## Metadata - Author: [[Phillip Moffitt]] - Full Title: Awakening Through the Nine Bodies - Category: #books ## Highlights - “Gu” means “darkness” and “ru” means “remove,” so a guru is “a remover of the darkness” or “one who shines light on the darkness”; the guru’s role, therefore, is to help you free yourself from the kleshas, or hindrances of mind, and to help you see where your innate knowledge has been obscured by avidya, or ignorance. ([Location 542](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01N6FPQUU&location=542))