mitr is a companion for ordinary days. You describe what is on your mind, and it responds with one idea from the Bhagavad Gita and related texts, explained in plain language. A conversation takes about five minutes. Around it sit a short daily practice, a private place to write, and ways to find people and gatherings near you.
It is not a therapist and does not try to be one. It is not therapy, and it is not a substitute for professional care.
Get mitr
mitr is available now on both platforms.
The app requires iOS 16 or later. It is listed as Mitr: Wisdom Companion on both stores, published by Zarsh Inc.
What it looks like
More screenshots are published on the two store listings.
What it does
You describe a situation in your own words. mitr replies with one idea from the tradition and a short explanation of how it applies. You can type or speak, and have replies read back to you. A daily check-in covers five areas: mind, body, heart, soul and rest, and determines which practice the app suggests that day.
The app also includes plain-language verse search with exact citations, short practices for difficult moments, a shared Intention Wall, a way to find temples, centers and gatherings nearby, and the Peace Journal, a private place to write.
The daily practice
A short check-in across five parts of life — mind, body, heart, soul and rest — and one practice suggested for how you are that day. On a heavy day it will be something small. Each comes with a verse, its citation, and a short explanation of why that practice, now.
The value is in repetition. Used daily, the check-in also becomes a record of which part of your life tends to slide first.
A private place to write
Many of the practices end on a page, because writing something down is itself the practice: once a worry is on the page, the mind can stop holding it. The Peace Journal takes a prompt or a blank page, a verse you want to keep, or something from a conversation you want to answer in your own words.
Nothing written there is posted, shown to anyone, or read by mitr. More about this.
Alongside other people
Some of what steadies a person is not a practice at all. mitr helps you find temples, centers and gatherings near you, and online ones wherever you are, so a hard week does not have to be spent entirely on your own.
We take no bookings, sell no tickets and handle no payments. Where a gathering asks you to register, you deal with the host directly. Listings are suggestions rather than endorsements: please check the details with the host and judge for yourself before you go. More about this.
What it costs
Everything is open free for thirty days. After the trial, Premium in the United States is 9.99 US dollars a month or 79.99 US dollars a year. Prices are set separately for each country, and your store shows the price where you live. Billing is handled by Apple or Google.
Who it is for
Adults aged eighteen and over. The app was designed for people familiar with these texts who now live outside the communities where they first encountered them. No prior knowledge of the Bhagavad Gita is required.
mitr is not intended for children or young people under eighteen, and it is not a substitute for a clinician who is already treating you.
If you need help now
mitr is not an emergency service and cannot assist in a crisis. Crisis helplines are listed here, and that page requires no account.