He is sometimes taken at his word and made to undergo what Light on the Path refers to as the keenest anguish, which is brought to bear upon the disciple in order to lift him or her finally above the oscillations of experience. The path is no joke. It is as terrible as it is beautiful at other times.

-- Notebooks Category 2: Overview of Practicies Involved > Chapter 3: Uncertainties of Progress > # 161