Welcomes the Global GatheringThe conference then welcomed municipal leaders, beginning with Mayor Carolyn Parrish of Mississauga. tures and backgrounds together while maintaining a strong sense of community.
- The Journey Begins WithinMoving 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.
- Global HKL WalksThe 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
- The Coach Who BelievedParalympic Champion Credits Success to Kindness, Love, and Canadian Olympic and world Humility champion sprinter
- FROM “Why Me?”TO “Why Not Me?” Choosing Love
- Page 8Panel Discussion: Living and Sharing Humility, Kindness & Love in Everyday Life Dr. Nicole Redvers Hosting The First Panel Discussion
- practice you would recommend practice of breath. We haveKindness, 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?
- Page 10From Global Health to Education, HKL Speakers Call for a More Human Future “If You Want to Go Far, Go Together”
- Leadership Under PressureDr. 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.
- An Important Message From Baba JiBaba Ji returned to the stage for the final words of The 7th International HKL
- Page 13are 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.
- Panel Discussion: Cultivating a Beautiful Garden of HKLThrough EducationDiana Lockett Hosting The Second Panel Discussion (Far Left) Q: How do you see universities cultivating or failing to cultivate Humility, Kindness, and Love?
- Page 15that 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.
- DAILY HKL AFFIRMATION“WE ARE HUMILITY, WE ARE KINDNESS, WE ARE LOVE” True transformation doesn’t come from words, it comes from practice of turning inward and connecting with yourself. Commit to this practice for 7 days and feel the shift.
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Leadership Under Pressure
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.