← Sivananda: Biography of a Modern SageHis life, by Swami Venkatesananda

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We are indebted to:

H.H. Sri Swami Venkatesananda Maharaj, whose mammoth task it was to compile and edit almost 300 of Swami Sivananda’s books into 19 volumes, in spite of his demanding programmes and failing health.

H.H. Sri Swami Chidananda Maharaj for graciously allowing us the publishing rights for the first edition of these volumes.

H.H. Sri Swami Krishnananda Maharaj for his most comprehensive General Introduction to the volumes and for his support at various stages of the project.

Swami Brahmananda for his patient and painstaking help with the sanskrit quotes, etc.

Sri Narasimhuluji of the Divine Life Society Press, Rishikesh, for his continued encouragement.

Swami Venkatesananda’s many devotees around the world who helped with typing and checking the manuscripts.

Swami Lakshmi Ananda for the final editing.

Devotees of Sivananda Ashram, Fremantle, Western Australia, who have so lovingly prepared the manuscripts for the press.

Jan Rolfe for the graphics.

The Publishers.