There are moments in life when we pause and look back, only to realize that the seemingly unrelated paths we have travelled were quietly leading us toward the same destination all along. If someone had told me years ago that one day I would write a book exploring the nature of human life, teach Yoga, build businesses, travel thousands of kilometres across India on a motorcycle, and spend time in ashrams seeking a deeper understanding of existence, I probably wouldn’t have believed them.
Like most journeys, mine began somewhere entirely different. I studied Computer Science with a fascination for technology and the endless possibilities it offered. What followed was over twelve years of entrepreneurship—building businesses, creating websites and mobile applications, designing products, opening retail stores, developing brands, and learning through countless successes, failures, and experiences. Technology taught me how systems work. Entrepreneurship taught me resilience. Creativity taught me that every idea can become reality when combined with patience and persistence.
One of those ideas grew into CraftEarth, a home décor and gifting brand that today reaches customers through offline stores, its own website and mobile applications, and marketplaces such as Amazon and Blinkit. Building the business was never just about selling products. It became an education in understanding people, solving problems, creating meaningful experiences, and continuously adapting to change.
Yet while my professional journey was evolving, another journey had quietly begun within me. A question kept returning. What is the purpose behind all of this? That simple question gradually changed the direction of my life. It led me towards Yoga—not merely as physical exercise, but as a profound science of understanding the human body, the mind, and consciousness itself. The more I studied, the more I realized that Yoga extends far beyond flexibility or fitness. It offers a way of living, observing, and understanding ourselves.
This journey eventually led to the creation of the Yoga School of Bharat, where I teach both the practical and philosophical dimensions of Yoga with the hope of making its timeless wisdom simple, logical, and relevant to modern life. Some of my greatest lessons, however, did not come from books or classrooms. They came from the open road.
Motorcycling became much more than a hobby. It became a way of exploring both the country and myself. Travelling solo across the southern states of India, Ladakh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and many other regions taught me lessons that no map could ever show. There were days when I covered nearly 1,200 kilometres on open highways and others where I rode over 850 kilometres through the demanding Himalayan roads between Leh and Jammu. Those journeys tested endurance, patience, focus, and humility in ways that few experiences can.
But the destination was never just the next city. Along the way, I spent time in ashrams across Uttarakhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and other parts of India. I met teachers, monks, practitioners, travellers, and ordinary people whose quiet wisdom often left a deeper impression than any formal education. Each conversation raised new questions. Each journey challenged old assumptions. Gradually, I began to notice something remarkable. Science explored the external universe. Psychology explored the human mind. Philosophy searched for meaning. Religion preserved timeless traditions. Yoga offered direct experience.
Although these fields often appear separate, many of them point towards the same fundamental truths when explored with sincerity and an open mind.
That realization became the seed for my book, User Manual for a Human Being. The book is the culmination of years of study, observation, personal experience, and self-inquiry. It brings together perspectives from science, psychology, philosophy, religion, spirituality, and Yoga into one logical journey—from the birth of the universe and the evolution of life to the workings of the human body, the mind, the energy system, karma, consciousness, and self-realization. It is not written to tell readers what to believe. Instead, it invites them to observe, reflect, question, and discover for themselves.
This website is a natural extension of that journey. Some ideas deserve more space than a single chapter. Some experiences cannot be fully captured within the pages of a book. Here, I will be sharing the stories behind the research, the experiences that shaped my thinking, lessons from entrepreneurship, reflections on Yoga and meditation, motorcycle journeys across India, conversations from ashrams, practical insights into human life, and the many discoveries that continue to shape my understanding of the world.
I don’t claim to have all the answers. In fact, I believe that the most meaningful learning begins when we become comfortable asking better questions. If there is one thing my journey has taught me, it is that every experience—whether building a business, travelling alone through the mountains, sitting in silence at an ashram, writing a book, or teaching Yoga—can become a teacher if we are willing to learn from it. Through these blogs, I simply wish to share that ongoing journey. Perhaps something you read here will encourage you to look at life from a different perspective.
Perhaps it will inspire you to begin asking questions you have never asked before. Or perhaps it will simply remind you that every one of us is travelling our own unique path, yet searching for many of the same answers. If any of that resonates with you, then I invite you to join me. This is only the beginning.
Welcome to the journey.
— Viral Chawla