In an era of exponentially increasing options for the spiritual seeker, this book warns against the dangers of ego inflation, abuse of power, addiction to mystical states, and fraud in the long journey toward enlightenment and fulfillment. The assertion that seekers must critically examine the ideas, and ideals, of their spiritual teachers shows seekers how to avoid common pitfalls of new age religious practice such as mistaking a mystical experience for enlightenment or following a guru with aspirations of power and control. Interviews with such noted spiritual masters as Joan Halifax, Andrew Cohen, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, and Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi are included.