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.

November 6, 2024
Venkatesa Daily Readings Vol 1- Nature Complex In Her Simplicity

Nature is complex in her simplicity. She loves those who try to understand her and receives them into her bosom (the grave); the rebellious conquerors of nature, too, receive from her the same treatment. Nature remains a mystery. Every philosophy that the understanding man has proclaimed as truth

November 6, 2024
Song of God - Bhagavad Gita Daily Reading - Chapter 16: 21-22

The expression used in the first verse is ‘hell’ while that used in the second verse is ‘gate to darkness’. The significance of the synonym is clear. Hell is a state of ignorance: ignorance of ...

November 6, 2024
insights & Inspirations (Venkatesa Daily Readings Vol 2) — Light That Is The Self

  Without light, sight is blind; and without sight, light is darkness. Light, again, can lead, mislead or distort: it can create mirages and optical illusions, and it is ...