Dhyan Shivir
Hundreds of eight-day shivirs are held on the same dates each month, in homes and halls around the world, at no cost. The first step for most practitioners.
Near youHimalayan Samarpan Meditation
गुरु तत्त्व एक निरंतर बहने वाली चैतन्य की नदी का प्रवाह है।
The Guru is a flow: an ever-moving river of consciousness. It flowed yesterday, it flows today, and it will flow tomorrow. Anyone may sit by it. Anyone may drink.
Taught freely, in more than seventy countries. No fee, no technique to master, nothing to buy.
Start here
Where are you on the path?
I am new to this
What is Samarpan Meditation?
Three things to know before you sit, and why there is nothing to learn first.
Read the introduction I already meditateWhat is coming up?
The year's gatherings, the monthly Dhyan Shivir, and Swamiji's words for today.
See the year's rhythm I want to visitWhere can I go?
Dhyanasthali in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Goa, ashrams abroad, and a centre in your own town.
Explore the placesMeditation · साधना
What is Samarpan Meditation?
Samarpan means surrender. It is not a method you perform; it is a sanskar, an inner disposition, received in the presence of a Guru and deepened by sitting every day.
It is not a technique
There is no mantra to repeat, no breath to count, no posture to perfect. You sit, close your eyes, and let go of expectation. The rest is received, not achieved.
Thirty minutes a day
Swamiji asks for one thing: half an hour, every day, without expecting anything from it. Practitioners describe the change arriving quietly, over weeks, in how they meet the rest of the day.
Free, for everyone, everywhere
The practice is shared without charge in more than seventy countries, in thousands of home centres, across every faith and none. Nobody is turned away and nothing is sold.
Begin
Your first thirty minutes
You can begin today, alone, where you are. A centre or a shivir deepens it later.
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Choose a quiet half hour
Early morning or evening, the same time each day if you can. Sit comfortably on a chair or the floor. Nothing special is needed.
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Close your eyes and let go
Do not try to stop thoughts or to concentrate. Simply be present, with the attention resting gently at the crown of the head, and surrender the half hour.
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Expect nothing, return tomorrow
Some days feel still, some do not. Both count. Consistency is the whole practice; the Dhyan app offers a guided sitting if you would like company.
Places · ध्यान केंद्र
Find a meditation centre near you
Thousands of homes open their doors at a fixed hour each day so that neighbours can sit together. Search by town or country.
Events · कार्यक्रम
The year's rhythm
The same gatherings return every year. Dates for the coming season are published here as they are announced; nothing below is a fixed date.
Makar Sankranti Parv
A live broadcast on the morning of the solstice festival, joined from centres and homes.
BroadcastMaha-Shivratri Parv
The night of Shiva, kept in meditation at the Dhyanasthali and by broadcast.
ParvGuru Purnima Mahotsav
The full moon of the Guru. Three days of collective meditation, discourse and celebration in Swamiji's presence.
MahotsavChaitanya Mahotsav
Three days marking the founding of Gurutattva, with continuous live broadcast.
MahotsavGahan Dhyan Anushthan
Forty-five days of deep practice at Dandi, kept alongside from wherever you are.
AnushthanSwamiji
The Himalayan Yogi
H.H. Shree Shivkrupanand Swamiji spent sixteen years with the Gurus of the Himalayas. What he received there he came back to share, freely, with anyone who would sit.
He describes himself as a man who did not read books: the knowledge he passes on is lived, not studied. He asked to be given four things to do in the world, among them that women be honoured, that the young grow into a conscience of their own, and that places be built where this meditation stays available for centuries.
मैंने पुस्तकें नहीं पढ़ी है। जो सजीव अनुभूति का ज्ञान मुझे मेरे गुरुओं से मिला, वही लोगों तक निःशुल्क बाँट रहा हूँ।
Places · ध्यानस्थली
Dhyanasthali
Sacred grounds built so that this meditation remains available for generations. Each holds a meditation hall, the consecrated Shree Mangal Murti, a Gurushaktidham, a yagyashala and a gaushala. Everyone is welcome to visit, eat and stay.
Dandi
Gujarat · on the Arabian Sea · since 2006
Gandhinagar
Gujarat · by the Sabarmati
Pushkar
Rajasthan · in the Aravalli hills
Goa
Pazwada · forest and quiet
Morbi
Sindhavadar · SaurashtraFurther centres in Nagpur, London, Germany and Canada. All places and how to reach them
Offerings
For the moments that matter
Requests are made through the Gurutattva portal. The page here explains each offering; the portal takes the details.
Prarthna Dham
A prayer kept for you or someone you love, in a house of prayer that never closes.
Register a prayerNaamkaran
A name from Swamiji for a newborn, a home, or a new venture.
Request a nameGarbha Sanskar
Guidance for expectant parents, drawn from the Himalayan tradition.
Begin the journeySamarpan Vivah
Marriage in Swamiji's presence, within the annual wedding festival.
How it worksSeva & Daan · गुरुकार्य
Give time, or give
Everything here is done by practitioners who offer what they can. Seva is service without expectation; daan is giving in the same spirit.
Become a sevadhari
Choose a kind of service and the hours you have. Someone from the team will be in touch.
- Digital seva: web, app, design, translation
- Dhyanasthali seva: on the grounds, for a day or a season
- Annadaan: cooking and serving at gatherings
- Content and social media
- Counsellors Training and Certification (residential, by selection)
Make a donation
Donations sustain the Dhyanasthali, the gaushalas, food at gatherings and the free sharing of the practice. Every gift is receipted through the portal.
- Eligible for 80G tax benefit in India
- Secure payment through the portal
- Give once, or take an annual sankalp
Sahastra Daan · 2026 – 2029
Dhyanasthali Kalyan: a four-year sankalp
An offering for Swamiji's seventy-fifth year, the Panchattari Utsav, to complete and care for the Dhyanasthali so that they stand for centuries.
Swamiji's words
जो अपने गुरु को समर्पित हो और सदैव साधनारत हो, वही सच्चा साधक है।
"One who is surrendered to the Guru and always engaged in practice is the true seeker."
Today's message, in six languagesThe Dhyan app
Carry the practice with you
Guided sittings, Swamiji's discourses, the centre finder, prayer and naamkaran requests, in English and Hindi, without advertisements.
