The Journey
A journey that unfolded over time.
Not a straight path, but a deeper calling, through experiences, questions, guidance and grace.
Some journeys are not chosen. They unfold.
The Beginning
A curious mind
A boy born into a Jain family, named Ankit. He grew up around fasting and festivals, temple bells and quiet restraint, a household where compassion was practised rather than explained, and where questions were allowed to sit unanswered.
He was a curious child. A thousand questions about people, about stories, about what holds the world together. The same search he carries today, only in a different form.
A curious child. A thousand questions. The same search, just in a different form.
The Search
Questions that stayed
He followed the questions into the world. A creative life took shape in media and filmmaking, sets, stories, deadlines, and people from every walk of life.
Alongside that professional life, a deeper interest kept growing. Life brought questions that did not have easy answers: about purpose, relationships, success, peace, and what truly brings fulfilment. Those questions stayed, gently guiding the next steps.
Some questions don't leave. They shape you.
The Turning Point
When life speaks differently
There were experiences he could not fully explain. At first he met them with scepticism: he questioned them, argued with them, and set them aside.
They returned. A series of personal experiences, challenges and turning points became an invitation to look beyond the surface: to explore consciousness more deeply and to understand the unseen aspects of life. What once felt like rare moments gradually became a steady part of the inner journey.
Sometimes life opens doors we did not know were there.
The First Light
The Guru and the foundation
His connection with Nanua Ji, a spiritual teacher and saint of Ramghat, became a defining part of this journey. Nanua Ji's life, teachings and presence offered guidance, humility and a deeper understanding of spiritual work, service, and what it means to live with greater awareness.
Virupaksh does not see himself as the source of what happens in a session. He sees it as something received, a gift held with care, and attributed to a higher power.
Some presences stay with you forever.
The Call
From personal to shared
Over time, people began approaching him with their questions, their struggles and their moments of uncertainty. Relationships, careers, businesses, grief, decisions that would not settle.
What had once been a private part of life gradually became a way of walking alongside others. The call was no longer only personal; it was about creating space for others too. Spirituality never asked him to leave ordinary life behind; family, work and responsibility continued alongside it.
The same eyes that once looked through a camera, now look within.
A New Chapter of Guidance
As the call to help others grew stronger, another important chapter unfolded in Virupaksh’s journey.
In 2024, during a difficult period, Virupaksh was introduced to Guru Ji, Chandra Prakash Pathak. What began as an encounter gradually became a deeper connection, with Guru Ji becoming an important source of spiritual guidance and learning.
Through this connection, Virupaksh’s understanding deepened, shaping his vision of creating a space where others could find guidance, reflection and a deeper connection with themselves.
Some teachers enter your life at the beginning. Others arrive when you are already walking the path, and help you go deeper.
The Seventh Door
A space for what comes next
The Seventh Door Foundation was born from this journey, a space for healing, guidance, reflection and inner growth.
It is not a destination, but an invitation: to pause, look within, and step into a life that feels more aligned, more conscious and more true to you.
A door within everyone. A brighter tomorrow.
Nanua Ji
A life dedicated to spiritual practice and service
Shri Nanua Chaprasi, known as Nanua Ji, was a spiritual teacher and saint associated with Ramghat in Uttar Pradesh. He spent much of his life devoted to spiritual practice and meditation.
His teachings emphasised the consequences of one's actions, spiritual discipline and living with greater awareness. He spoke strongly against distinctions of caste, creed or religion, holding that all human beings are equal, and his followers came from many communities and faiths.
His life was closely connected with seva, compassion and helping people find greater peace. His samadhi and ashram at Ramghat remain places of remembrance, and his teachings continue through those who follow his path.
The Guru behind the journey
For Virupaksh, Nanua Ji is more than a teacher from the past. He is his Guru, whose guidance became the foundation for how he understands spiritual work and his relationship with those who seek his guidance.
The values he carries into his work, humility, awareness, compassion and the intention to help others, are deeply connected to that influence. The Guru is not simply someone who provides answers, but a presence that helps one look inward and keep walking the path with greater awareness.
The journey continues, but the gratitude for the Guru remains.
Baba Ji Chandra Prakash Pathak
Present-day mentor
Baba Ji, Chandra Prakash Pathak, comes from Majhgawan in the Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, and has spent much of his life rooted in a simple, spiritually disciplined way of living.
His journey began with very little. Over the years his life became centred on spiritual practice, devotion, meditation and service, and through his own efforts he built places dedicated to prayer, contemplation and deeper practice.
His understanding is deeply influenced by Shiva, devotion, meditation and the discipline of renunciation, the belief that sincere, sustained practice deepens one's awareness and connection with the self and the larger universe. His space continues to be a place where people come for guidance, clarity and spiritual direction.
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Why Virupaksh?
There are moments in life when what we see on the surface isn't the whole story. A difficult relationship may carry an emotion we haven't understood. A recurring struggle may have a deeper pattern behind it.
Ankit took the name Virupaksh for that reason: it stands for the courage to look a little deeper, beyond the immediate experience, with awareness, compassion and an open mind. Inner work is not about judging ourselves for where we are. It is about seeing ourselves more clearly.
When we learn to see differently, we may begin to understand differently.
- A path inward.
- A path towards awareness.
- A path towards your own gateway to happyness.
Your journey, too
Maybe you're here for a reason.
You don't have to have it all figured out. You only need to be open to the next step.
Different people. Different paths. The same sky.
Your gateway to happyness begins with a door.
You don't have to know exactly where your journey will take you. You only need to know you are ready for the next step. You decide when to open it.