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.

October 22, 2024
Bhagavad Gita - Song of God - Chapter 15: Sloka 12

The self-realized yogi is not a nose-gazer nor does he live a life confined to the cave, forest or monastery. God is the indwelling light, but ...

October 22, 2024
Venkatesa Daily Readings Vol 2 - Know the Subject; Know the Object

The word 'subject' is subject to all sorts of interpretations. Subject is the one who studies. Subject originally meant ...

October 22, 2024
Venkatesa Daily Readings Vol 1 — Song of Harmony

It is good to know that her sorrow is of our own making, no one else is responsible for it. What's the humble and does in the anthill, what the busy ...