There was of course a time before the Internet when one could only have access to a book if it was to be found in a library or a bookstore. The book could be read if it was physically present, but if not, it was unavailable. That would mean that books published in a far-off place with limited distribution would be essentially inaccessible. This has all changed now with the digital platform. If a group or publisher decides to put its books on a website, then any person anywhere around the world with computer access will then have the opportunity to read those books.

Much of the material you may have been reading in this web site comes from books by our senior swamis that are published by the Divine Life Society. Those same readings may have been very inspirational, and a person visiting this site may want to go further into the topics he has encountered. What better way could there be to sustain that inspiration than by going through the original works themselves? The complete texts of books by Swami Sivananda, Chidananda, Krishnananda, Venkatesananda, Premananda, Brahmananda and others are all offered here for the benefit of those who would like to make use of them. Click on the name of the author and you will go directly to a list of their books offered on this site for reading on-line.

THIS SECTION IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION Please bear with us as this section is still being constructed. In this sacred space, we will have all of our books available for your personal download and use as Adobe Acrobat files for which you can get free reader software from www.adobe.com as jnana prasad. We will also have many small handouts for your personal download, this will facilitate setting-up your own home programs and other non-commercial uses. Meanwhile to access our Free E-Books section pleasevisit www.sivanandaonline.org/graphics/ebooks/introduction.html