Introduction
“Ek aur saal khatam ho gye, but mera last year resolution abhi bhi incomplete hai” – you might have been thinking this in December as 2024 is about to end but you have not been able to meet your this year’s resolution so far. But, don’t worry, certainly you are not alone in this world going through this situation. The statistics show only a few percent of people (one-tenth) complete their New Year resolutions while the rest (9/10) suffer from the trauma of not meeting their year resolution goals.
Then, I will suggest to you my dear friend – don’t regret or feel lonesome, succumbed, or, depressed as you are just unaware of the hidden secrets in the universe. But by going through these 5 must-read books in 2025, you can learn the secrets to winning your goals and stay motivated throughout the path to your mission.
The fraction of people who have completed their resolutions and are figuring out new goals for 2025 are successful in doing so because – they set realistic goals, stuck to their resolution, remained motivated enough to achieve them all, planned well and executed with strategy, felt accountable for their good and bad indeed relying on luck, stayed focused, and believed in reaching up to the ultimate high through small steps.
And, if you can be focused on your goals and hold yourself accountable for all your fates, whether good or bad, you can also do this. However, if you don’t know the way, read these 5 amazing books that will teach you and guide you throughout the path and will help you achieve your goals in 2025. So, don’t wait a minute more and jump off directly to the list of five amazing books below.
1. Bhagavad Gita
I will rank it first among the 5 must-read books in 2025 because It is the world’s most prominent work in literature. Whereas ‘Mahabharat’ is regarded as the longest epic of the world, Bhagavad Gita is referred to as the greatest teaching ever known to mankind. It is the beauty of the Bhagavad Gita that its teaching is for everyone and serves mankind universally – regardless of their background, ethnicity, region, or religion.
The book is a conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna (One of the main characters in Mahabharata) in the form of question and answer and trust me, the book answers all the questions you will face or had faced in your life. By reading this book you will learn the most efficient way to lead an organized and peaceful life in the present world, full of chaos and disorders.
In this book, each chapter resonates with a unique aspect of life — from duty and action to devotion and selflessness. So, Whether you’re a professional, a student, or someone seeking inner peace, the Gita’s teachings will make you feel personal. It encourages you to introspect and redefine success as inner fulfillment rather than external achievement.
2. Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
In the list of 5 must-read books in 2025, I will recommend this book as a confidence booster for you. Paramhansa Yogananda is a Hindu Monk born in India but worked mostly in the United States and the West countries therefore he is widely recognized as the ‘Father Of Yoga in the West‘.
His work ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’ tells his life journey and his contribution to the world. His life story is filled with miraculous experiences and profound wisdom and by reading this book you will be able to connect the dots of his life that made him a guru, a saint, and the torch bearer to humanity. The book will let you know the various events of his life that played key roles in establishing him as a ‘Yoga Guru’ in the West and the rest of the world. This book tells about his teachings that played a key role in bridging the gap between Eastern mysticism and Western readers.
The book is crafted in the most authentic way by Paramhansa Yogananda, which can make you feel like a personal conversation with the guru, guiding you gently into the deeper realms of spirituality. The book is not just an autobiography; it serves as a guide to spiritual practice and understanding the deeper aspects of life.
So if you are lacking inspiration in your life and searching for a guiding light, this book fits you perfectly. It leaves you inspired to look inward and embrace a more spiritually conscious life.
3. Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
For a youth, there can be no bigger role model than Swami Vivekananda. He is ideal for everyone irrespective of caste, religion, gender, ethnicity, and nationality. He is no longer between us but his teachings are available in the book form as a collection of various speeches, discussions, addresses, lessons, etc.
The book ‘Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda’ will let you dive into the ocean of wisdom and intellect that is rare to find in this materialistic world.
By reading this book, you will be able to find a vision, to look around the world’s problems with a unique perspective. Swami Vivekananda was passionate about serving humanity and therefore was vocal about all the social issues – be it education, poverty, spirituality, etc. In this book, you will love Vivekananda’s clarity on universal problems and their solution.
So, if something is causing you to feel miserable and letting you feel your contribution to society is meager, then read this book to understand your true value and ideate your role in this complex societal structure.
In the list of 5 must-read books in 2025, it is a great collection of Swami Vivekananda books to go through to adopt a brief understanding of his teachings and ideas.
Other Books Of Swami Vivekananda To Read In 2025
4. The Path of Perfection by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Abhay Charanaravinda (A.C.) Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada – you might be unfamiliar with the name, but not with the ISKCON. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is the founder of ISKCON (The International Society For Krishna Consciousness) which is a renowned organization in the world, and widely known in the West for its association with the ‘Hare Krishna Movement’.
Swami Prabhupada wrote many books for his disciples and the world – to guide people in their search for the ultimate personality, to make them realize their spiritual existence rather than the materialistic body, and to let them understand their significance as an eternal spiritual being and, to tell them establishing a pure relationship with the Supreme Lord Krishna.
But this book ‘The Path of Perfection’ is a perfect meet for you in 2025 as the book puts light on the need for devotion and spirituality in one’s life. The book focuses on how to achieve spiritual fulfillment through Bhakti Yoga (the yoga of devotion), and it draws extensively from the Bhagavad Gita.
In this book, Prabhupada teaches you the way to cultivate yourself into spirituality, emphasizing clearly how one can find their ultimate goal in life amidst the chaos of modernity, and why detachment, selfless service, and devotion are needed to achieve perfection. Therefore, The book resonates deeply with modern readers as well who are seeking purpose in their lives and feel themselves unguided.
5. Inner Engineering: A Yogi’s Guide to Joy by Sadhguru
In recent days, the term ‘Inner Engineering’ has been in the limelight most because of its contemporary relation with the present age – technology era, and Jaggi Vasudev, (I am fond of calling him ‘Sadhguru’, the rest of the world is also), is the person to give this term into the limelight. In the list of In the list of 5 must-read books in 2025, it has a significant place.
Inner Engineering is the term used for understanding the yogic practices to become spiritual internally and learn the ancient methods to build a relationship between the energies of body, mind, and soul.
His book ‘Inner Engineering: A Yogi’s Guide to Joy’, is a masterpiece of methods, tools, and techniques that can help you to charge your body, mind, emotions, and energies.
Through this book, Sadhguru brings the ancient wisdom of life secrets into practicality and teaches you the ways to a blissful, meaningful, joyful, and fulfilling life. In this book, he focuses on the ways – to best utilize your mind, body, and soul.
So, if you wish to learn – How to set up a rapport between mind-body connection, what is the meaning of living consciously, What are the techniques for inner transformation, how to establish a cordial relationship between mind, body, soul, and emotions, etc., this book is for you.
Note: Read more about Karma in the article ‘How I Learned Newton’s Action Equals Reaction Theory Much Before Reading It In School’.
Conclusion
The books above which are listed in 5 must-read books in 2025, are not just a copy and paste from the reviews of others but experienced by myself. Therefore, it is a genuine suggestion and not just a collection of review words. I feel each book of these great personas is a masterpiece that offers you a lens for spirituality and self-realization.
I personally believe that whatever you will learn by reading these books, will help you transform as a personality and will lead your ideas to come into action. So whenever you feel stuck in accomplishing your New Year resolution and wish for a light of inspiration, go through these 5 must-read books in 2025, and they will definitely help you to shape your ideas.
FAQs
Q1. Why do people fail in withholding with their new year resolutions?
Ans. There could be several reasons due to which people fail to withhold with their new year resolution. for example – setting un-realistic goals, remain de-motivated for action, poor planning, poor execution of planning, blaming others for the undesired results, etc.
Q2. What should I do to withhold with my new year resolution in 2025?
Ans. Learning the way to arrange things and maintain balance among different stuffs in your life is the key to accomplish your new year resolution in 2025. For this, you can go through the above five must read books which can guide you in withholding with your new year resolution in 2025.
Q3. Which book is the best one to understand ultimate goal of life and the ways to achieve them?
Ans. Bhagavad Gita is one of the best book in the world to understand your ultimate aim in life. Whether you’re a professional, a student, or someone seeking inner peace, the Gita’s teachings will lead you to introspect yourself and can redefine your vision towards Karma, Duty, Devotion, Success, Inner Fulfilments, etc.
