Shyam Wuppuluri in Maitri for all

Feb 15, 2021

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On love and Qin

On the eve of Valentine’s day, let me share a deeply touching ancient classic about Yu Boya. Bo Ya (伯牙) was a qin player from the…

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Shyam Wuppuluri in Maitri for all

Apr 22, 2021

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Good deeds and good luck

We grow up with the notion that by performing good deeds – one always receives blessings/good karma. From God, from…

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Shyam Wuppuluri in Maitri for all

Sep 3, 2021

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Conundrum of rebirth

Since my childhood I had a wrong notion of rebirth. My parents told me that after one dies, one is reborn and there’s a…

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Shyam Wuppuluri in Maitri for all

Dec 31, 2021

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End of Dualities…

One of the great category mistakes of human thought is the notion of duality — mind/body, body/soul, world/heaven, human/god…

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Shyam Wuppuluri in Maitri for all

Dec 1, 2021

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Helping others

In my childhood, my schoolmate, Rakesh, suffered from a severe stomach pain. His parents got all tests done and the reports came out…

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Shyam Wuppuluri in Maitri for all

Dec 1, 2021

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On Resting

Running and rushing, we as a generation have lost the art of stopping and resting — so much so that looking at “STOP” sign in the traffic…

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Shyam Wuppuluri in Maitri for all

Feb 7, 2021

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Kissing with feet

As unborn babies, we derived great solace and security being in mother’s womb. We often kick the womb to get a notion of space…

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Shyam Wuppuluri in Maitri for all

Mar 20, 2021

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Zen Peeing

Today I saw a naughty child fooling and playing with his mother telling her that he wishes to pee and the moment she stood up to escort him…

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Shyam Wuppuluri in Maitri for all

Dec 1, 2021

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Hugging a flower

Those of us who tried to hug a flower, over time learn that our infinite love and admiration towards it should be exercised…

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Shyam Wuppuluri in Maitri for all

Dec 31, 2021

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Be Still and Heal

One of the greatest learning’s of 2021 for me is to be still and heal. Even the most skilful painter who can tame and depict…

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These were the top 10 stories published by Maitri for all in 2021. You can also dive into monthly archives for 2021 by using the calendar at the top of this page.