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.

June 21, 2025
Venkatesa Daily Readings Vol 2 - What is Prayer

One thing that is practiced universally is some sort of worship. When I love God I want to express my love directly. I think more and more people should learn to ...

June 21, 2025
Song of God (Bhagavad Gita) — Chapter VIII: 16

Every moment, the past moment is dead; and each moment dies an instant after it is born. Death is co-existent with life. That is, there is birth, death and rebirth moment after moment. When one realizes this, life and discipline ...

June 21, 2025
Venkatesa Daily Readings Vol 1 — Know Thy Self

Yoga philosophy seems to suggest the contrary of the word “denial”. It tells us not that life is like a shadow, but that the ego is a shadow.; not that the world is unreal, but that ...