Meet Guruji: Energy, Discipline, and Why People Seek Him Out

The most common question he gets: “Where do you get your energy?”

His daily schedule: early mornings, long days, “smiling through complexity”

His origin story: hyperactive childhood, raised with Ayurveda + Vedic philosophy

Martial arts to meditation: how “violence can lead to silence”

The turning point: learning to love solitude and inner quiet

Four Years in the Forest: From Silence to Service

Why he left the world behind to meditate

What he says he learned about the mind’s limitations

Returning with purpose: sharing what he calls “infinity” and inner freedom

Building a center in India to help people “listen within themselves”

Who comes to him: people from around the world searching for meaning and healing

The “28-Day Cycle” and His Retreat Structure

Why he believes 28 days is the body’s full reset cycle

How the program breaks down:

Days 1–7: preparation

Days 8–14: introducing mind + medicine

Days 15–21: processing

Days 22–28: “concretization” (integration into daily life)

Also available: one-on-one sessions and virtual consults

Emotional Pain, Sadness, and the Chemistry of Feelings

Guruji’s take: emotions are deeply tied to hormones and internal chemistry

Anger and adrenaline, happiness and endorphins—his simplified framework

His core argument: the trigger is external, but the reaction is internal

Breathwork as regulation: using breath to influence the body and mind

Forgiveness… But Not How You Think

His controversial reframe: “We don’t need to forgive others—we need to strengthen ourselves”

The “immunity” metaphor: if someone hurts you, look at where you’re vulnerable

The goal: build enough inner power to meet pain with compassion (not collapse)

Relationships, Heartbreak, and Unconditional Love

Why relationships break down: conditional love and rigid expectations

His suggestion: practice introspection before trying to “fix” a partner

Energy and connection: the idea that love has measurable “harmony” in the body

The spiritual lens: love beyond judgment, rules, and fear

Family Rejection and LGBTQ+ Acceptance

His advice: don’t wait for approval—build self-sufficiency

The forest lesson: animals don’t ask permission to survive

His belief: the more you access your inner strength, the less external validation controls you

Reframe: become so whole you can still show up with love—even if others don’t

Daily Practice: The 24-Minute Challenge

His prescription: 24 minutes a day—one minute for every hour

Morning or evening, quiet place, consistent ritual

Meditation as “prayer”: reclaiming the meaning without dogma

Zach’s personal takeaway: better days, better mood, but consistency is the challenge

Sleep, Anxiety, and the “Owner’s Manual” for the Body

Why your mind races at night (his explanation through hormones)

Meditation as daily maintenance, gurus as “periodic service”

The bigger idea: we treat cars and computers with more care than our own bodies

Spirituality Without the Weirdness

His definition: spirituality = energy + union of mind and body

Religion as “re-union” (a reconnection)—not rules

His simple framework: when mind and body unify, a third experience emerges (freedom)

Death, Afterlife, and Conscious Dying

Guruji challenges heaven/hell as imagination without direct proof

His claim: to know what happens after death, you must “die consciously”

Breath retention, pranayama, and altered states of consciousness

Reincarnation: his view depends on the “level of consciousness” achieved

Closing Reflection + Zach’s Next Step

Zach vows to book a session to learn breathwork and nighttime calm

Guruji’s humility: “My job is to shine like the sun—no attachment to praise or blame”

The aim: steadiness, contentment, equanimity

Follow on IG:  https://www.instagram.com/yogi.shivan

Check out his website: https://indimasi.com/

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