{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Rise of the Asuras and the Sword of Wisdom","description":" Vajragupta  offers a Buddhist reflection on the social and political times we are living through. The talk takes the myth of the asuras (the Titan realm on the Wheel of Life) as a way of seeing and understanding the kind of world we are creating. In that myth, the Buddha appears in the realm of the asuras holding a sword. What does that symbolise? Vajragupta suggests it can be seen as a sword of fearlessness, a sword of truth and wisdom, a sword of justice, and the sword of the archetypal &quot;king&quot;. This talk was given at  Cardiff Buddhist Centre, 2022.  ***  Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone! Donate now: https:\/\/freebuddhistaudio.com\/donate Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. Apple Podcasts: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/dharmabytes-from-free-buddhist-audio\/id416832097 Spotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4UHPDj01UH6ptj8FObwBfB YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@FreeBuddhistAudio1967     ","author_name":"Free Buddhist Audio","author_url":"https:\/\/freebuddhistaudio.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38725615\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/194511945"}