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Shivkrupanand Swami (Swamiji)

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Portrait of Shivkrupanand Swami

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Teaching

Samarpan meditation ('samarpan' means surrender), which his organisation presents as a practice without technique that he received from his gurus in the Himalayas. Practitioners are asked to meditate for thirty minutes a day without expectations, alone or together in meditation centres. 1, 2, 4, 6

Who it is for

For people looking for a simple, daily silent meditation in a devotional setting centred on the guru.

Life and places
  • According to his organisation he lived in the Himalayas for sixteen years with several gurus before returning to society to share Samarpan meditation. 2, 5
  • In his own account his first guru was Shri Shiv Baba, whom he met in the Himalayas and who, he writes, authorised him to give the experience of the divine to others. 11, 12
  • He introduced Samarpan Dhyanyog in 1994 and has since led meditation programmes in India and many other countries; the work now goes under the name Guru Tattva. 2, 6
  • His organisation gives its address as the Gujarat Samarpan Ashram in Mahudi, near Gandhinagar in Gujarat. 5, 7

Where to start

  • The eight-day Dhyan Shivir, held each month without charge by practitioners in many countries, in which talks he gave at earlier Mahashivirs are presented; his organisation calls it the first step. 4
  • His autobiographical series Himalaya Ka Samarpan Yog (in English Samarpan Yog of the Himalayas), which tells of his years with his gurus. 5, 8
  • His written messages for the Gahan Dhyan Anushthan 2021, which his foundation publishes as voiced videos in Hindi and English on its YouTube channel. 10, 11
Public context
  • His foundation, Guru Tattva, runs ashrams and meditation centres in India and abroad; programmes are offered without charge. In Germany, introductions and groups are run by the association Samarpan Meditation Deutschland. 3, 4, 9

Works

  • Himalaya Ka Samarpan Yog (Samarpan Yog of the Himalayas)

    Book · Harper Hindi (HarperCollins India)

    His autobiography in several volumes, on his search and his years of meditation with his gurus in the Himalayas. Volume 1 covers his time with his first guru, Shiv Baba, and three further gurus.

    Visit source page · harpercollins.co.in ↗

The short summaries are ours.

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In their own words

Short passages in the words of Shivkrupanand Swami (Swamiji), each with its source. Where the quoted text is not in the language of this page, a translation follows and says whose it is.

  • The Guru is a medium, whereas the Divine Consciousness flowing through the body of the Guru itself is the Guru Tattva. And that itself is the Paramatma of present time.

    Gahan Dhyan Anushthan Message - 2021 · First message, "What is the best wish?", English version, 28 January 2021, 10:35–10:55 · youtube.com Quoted translation: His foundation Gurutattva published this message for the Gahan Dhyan Anushthan 2021 on its YouTube channel in a Hindi and an English version, written by him and voiced by Ambreeshji. The descriptions do not say which version was written first, so the English version is treated as the organisation's own translation; no translator is named. The wording is our transcription of the English audio; punctuation is ours.

  • Actually, the fear of death is never of the soul, it is of the body and when the dominance of the body ends, then this fear also ends.

    Gahan Dhyan Anushthan Message - 2021 · Fourth message, "How do Himalayan Yogis become one with nature?", English version, 17 February 2021, 6:45–6:56 · youtube.com Quoted translation: His foundation Gurutattva published this message for the Gahan Dhyan Anushthan 2021 on its YouTube channel in a Hindi and an English version, written by him and voiced by Ambreeshji. The descriptions do not say which version was written first, so the English version is treated as the organisation's own translation; no translator is named. The wording is our transcription of the English audio; punctuation is ours.

  • Moksha is not a state of attainment, rather it is a state of detaching oneself of everything.

    Gahan Dhyan Anushthan Message - 2021 · Fourth message, "How do Himalayan Yogis become one with nature?", English version, 17 February 2021, 10:28–10:36 · youtube.com Quoted translation: His foundation Gurutattva published this message for the Gahan Dhyan Anushthan 2021 on its YouTube channel in a Hindi and an English version, written by him and voiced by Ambreeshji. The descriptions do not say which version was written first, so the English version is treated as the organisation's own translation; no translator is named. The wording is our transcription of the English audio; punctuation is ours.

Documented teaching relationships

  • Personal teacher of Dhyan Mikael

    Dhyan Mikael describes himself as a student of Shivkrupanand Swamiji and has been reporting on Samarpan meditation since 2017.

    Self-reported · dhyanmikael.de

  • Personal teacher of Soham (formerly Samarpan)

    Soham's biography describes the encounter in 2017 and his current studentship with Shivkrupanand Swamiji.

    Self-reported · soham.one

Teaching relationships are documented statements. They confer no trust and do not attest realisation.

Sources
  1. Shri Shivkrupanand Swami Ashram Trust · home page Website of his own trust; short texts and sentences of his in Hindi accessed 13 Oct 2026
  2. About Us · Shri Shivkrupanand Swami Ashram Trust Website of his own trust; Guru Tattva, the master, Himalayan meditation, his journey; devotional accessed 13 Oct 2026
  3. Gurutattva · about Website of his own foundation (Shree Shivkrupanand Swami Foundation); same text as the trust's About page accessed 13 Oct 2026
  4. Gurutattva · Sadhna Website of his own foundation; daily practice, Dhyan Shivir, books accessed 13 Oct 2026
  5. Our Story · sswami.org Website of his organisation; tradition account of his years in the Himalayas and of his books; devotional accessed 13 Oct 2026
  6. Shree Shivkrupanand Swami · PATA Nepal Chapter (speaker profile) Speaker profile of a tourism association for its Himalayan Travel Mart 2019; probably supplied by his organisation accessed 13 Oct 2026
  7. 'Himalayan Samarpan Dhyanyog' founder Pujya Shree Shivkrupanand Swamiji appointed to 'World Meditation Expert Committee' · webindia123 (VMPL), 24 March 2026 Paid press release, marked as advertorial by the distributor accessed 13 Oct 2026
  8. Himalaya Ka Samarpan Yog 1 · Oxford Bookstore Bookseller listing with publisher (Harper Hindi), ISBN and the publisher's description accessed 13 Oct 2026
  9. Die Himalaya Samarpan Meditation · Dhyan Mikael Website of his student Dhyan Mikael, a teacher in the catalog; links to the official German association accessed 13 Oct 2026
  10. Gahan Dhyan Anushthan Message - 2021 · Gurutattva (YouTube playlist) His foundation's YouTube channel; playlist of his messages of 2021 in Hindi and English versions accessed 18 Oct 2026
  11. What is the best wish? An important feat towards Deeper Meditative State. - English · Gurutattva (YouTube), 28 January 2021 His foundation's YouTube channel; first message of the Gahan Dhyan Anushthan 2021, written by him and voiced in English by Ambreeshji; heard through our transcript of the audio accessed 18 Oct 2026
  12. Himalaya Ka Samarpan Yog 1 · HarperCollins India Publisher's page of volume 1: description of the series, hardback, 384 pages accessed 18 Oct 2026

Compiled by us from the sources listed. Last checked 18 Oct 2026.

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