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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Duality
When everyone recognizes beauty as beautiful, there is already ugliness; When everyone recognizes goodness as good, there is already evil. To be and not to be arise mutually; Difficulty and easy are mutually realized; Long and short are mutually contrasted; High and low are mutually posited;… Before and after are in mutual sequence. Conversation Beyond Read more
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Pearls from The Moby Dick
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville is one of the most influential books I have read. On the surface, it may read as a tragic story of a mad captain who sacrifices his and his crew’s lives chasing a silly ego against an animal that doesn’t even care for human beings and lives in the ocean away Read more
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DREAM, VISUALIZE, IMAGINE
Written in 2011, edited with extra comments in 2023 “What is now proved was once only imagined” — William Blake If you cannot dream it, you will not get it. Once you have aimed high, the next step to make that aim come true is to dream, to visualize about it in details. To see Read more
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AIM BIG
Written in 2011, edited in 2023. — Friedrich Nietzsche This is one of the fundamental keys to success, and therefore appears as the first chapter in this book. Aiming Big. Our own poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota put it superbly when he said “Uddyasha ke linu udi chunu chandra ek” (If you must aim, aim to Read more
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Affirming Faith in Mind
This version of English translation taken from the book “Zazen practice: A gudieline for beginners” by Chon Tri. The Great Way is not difficult for those who do not pick and choose. When love and hate do not interfere everything is clear as it is. When a slight distinction is made, then earth and heaven Read more
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The Inception of This Book
When I first decided to write this book in 2010, this was the first chapter I wrote. I had a burning desire to be successful from my early childhood. My aim was to be successful at every step. In that process, I developed various strategies for myself and experimented with them. I tried numerous ways, Read more
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