A Handbook on DiscipleshipA Handbook on Discipleship is Step Three of the Ananda Course in Self Realization, though it can also be studied independently of the Ananda Course. It includes lessons on discipleship and the GuruDisciple relationship, the main theme of Paramhansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi. These lessons are universal to all spiritual paths and traditions. The following subjects are covered at length: Does one need a living guru? The role of divine grace in