They have been hurt or abused by an ISKCON authority, or by somebody else who was related to ISKCON, or by an ISKCON “institutional” procedure or policy. 2. They want to be a demagogue. 3. They are envious of others, including gurus and authorities. 4. They do not want to be accountable to anyone, to be measured or responsible to others. 5. They do not believe in “management by committee.” 6. They think ISKCON is irretrievably corrupt. 7. They think that absolute power invariably corrupts absolutely. 8. They don’t believe in institutions, organizations or movements, especially when spiritual philosophies and behavior are central to such institutions, organizations or movements. They don’t want their spirituality ?institutionalized.? 9. They think ISKCON has seriously and irretrievably deviated from SP’s instructions, desires, inner thoughts, and visions. 10. Their guru has fallen down or they feel he has “betrayed” them in some way. 11. Whether initiated or not initiated, they don’t follow 5 principles (chanting and 4 regs) and some think it’s not necessary or important. 12. Their family life has been shipwrecked. 13. They are psychologically unbalanced and need to support a cause, ie “leaving ISKCON.” 14. They think siksha is always above diksha and that our sampradaya is based upon siksha, with diksha always playing a secondary, minor and formal role. 15. They believe in ritvik-ness in the sense that Srila Prabhupada is the only qualified guru in ISKCON. 16. They believe that SP’s intimate disciples poisoned him to death. 17. They think certain non-ISKCON people can give them teachings “beyond” those of Srila Prabhupada. 18. They want “total” intellectual freedom, especially those who have some academic background, are involved in academic life or have academic credentials. They see ‘irresolvable’ conflicts with non-devotee intellectuals. 19. They don’t want to be team players, or part of a team. 20. They think earthlings went to the moon in the US Apollo mission. 21. They think they can get psychological, emotional, and social shelter elsewhere. 22. Some find the “personal” manner of certain non-ISKCON persons comforting: the bonding of revolutionaries in those subscribing to the strand of ritvik-ness mentioned in point 15 is exciting and satisfying, and the non-conformist element liberating. 23. They are not satisfied with ISKCON’s rendering of the Krishna consciousness philosophy, in that they find the classes boring, they think devotees have closed minds and they complain of repetition and lack of higher education in some people who teach Krsna consciousness. 24. They feel they can’t find genuine trusting relationships with anyone in ISKCON. 25. They are seduced by ‘new age’ philosophy, including psychological concepts that encourage “inner guides” and our “independent nature.”