These few paragraphs could aptly be entitled ‘°The Joys and Pain of Discipleship.” Discipleship is no easy undertaking. Following an authentic spiritual teacher will cause one to fully enter into the process of self-observation, and one will see things which one may not be proud of (or may not have even been aware of). Every Guru should come with a “warning” label: Guru Bhakti Yoga may be hazardous to your ego. Practice at your own risk! One must be “hell bent” on enlightenment to fully practice the sadhana of ego transcendence.