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Learning paths
Short lessons, a few minutes each. Every lesson you finish adds a bead to your mala, a string of prayer beads.
- Anyone, no background neededThe Gita in 18 daysOne chapter a day. The great conversation on a battlefield, made simple.Start →
- Great for studentsWhat is karma?Not fate, not punishment. A clearer way to understand action and consequence.Start →
- For anyone who does yogaYoga beyond the matThe eight limbs of Patanjali, and why posture is only one of them.Start →
- Lovely to listen to togetherStories from the RamayanaRama, Sita and Hanuman, told slowly, the way grandparents tell them.Start →
Read the scriptures
- The Bhagavad GitaA conversation on a battlefield between the warrior Arjuna and Krishna, his friend and guide. 18 chapters, 701 verses.
- The Yoga Sutras of PatanjaliShort sayings on calming the mind and the path of meditation, with Swami Vivekananda's translation and explanation. 4 books, 195 sutras.
- The UpanishadsThe ancient dialogues on the Self, death and what is real: the Isha, Kena, Katha, Mundaka, Prashna and Chandogya. 923 verses.
- Swami VivekanandaHis own books on the four paths of yoga, and the 1893 Chicago speeches that brought Vedanta to the West. 899 passages.