reading schedule
The Upanishads reading schedule
by Swami Paramananda (1884-1940)
The Upanishads runs about 17,615 words — roughly 1h 13m of reading. Here is how to break it into a daily habit you can actually keep.
Pick a pace
| finish | a day | pages a day |
|---|---|---|
| In a week · 7 days | ~11 min | ~14 |
| In two weeks · 14 days | ~6 min | ~7 |
| In a month · 30 days | ~3 min | ~4 |
| A few pages a day · 10 days | ~8 min | ~10 |
a Folio page is about 190 words · ~8 min reads ten
Your first week
ten pages a day · 10 days to the end
- day 1pages 1–10
- day 2pages 11–20
- day 3pages 21–30
- day 4pages 31–40
- day 5pages 41–50
- day 6pages 51–60
- day 7pages 61–70
- …and so on to the end
Folio runs this for you — it serves today's pages, keeps your place across devices, and counts the streak. You just read.
start reading The UpanishadsQuestions
- How long does it take to read The Upanishads?
- The Upanishads is about 17,615 words. Read straight through it takes roughly 1h 13m; at a calm 8 minutes a day you finish in about 10 days.
- How many pages a day to read The Upanishads in a month?
- About 4 pages a day (roughly 3 minutes) finishes The Upanishads in 30 days.
- Can I read The Upanishads for free?
- Yes. The full text of The Upanishads is free to read on Folio in daily portions.