Welcome

Welcome to the Swami Venkatesananda Website.  We are currently revising a newer version (but it is not yet posted to the web). 

Swami Venkatesananda - like his master, Swami Sivananda - can be regarded as a sage of practical wisdom.

Focusing on issues that concern and unite all branches of yoga, it is our intention to provide materials that will enrich and enliven your understanding and practice of yoga.

It with great sadness that we announce that Robert Franke, our long time webmaster,  programmer and host of SwamiVenkatesananda.org passed away at the end of 2021.  We owe Robert much of the credit for this site and also the new site which was he on the way to completing when he was hospitalized and where he remained until he passed away.  This has not only delayed our new version of our website, but currently makes it difficult to update the old site. If you spot a problem or have difficulty with something, please let us know.  

In the meantime, we have added some new audio to our What's New section.  There are four dozen new talks (48), with the latest ones being added on August 15th, 2022.

Thank you for your patience. 


Daily Readings

The next three daily readings are shown below. You may also view a complete listing on our Calendar of Daily Readings.

April 23, 2024
Song of God (Bhagavad Gita) - Chapter V: 12-13

Whether the doer of all actions is God himself, or whether it is his nature (prakṛti), it is certainly not the individual ego. The individual ego rises and falls with every ...

April 23, 2024
Venkatesa Daily Readings Vol 1 — Something Happens

In the ashram, I had the job of recording Swami Sivananda’s dialogues with visitors, and in the course of my work, as I listened, my doubts were forestalled. Over a period of time something happens within ...

April 23, 2024
Insights and Inspirations (Venkatesa Daily Readings Vol 2) — Dhayana, Meditation

The yoga text describes dhyana as containing all thoughts within the framework of what ever hold your attention, without allowing them to stray away. For instance, repeating a mantra in meditation ...