Early Days of Reading The Bhagavad Gita and the Bible
A week of writing about the experience so far
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Inspired by my friend Rob Hardy’s challenge of writing and publishing a post every day for 100 days, I wrote five essays in five days this week. This is a summary of those posts. I hope it inspires you to check out one or two or all five!
It was an interesting experiment and well-timed. In late January, I decided to read the Bible this year. That followed months of reading The Bhagavad Gita and a lengthy, heavy tome of commentaries on it. In these five posts, I explore why I began these readings and some initial reflections.
The origins of my reading The Bhagavad Gita and the Bible in a year, more or less.
We Do Not Exist to Maximize Productivity
My surprising reaction to a podcast with Tim Ferriss and James Clear.
Beginning to Read The Bhagavad Gita and the Bible: First Reflection
I now read much more slowly and deliberately.
Beginning to Read The Bhagavad Gita and the Bible: Second Reflection
A beautiful moment every day.
Beginning to Read The Bhagavad Gita and the Bible: Third Reflection
Progress — however little, however long it takes.
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Thanks for reading and going along with my little experiment. What did you think?
Next week — back to our regularly scheduled one post! Bam!
Finally, if you have not taken my survey on prayer and spiritual practices, I invite you to take it here.
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