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.

Although our new version of this website has been delayed, we are happy to announce that progress is being made, and while we work on that effort, we'll continue to add some features to this current site.  By way of example, we will occasionally post readings from Swami Venkatesananda's translation of The Yoga Vasistha in our daily readngs section. For these postings, we will be using portions of Swami Venkatesananda's 1971 two volume edition, entitled The Supreme Yoga.  Look these occasional postings during the months of August and September of 2025. 
 

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.

August 20, 2025
Song of God (Bhagavad Gita) — Chapter 11: 36-37

 In verse 23, Arjuna said that all the worlds are terrified. Now he says that the world delights and rejoices in God’s praise. This is not a contradiction, but a ...

August 20, 2025
Venkatesa Daily Readings Vol 1 — Unfolding From Within

On the first day of life, all babies look alike, but as they grow, each child begins to look like his parents. At the moment of conception, in that fertilized egg, there is already ...

August 20, 2025
Insights & Inspirations (Venkatesa Daily Readings Vol 2) — Spiritual Organizations

When teachings are taught they are not understood, but misunderstood. When someone like my Gurudev said, "Spiritual institutions are a dire necessity," someone else jumps up and says ...