The Rise of the Asuras and the Sword of Wisdom
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The Sword of the King
There is something impressive about the archerus and their qualities. In a way there is something that can be very good about that, or at least something very impressive about that. You could say they've got the qualities of the warrior but maybe the archetype of the warrior sort of gone wrong a bit. The butterfly has become an end in itself. And the Buddha holding the sword is saying to them, look, you need to use all that energy and determination, but use it for something better. Use it, well, ultimately to serve enlightenment, to serve it, awakening.
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