Bishal Gyawali

The Philosopher

We all die one day. But have we all lived?

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!

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Recent Posts

  • 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

  • The Heart Sutra

    I’d say that this is the Ashtavakra Geeta version of Buddhist sutras. This is straight to the point, short, simple sutra with the only goal of waking you up. A thorough understanding of this sutra should be enough for anyone who is already primed on this journey, and is a sincered dedicated student of the… Read more

  • About Success

    Written in 2011, edited in 2023. Commentaries added while editing the post in 2023 are in Italics in Parenthesis. The definition of success varies according to the context and situation. To some, getting through the exam may define success while for some others having both ends meet twice a day may define success. Some may… Read more

  • Pearls from the Vimalakriti Sutra

    I am not going to spend too much time describing the background for these sutras. These books that I discuss on this page are the books that were important in my own journey, and I have spent hours thinking about these texts. So, you can consider that these are my recommended books on this journey.… Read more

  • Pearls from the Ashtavakra Geeta

    You have already read some background on Ashtavakra Geeta from my previous post, I assume. If not, you can read it first. I believe Ashtavakra Geeta has one of the most direct non-nonsense expression of the Truth there can be. If you can, read the whole book. Below I share some of the most powerful… Read more

  • Bhagavad Geeta vs Ashtavakra Geeta

    My family comes from a Hindu background. We have a book on Bhagavad Geeta at home, it has been there for several years. Many people in my immediate and distant family read this book regularly. Some of them have even memorized the sloaks and can recite them very well. One day, I opened the book… Read more

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Did you elevate yourself to the greatest height?

Or stepped back and later had to say “I might”

Were you brave enough to turn on the light?

Or stepped back and said “Let’s endure the night!”

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