Bhagavad Gita reading plans

Seven verses for what you're carrying.

A racing mind, a loss, a hard choice, a good day you want to keep. Each plan gives you seven verses for one of them, from the Gita first and then the epics and Upanishads, with the Sanskrit, plain English and one thing to try. Read one a day or all seven at once.

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Week 1 is free. A few questions, about two minutes.

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15 plans
A young woman lying awake at night while a candle beside her burns with a perfectly still flame7 verses
14 min readStarts with Gita 6.34

Overthinking & anxiety

For the 2 a.m. replay. Read one a night, or all seven right now.

Gita, then the Mahabharata

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A man at a cluttered office desk late at night, a lotus leaf in a bowl of water beside him7 verses
14 min readStarts with Gita 2.14

Stress

For the inbox, the deadline and the knot in your shoulders. Read one a day, or all seven on your next break.

Gita, then the Yoga Vasishtha

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A student about to begin an exam, her shadow on the wall an archer drawing a bow7 verses
14 min readStarts with Gita 2.47

Fear of failure

For the exam, the interview, the launch. Read one a day, or all seven before you walk in.

Gita, then the Ramayana

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A woman holding her late father's shawl beside his garlanded photograph and a lit diya7 verses
14 min readStarts with Gita 2.20

Grief & losing someone

For the weeks after a loss. Read slowly, one at a time, whenever you can.

Gita, then the Ramayana

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A man about to send an angry message, half his face lit by fire and half by a still moonlit lake7 verses
14 min readStarts with Gita 2.62

Anger

For when your temper gets there before you do. Read one a day, or all seven while you cool off.

Gita, then the Ramayana

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A young man sitting on the floor of a dim room as a beam of sunrise reaches his hand7 verses
14 min readStarts with Gita 1.47

Losing hope

It starts where you might be, sitting down. Read one a day, or all seven tonight.

Gita, then the Ramayana

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A woman on a ferry at sunrise looking back at a dark shore as the boat crosses toward light7 verses
14 min readStarts with Gita 3.36

Guilt & past mistakes

For the thing you keep replaying. Read one a day, or all seven tonight.

Gita, then the Mahabharata

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A young woman on a night subway scrolling her phone, her own sketchbook glowing on her lap7 verses
14 min readStarts with Gita 6.5

Comparison & self-worth

For the scroll that leaves you feeling behind. Read one a day, or all seven on your commute.

Gita, then the Mahabharata

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A young man standing still on a footbridge over a highway that splits toward two cities at dusk7 verses
14 min readStarts with Gita 2.7

Confusion & hard decisions

For the choice you keep going round in circles on. Read one a day, or all seven before you decide.

All from the Gita

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A young woman on an apartment windowsill at night with a lit diya, a snowy city outside7 verses
14 min readStarts with Gita 6.30

Loneliness & homesickness

For a new city, an empty flat, or a full house that still feels lonely. Read one a day, or all seven tonight.

Gita, then the Ramayana

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A woman holding a glass of water up to the morning light in her kitchen7 verses
14 min readStarts with Gita 7.8

Gratitude

For a good day you want to remember. Read one a day, or all seven over morning tea.

Gita, then the Ramcharitmanas

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A woman holding flowers after a promotion helps a cleaner lift a box while colleagues celebrate7 verses
14 min readStarts with Gita 3.21

Staying grounded in success

For the promotion, the win, the good run. Read one a day, or all seven while it's fresh.

Gita, then the Mahabharata

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A young man with a suitcase stepping out into a new city at sunrise7 verses
14 min readStarts with Gita 6.3

New beginnings

For the new job, new city, new project or new chapter. Read one a day, or all seven before day one.

Gita, then the Chhandogya Upanishad

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Love and devotion: illustration from the Bhagavad Gita7 verses
14 min readStarts with Gita 7.16

Love and devotion

For when you want to feel close to Krishna. Read one a day, or all seven at your altar.

Gita, then the Ramcharitmanas

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Lasting joy: illustration from the Bhagavad Gita7 verses
14 min readStarts with Gita 5.24

Lasting joy

For keeping a good mood from slipping, and finding the joy that stays. Read one a day, or all seven now.

Gita, then the Yoga Vasishtha

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Read the whole Gita

2 plans
18 days · 4 to 13 min a day

Read the whole Gita in 18 days

One chapter a day, with what each covers and one verse from it.

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3 to 18 days

Finish the Gita by Gita Jayanti

Schedules that end on 20 December, from whatever day you start.

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Seven verses picked for your situation.

Tell Wisdom what's going on in a sentence or two. It picks verses for you, Gita first, and explains each one for your life.

Create my free Gita reading plan

Week 1 is free. A few questions, about two minutes.