The HKL Time Vol 1 # 15

©2026 THE HKL TIME them. Rather than searching for HKL Invites the Fresno peace somewhere outside of Community to Pause and themselves, they were encour-

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Experience the Peace aged to become still enough to Within experience what was already there. When the minute came to an end, many shared that they he Fresno State College felt calmer, more peaceful, and CHANGINGCHANGING

HKL Chapter brought the mesmore centered. They were insage of Humility, Kindness, vited to carry that feeling with and Love to Downtown Fresno them as they stepped back into

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StreetHop, where HKL now has

Continue next page a monthly booth. Inspired by HKL’s presence and message, the Downtown Fresno organizers invited HKL to return each month and continue uplifting the community. Fresno State HKL volunteers joined the outreach, filling the streets with flowers and kindness cards and sharing the spirit of HKL with those who attended. With many of the attendees being young people, it was especially meaningful to see them pause, connect with the purpose of HKL, and become inspired by the idea that beneath everything we experience on the outside, there is a deeper self within us waiting to be discovered.

Amid the music, movement, and energy of StreetHop, the One-Minute Pause Experience offered something completely different: an invitation to become still and go within. For just 60 seconds, participants were invited to close their eyes, feel their breath, return to the present moment, and bring something they were grateful for to their hearts. As the outside world became quieter, even if only for a moment, they were guided to notice what was happening within. HKL wanted each person to experience a glimpse of the inner world, a space beneath the constant movement of thoughts and emotions, where peace, stillness, and bliss already exist.

Inside This Issue

A SUMMER OF HKL IN THE UK

The summer season began at the Somerset Healing Festival, where volunteers were met with an incredibly positive response from stallholders and festival attendees.

The Meaning Behind The HKL Walks

Why do we do HKL Walks? It’s more than just a walk...

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom By Don Miguel Ruiz

Don Miguel Ruiz’s The Four Agreements is a simple yet deeply reflective book that invites us to examine ourselves and the patterns that shape the way we experience life.

RECIPE Rice Paper Noodle!

FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, USA

Participants were also invited to feel the Love surrounding them, and the Love within

No boiling. No pots. Just soak, slice, and slurp.

the energy of the evening. In the middle of a bustling street event, one quiet minute became a reminder that we can always return to ourselves. Even amidst the noise of the world, there is a place within us that is still, peaceful, and full of Love. Sometimes, we only need to become quiet enough to experience it.

One-Minute Pause Experience

“Take a moment for yourself.

Find a comfortable position, and if you’re comfortable, gently close your eyes.

For the next 60 seconds, let everything else be as it is. Nothing needs your attention right now. This present moment is all that matters.

Simply be here.

Notice your breath. Feel yourself breathing. Gently bring your attention back to yourself, to this breath, to your feet, to your hands, to your beating heart.

Now, take a slow breath in for four counts… 1… 2… 3… 4… Hold for two… 1… 2… And slowly breathe out for six… 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… As you breathe, allow yourself to become more present. Let go, just for a moment, of what has already happened and what has yet to come.

Now, bring one thing to your heart that you are grateful for right now.

Allow that gratitude to fill your heart.

And as you sit quietly, become aware of the feeling of Love. Feel the Love surrounding you.

Feel the Love around you. And gently, feel the Love within you.

You don’t have to search for it. Simply become still and notice. Beneath the thoughts, the activity, and the noise of the outside world, there is another world within you, a quiet space that becomes easier to experience when you become still and present.

For just this moment, allow yourself to glimpse that space. Take one more gentle breath in…

And slowly breathe out.

When you’re ready, gently open your eyes.

Before you return to the world around you, pause and notice: How do you feel now compared to one minute ago?

Sometimes, it begins by becoming present to this moment and coming home to what has always been within you.”

By Gaganpreet Kaur

It Starts With A Hello...

SURREY, BC, CANADA the warm and welcoming atmosphere that made the tent feel like a place people wanted to stop and stay for a while.

India Day in Surrey was a beautiful opportunity for the HKL team to come together and connect with the community. Throughout the day, the HKL tent welcomed people of all ages, and each person brought a new conversation, a new smile, or a new connection.

One highlight at the tent was definitely the game that a lot of kids enjoyed. It brought plenty of laughter and energy to the tent, with children stopping by to play while parents and families took the opportunity to learn more about HKL. It was lovely to see how a simple activity could bring people together and create a comfortable space for conversation.

There were also some really encouraging moments with younger members of the community. Several young volunteers expressed interest in getting involved with future HKL outreach activities. Seeing their excitement to give back, meet new people, and be part of something positive was especially heartwarming. It was a reminder that the spirit of selfless service continues to grow when young people are given the opportunity to be involved.

One of the most memorable parts of the day was watching people who were simply passing by pause at the tent and ask, “What is this all about?” A short introduction often turned into a longer conversation, with many people taking a genuine interest in what HKL was about. Some shared their own thoughts and experiences, while others simply walked away with a smile. Those small interactions made the day feel that much more special.

Behind it all were more than 50 volunteers who came together to make the outreach possi ble. From welcoming visitors and speaking with families to keeping the kids entertained, every volunteer helped create

India Day was a reminder that community is built through simple moments: taking the time to talk to someone, welcoming a new face, sharing a laugh, or offering a little encouragement. The message behind HKL may be simple, but its impact can be felt in these everyday interactions.

By Hamisha Kaur

UNITED KINGDOM

Throughout the summer, HKL UK volunteers have been attending a variety of events across the country, sharing the message of Humility, Kindness, and Love and introducing people of all ages to the HKL meditation.

The summer season began at the Somerset Healing Festival, where volunteers were met with an incredibly positive response from stallholders and festival attendees. Over the three-day event, engagement continued to grow each day. Participants signed up on the first day, re turned on the second to share that they had received their email and accessed the meditation, and by the third day, many were already sharing how the practice had begun to create positive changes in their lives.

The festival organisers were particularly enthusiastic about the need for HKL in today’s world and were so impressed by the volunteers’ presence that they have already reserved a space for HKL next year. Plans are also underway for special workshops centred on the HKL bus. The festival concluded with a Dragon Walk, with the HKL bus and children taking part together. This created a wonderful sense of community, attracted significant attention to HKL, and brought even more positivity to the final day.

From Somerset, the team continued to the Birmingham Fusion Festival, a vibrant multicultural celebration showcasing local talent, businesses, and community organisations. The HKL bus was a huge success, with children enjoying activities on board while parents and adults signed up to HKL and discovered more about meditation.

A new HKL Jenga activity was also introduced at the festival, using questions and real-life scenarios to encourage participants to think about how they could bring Humility, Kindness, and Love into their everyday lives. The interactive activity was enjoyed by people of all ages and created an easy and engaging way to start conversations about HKL.

The event also saw the UK’s second HKL Walk, which was a huge success, with everyone who attended joining in. A musical artist who was present at the festival even performed an impromptu song about HKL live in front of the bus, creating a memorable and uplifting moment for everyone there. The day highlighted how HKL can connect with people from all backgrounds and generations, showing that it truly can be introduced and embraced at any age.

organisations and used the opportunity to build meaningful connections with fellow community groups and wellbeing practitioners.

As we move into September, the HKL UK team will continue attending wellbeing and community events across the country, with a focus on strengthening existing relationships, creating new connections and sharing the message of Humility, Kindness, and Love with even more people.

The team is also looking for ward to hosting our first HKL Tea Talks — creating a space for deeper conversations, connection and reflection around the values at the heart of HKL.

By Tavjyot Kaur

The summer concluded with a community wellbeing event centred around reconnecting with ourselves through meditation, dancing and celestial music. HKL volunteers hosted activities for children, participated in workshops led by other

HKL volunteers prepared activities for kids to draw, colour and play games.

Musical artist performed live in front of the HKL bus by giving the audience his impromptu HKL song.

Bustling with people, many took pictures for memories.

Love in Motion:

THE MEANING BEHIND HKL WALKS

The HKL Walks are more than a walk through the com munity. They are a way for the HKL Global Movement to carry the message of Humility, Kindness, and Love to every corner of the world and invite people everywhere to be part of a revolution of Love. Each month, HKL members come together with family, friends, and community members to walk as One. With every step, every smile, and every gesture of Love, The HKL Walk awak ens hearts to the beauty within and reminds one another of the Love that connects us all.

The Depth of The HKL Walks

There is something deeper behind each HKL Walk, beyond what the eyes can see. We walk to remember that we are not separate; we are all connected beyond the labels, identities, and differences created by society. Beneath the many identities we have created for ourselves, there is a deeper Truth: we each carry the same Divine Light within. When we come together in the spirit of Humility, Kindness, and Love, we awak en to this shared Light within us. What is experienced within each soul begins to merge into a greater collective energy, and the power of Love is amplified. It is no longer simply my light or your light, but a shared radiance that shines more brightly when our lights come together.

When we walk together, medi tate together, and hold the same intention of Love in our hearts, the energy we create does not remain within us. It radiates outward, like ripples spreading across a vast ocean, reaching into our communities and extending into the Universe. Each soul becomes a point of Light, and together those points of Light create a greater field of Love, sending ripples of togetherness, unity, and peace far beyond what we can see. This is the deeper movement from the “I” to the “We”, from the boundaries of self-made identity to the remembrance that we are part of something much greater and vast. We have the potential to create a more peaceful, loving, and kind world through our shared presence. An HKL Walk, then, is not simply about walking side by side. It is about remembering our Oneness, awakening the Divine Light within, and allowing that Light to radiate outward through every soul gathered together. Each person adds their own spark, yet when those sparks come together, they illuminate something far greater than any one of us could create alone. The ripples of Love move from the individual to the collective, from the collective into the community, and from the community outward into the Universal consciousness. Together, we walk as One human family, carrying the fragrance of Love beyond the self, beyond the “I,” and into the “We.”

Flowers are a symbol of the Divine Garden

During every HKL Walk, flow ers serve as a symbol of Humility, Kindness, and Love, and the giving of flowers has become a meaningful part of the experience. Just as roses, sunflow ers, daisies, and tulips come in different colors, shapes, and forms, yet come together to create a beautiful garden, each soul carries its own unique beauty. Each of us is an expression of the Divine, and when we come together in our uniqueness, we create a Garden of Humanity that is even more beautiful. The flowers also represent the Di vine fragrance that lives within each soul. When we offer a rose to another person, it can become a simple moment to pause and awaken the heart, to recognize the Love and Divine beauty within. As flowers are given from one person to another, that fragrance is carried outward, spreading through the community and from heart to heart.

Walking as One

An HKL Walk also reminds us that we do not have to be the same to walk together. We may come from different back grounds, carry different expe-

riences, and have our own stories, yet beneath it all, we share something deeply human: the same human heart. In this way, an HKL Walk becomes more than people simply walking side by side; it becomes a reminder that we are One human family, connected beyond what is seen on the surface. At the heart of each Walk is an invitation to remember that creating a more beautiful world begins with becoming more beautiful within ourselves. The Walk encour ages us to practice HKL in the ordinary moments of everyday life. The weekly commitments offer simple ways to bring these qualities into our homes, work places, relationships, and communities. When these practices become part of our daily lives, what begins within one person can naturally touch the lives of those around them.

Let us make ourselves, our homes, workplaces, our communities, and our world truly beautiful with Humility, Kindness and Love.

Bulandpuri, Punjab, IndiaBulandpuri, Punjab, India

Below are a few pictures of some The HKL Walks that have happened. To view all pictures/videos you can visit our YouTube channel at @hklglobal or hkl.org

Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaEdmonton, Alberta, Canada

Walk With Us

By His Grace, the HKL Global Movement now has members in 98 countries and territories, and the movement continues to grow. In August, The HKL Walks took place in24 locations across 11 countries, bringing people together around the same message of HKL. Walks will continue in communities around the world throughout September and into October and November, with a goal of reaching 100 HKL Walks by November and increasing the presence of HKL across the globe.

Sydney, AustraliaSydney, Australia

Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCalgary, Alberta, Canada

We are stronger when we come together. Everyone is invited to be part of this movement, to follow the HKL Global Movement, find a local Walk, and join with family, friends, or simply come as you are. Every step is an opportunity to connect, every heart is an opportunity to awaken, and every soul has the power to bring more Humility, Kindness and Love into the world. Together, we can walk as one and help create a more beautiful world for all.

MalaysiaMalaysia

By Gaganpreet Kaur

We Had HKL Walks Happen Around The Globe!

New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, Jammu (India), Jalandhar (India), Italy, France, Germany, Cornwall (UK), Birmingham (UK), Bolivia (South America), New York (USA), Mississippi (USA), Indiana (USA), Michigan (USA), Fresno (USA), Kingston (Canada), Toronto (Canada), Winnipeg (Canada), Calgary (Canada), Edmonton (Canada), Abbotsford (Canada), Surrey (Canada) & Vancouver (Canada).

By Don Miguel Ruiz

Book Recommended by Gaganpreet Kaur Khela FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, USA

Our words have power. They can uplift or hurt, create connection or create separation. Ruiz invites us to use our words with greater awareness, not only in how we speak to others, but also in the way we speak to our selves.

For Ruiz, being “impeccable” with our words means using language with integrity and recognizing that words can have a lasting impact. Gossip, criticism, judgment, and words spoken in anger can create suffer ing, while words rooted in truth, kindness, and love can strength lenging because our natural tendency is to make other people’s behavior about us. Someone doesn’t respond to our message, and we wonder what we did wrong. Someone is angry, and we immediately assume we caused it. Someone criticizes us, and we allow their words to define how we see ourselves.

Ruiz suggests that each person experiences life through their own beliefs, fears, expectations, wounds, and perspectives. When someone reacts to us, they are responding through their own personal story.

en relationships and encourage others.

This does not mean that we should ignore harmful behavior

But Ruiz takes this idea inward too. The words we repeatedly tell ourselves can become beliefs about who we are. When we constantly tell ourselves, I am not good enough, I always or refuse to listen when someone gives us honest feedback. Rather, it means learning to separate what belongs to us from what belongs to another person.

Don Miguel Ruiz’s The Four

Agreements is a simple yet fail, or I can’t change, we may eventually begin to live as though those statements are facts.

The agreement therefore asks us to become more conscious of We can listen without absorbing everything. We can accept constructive feedback without al lowing it to destroy our sense of worth. We can recognize someone’s anger without becoming deeply reflective book that in our inner dialogue. Before we angry ourselves.

vites us to examine the beliefs we carry, the stories we tell ourselves, and the patterns that shape the way we experience life. Inspired by ancient Toltec wisdom from Mexico, the book offers four agreements for livspeak, we can pause and ask:

When we stop taking every

Is what I am about to say true?

thing personally, we become

Is it necessary? Does it create less dependent on the approval connection or separation?

or disapproval of others. We create room to respond rather

Second Agreement: than react. ing with greater awareness. Don’tTakeAnything There is also a quiet humility in When practiced, these princithis agreement: not everything ples can help us let go of lim- Personally is about me.

We often interpret the actions iting beliefs, cultivate greater

And sometimes, that realization and words of others through inner peace, and move toward can be liberating.

the lens of our own experiencdeeper personal freedom and self-awareness.

es. Ruiz reminds us that what others say and do is often more Third Agreement:

The four agreements are:

First Agreement: Be Impeccable With Your Word about their own world than ours.

Don’t Make

Learning not to take everything personally can create space for Assumptions compassion and inner peace.

How easily the mind creates

This agreement can be chalstories when we don’t have all

the answers. We assume what someone meant, what they are thinking, or how they feel—and then respond to an imagined reality. Ruiz encourages us to communicate, ask questions, and seek understanding rather than allowing assumptions to guide us.

We make assumptions constant ly. We see someone’s expression and assume they are upset with us. Someone doesn’t say hello, and we assume they don’t like us. We believe we know what another person wants or expects without actually asking them.

The problem is not simply that assumptions can be wrong. It is that we can begin to live according to them.

An assumption can become a story, and the story can become an emotional reality. We may feel hurt, angry, rejected, or disappointed by something that never actually happened.

Ruiz encourages us to replace assumptions with communication and clarity. Instead of deciding what another person thinks, we can ask. Instead of expecting someone to know what we need, we can express it. Instead of interpreting silence, we can seek understanding.

This agreement also applies to the assumptions we make about ourselves. We can assume that we aren’t capable, that we won’t be accepted, or that we can’t change, and these assumptions can quietly limit our lives.

The practice is simple, but not always easy: When I don’t know, can I be brave enough to admit that I don’t know? That question alone can transform the way we relate to others.

• Fourth Agreement:
• The agreement “Don’t Take Anything
• Personally”
• also

Always Do Your Best stayed deeply with me. I had

Our best is not the same every never thought about it quite day. Some days we have more energy, patience, and strength than others. Ruiz reminds us that this agreement is not about perfection, but about giving what we genuinely can in each moment.

this way before: every person is experiencing life through their own emotions, beliefs, and experiences. What someone says or does may have far more to do with what they are carrying within themselves than with When we fall short, we can learn from it rather than judge ourselves. Sometimes doing our best means taking action; other times, it may mean resting, listening, apologizing, or simply choosing not to react. What matters is that we give what we can, knowing that our best may look different depending on what life asks of us.

The goal is not perfection. It is practice. Each day offers us a new opportunity to pause, reflect, and choose with greater awareness, kindness, and love.

me. This realization brought a sense of freedom and compassion both for myself and for others. Together, these teachings reminded me that spiritual growth can begin in the smallest moments: pausing before speaking, questioning my as sumptions, releasing what is not mine to carry, and choosing to meet myself and everyone with greater kindness, understand ing, and love.

Reflections From the Book Reading The Four Agreements guided me to look inward and truly reflect on the words I speak, the thoughts I entertain, and the way I choose to respond, not only to others but to myself. “Be Impeccable With Your Word” made me more conscious of the immense power our words hold. Words can become a weapon that wounds and destroys, or they can be like seeds that take root and grow flowers in the hearts we interact with. I began to notice that this power extends to the words I speak to my own Being and heart. I realized how often I can be my own harshest critic, focusing on my mistakes and what I could have done better. The book gently reminded me to speak to myself with the same love and kindness I hope to of fer others, to nurture my own heart rather than tear it down. In becoming more conscious of my words, I am learning to let them carry more love, compassion, and light—both outward into the world and inward toward myself.

• Author Don Miguel Ruiz
• RECIPE:
• Rice Paper Noodles!

No boiling. No pots. Just soak, slice, and slurp. These noodles are chewy, bouncy, satisfying, and way more fun than regular pasta! They take only 5 minutes to make.

Time: 5 minutes | Serves: 1

What You Need • 4–5 round rice paper wrappers • 1 bowl of cold water

For the Sauce • 2 tbsp soy sauce • 1 tsp sesame oil • 1 tsp vinegar or lime juice • ½ tsp sugar

Optional Add-Ons • Shredded carrots or cucumber • Crushed peanuts or sesame seeds • Chili flakes or Sriracha

Steps

1. Soak Dip one rice paper wrapper in cold water for about 30 seconds, until soft but not floppy.

2. Stack Lay it flat on a cutting board. Repeat with the remaining wrappers, stacking them on top of one another.

3. Slice Cut the stack into thick strips, about 1 inch wide.

4. Separate Gently peel the strips apart. They’ll naturally curl into noodle-like shapes.

5. Toss & Enjoy Toss the noodles with the sauce and any add-ons you like. Eat right away.

Chili flakes or Sriracha

A Few Tips

• Don’t soak the wrappers for too long, or they’ll become sticky and gluey.

• These noodles are best eaten fresh.

• For a creamy version, swap the soy sauce for peanut butter mixed with a little hot water.

Crushed peanuts or sesame seeds

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