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.

15 plans

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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, when your mind will not let the day go.

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 days a deadline sits in your shoulders. Read one 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 night before something you are afraid to fail at.

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, to read slowly 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 the moment your temper gets there before you do. Read the first verse 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 Arjuna did, sitting down in his chariot, unable to go on.

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 something you did that you keep replaying at night.

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 everyone you follow.

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 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 feeling alone, whether you are in a new city or in a full house.

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 before it blurs into the next one.

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 when things are going your way and you want to keep your feet on the ground.

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 week before you start something new, when the doubts get loud.

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 and are not sure where to begin.

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 when you are happy and want it to last longer than the mood does.

Gita, then the Yoga Vasishtha

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2 plans

Read the whole Gita

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.