Tag: The Wheel of Life

The Rise of the Asuras and the Sword of Wisdom (FBA Podcast)

By Centre Team on Sat, 29 Nov, 2025 - 11:00

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...

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Animals, Humans and Heavenly Beings (FBA Podcast)

By Centre Team on Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 - 11:00

In the game of life we wander between realms, moving from lower states to higher as our actions affect the state of our mind. Pradaya tours of the third ring of the wheel of life, the six realms of worldly existence which depict the kinds of world we can live in according to our state of mind. His talk focuses on the worlds of animals, gods and humans, informing us on how to recognise which realm we’re...

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The Human Realm (Dharmabytes Podcast)

By Centre Team on Wed, 19 Nov, 2025 - 14:50

What does it mean to be human? Dhammadinna’s gently balanced and encouraging talk explores various perspectives on one of the fundamental questions, and clearly lays out various Buddhist approaches to the nature of our existence and consciousness, especially in relation to the other realms of the Tibetan wheel of life. Cherishing the opportunities is one of the challenges of this reflection - and this is a great way to begin. Excerpted from the talk entitled ...

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Three Beasts and Two Paths (FBA Podcasts)

By Centre Team on Sat, 8 Nov, 2025 - 11:00

Suddhayu introduces the Wheel of Life beginning with an exploration of the three poisons and how our actions form our lives. From ‘The Wheel of Life: A User’s Manual for Samsara. Talk given at Portsmouth Buddhist Center, Portsmouth, NH (USA), 2025.

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FBA Podcast: The Rise of the Asuras and the Sword of Wisdom

By Zac on Sat, 3 Dec, 2022 - 06:00

Vajragupta (m) offers a Buddhist myth of the asuras, the Titan realm on the Wheel of Life, as a way of seeing and understanding the social and political times we are living through. In this myth, the Buddha appears in the realm of the asuras holding a sword. What does that symbolize? 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...