Ishan Shivanand describes how second-generation Shiv Yog practitioners, now in senior roles at tech and finance firms, are bringing meditation and self-development into corporate culture. Shared practice connects parents and children across generational divides, while empowering women and enlightening children.
And the people who came in the beginning were all revolutionaries. But now I see second-generation Shiv Yogis, those who were born in it, and these guys are awesome. These guys are awesome. Why? Because now it's like— I'll give you an example. People ask me that, why only now you started going to all these companies and governments, and why did you start exposing Shiv Yog now to the world? Actually, I didn't start now. It's just that those Shiv Yog babies grew up now. And all those Shiv Yog babies, they are at heads of Google, they are heads of Facebook, they are heads in Uber, they are heads in banks, because of course they have been practicing Shiv Yog all their life. They are at top positions of the world. So it's not I started going now, it's just that they grew up now, got these amazing awesome jobs everywhere, and now they are bringing Shiv Yog to their work culture. And I love it that all these children who were, you know, young, young, young, young, and they were so frustrated. And now when I see them being top sportsmen, or whenever I'm in an aeroplane, the pilot, oh, I came to your school since childhood and this and that. It feels good, second generation. And I'm just waiting now for the third generation, because if second generation can be so amazing, imagine what the third generation will be like. Because now it's a very divine setup in the family. Because so many times I used to see in family, generations have nothing in common. With these practices, now there is something in common. Otherwise, what do you have in common with your father? He comes from the time of cassettes, you are cloud. Yes? No? So you drift apart. Now imagine you have something in common, meditative practices. It's like a common hobby. Self-development, common hobby. Same to same guru. Common hobby. So now you have leverage even talking to your father. Father acting like this, what does Babaji say? Unconditional love. Are you doing it? Otherwise you can't bully your father like that. With Guru you can. It's nice and it's good. A bond beyond the ages. Bringing families together, empowering women, and enlightening children. That is Shivyog. And I like it. So bless you.
