May these navrAtri of the Devi bring you closer to your chosen Ideal. This morning Devi revealed that embodiment is for service.
It becomes clear how a Guru takes the pain of disciples and lightens their karma. By going through the internal penance on his or her own, the Guru pays the dues ahead of time, so that when the sAdhaka encounters those same difficulties in their sAdhanA, they don't have to fight those battles internally, but can turn to the Guru who can provide immediate guidance in the external world. That is a great blessing, since most often it is hard to find someone in the external world who speaks the Truth and clears ignorance. By providing this immediate guidance, the Guru helps the sAdhaka skilfully navigate the difficult parts of sAdhanA and helps steer a steady course to the Chosen Ideal, thereby saving the sAdhakA the karma of taking wrong turns and getting stuck in whirlpools and rapids. It is in this way that the Guru 'takes the pain' of disciples and lightens their karma.
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