Hello everyone, my name is Bishal Gyawali. You may know me as a medical oncologist, but I also like to think of myself as a philosopher. This website is the place for my philosophical thoughts. For my oncology work, refer to my oncology website.
I built this site primarily to post the chapters from my Journey of Success Book. But I have also decided to share other inspirational essays in this website under the Library of Inspiration page, and my spiritual thoughts under the Spiritual Journey page. Check them out. I hope you will find your subscription to this site meaningful. Cheers!
Recent Posts
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I will kill you but not myself
In April 2023, I published a blog post where I shared a Zen story (koan). I don’t think many people understood this. Let me explain. This is a conversation between a disciple (monk) and his Master, named Ts’ao-shan. Let’s discuss this in detail. The conversation goes something like this: Monk: “Who is he in our… Read more
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It’s Not a Big Deal
I will let you in on one of my secrets of life. It’s not a big deal. That’s it. To understand (not believe or pray or pretend but to actually understand) that it’s not a big deal. Almost nothing is. In life, you will come across several occasions that cause you deep anxiety and sorrow.… Read more
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Philosophical discourse on movies
The readers of this page know very well that I am big into movies, specially those that can be interpreted with the lens of spiritual awareness. I watched 2 movies during the New Year Holidays, that I want to discuss with you today. I mean, I watched more than 2 movies but only 2 are… Read more
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Do we ever really grow up?
There is a difference between growing old and really growing up. Of course, everybody just grows up with time- you don’t even need to do anything. You are born, then you become 1 year old, and 5 and 15 and 25 and 35 and 50 and 60 and 75 and 90 and if you’re lucky,… Read more
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What is Beauty?
The world invests a lot in “beauty”, specially on the manufacturing of an artificial impression of “beauty” based on skin colors, textures, shapes, body proportions, clothing patterns, etc. This is a multi billion dollar industry. This industry spans from cosmetic products to apparels and clothing to plastic surgeries to even gyms. What you want to… Read more
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In the world but not of the world
I must have probably written about this topic before but I came across 2 photos on the internet that made me want to write on this topic before. There are also people who keep asking me how can I be both fulfilling responsibilities expected of a normal human being (playing out my roles of being… Read more
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