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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Happiness, Sex, Health, and Death
We crave happiness because we think it is the ultimate goal of life. And we think happiness comes out of fulfilling our desires. But happiness is not the fulfillment of desire. Rather, it is the desirelessness that gives happiness. Some people pursue spiritual enlightenment for all the wrong reasons, and then pursue the path using Read more
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KOANS
Koans are important expedient measures to encourage the prepared minds to suddenly see the truth by unseeing the false and realizing the futility of efforts. These koans were popularized in the Zen tradition of Buddhism- both Soto and Rinzai sects, but mostly in the Rinzai sect. These Koans are usually in the form of questions, Read more
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GOD
People spend their entire lives seeking God. Scientists and religious people fight over the “evidences” for existence or absence of God. Many fights have occurred and many lives have been lost in the name of God. However, all these pursuits of finding God are misguided because they assume God is something to be found. But Read more
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Sacchidananda
This post is dedicated to one of my childhood friends Sacchidananda I had a friend during my childhood whose name was Sacchidananda. He never liked his name, and was upset with his parents who chose such a difficult name for their child. Not easy to pronounce or to spell. We used to tease him for Read more
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In the World but not Of the World
Don’t be anything or anybody; just be The silliest thing about enlightenment is the amount of hard work it requires to be enlightened. People practice for several years and yet get only a glimpse of it. This is something that people can’t buy no matter how rich they are- so in that sense this is Read more
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Goal Setting
Hello everyone, I want to talk about New Year Resolutions today. Yes, it is not a new year celebration time. But every day is the first day for the rest of your life. And there is a reason why I bring it up today. But before that, I want you to watch this Youtube Video. Read more
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