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| EDITORIAL December 5, 1998 VNN2619 See Related VNN Stories Characteristics Of A Chakraist BY WOLFGANG BURTSCHER EDITORIAL, Dec 5 (VNN) — adapted from an informative article on VNN from Mahanidhi dasa The Twenty-six Characteristics of a Chakraist (one who hates ritviks) 1. He thinks that his balance depends on abusing ritviks. 2. He feels powerful by subjugating ritviks. 3. His emotional security depends on ritviks being controlled. 4. He wants to insure that ritviks are less powerful than he. 5. He controls ritviks by destroying their self-confidence. 6. He is unnecessarily critical of ritviks. 7. He intimidates ritviks by finding faults with them. 8. He humiliates ritviks in public and devalues their opinions. 9. He sees encounters with or about ritviks as a battle to be won. 10. He must always win in a discussion with or about ritviks. 11. He blames ritviks for failings that are not related to them. 12. He blames ritviks for his own failings and shortcomings. 13. He accuses ritviks of being too sensitive if they get upset with him. 14. He will confuse issues by changing the subject. 15. He will confuse issues by denial or word jugglery. 16. He will confuse issues by acting as if nothing happened after it did. 17. He belittles or ignores the ritvik's accomplishments. 18. He denies their feelings and makes them wrong for feeling them. 19. He is condescending, taunting, jeering, or angry toward ritviks. 20. He is hostile, aggressive, contemptuous, or cruel to ritviks. 21. He makes derogatory comments about ritviks in general. 22. He wants to punish ritviks when they displease him. 23. He has no remorse or guilt for the pain he causes ritviks. 24. He is in anxiety about ritviks and meditates on them day and night. 25. He forces ritviks not to do things that they' re qualified to do. 26. He selectively quotes authorities to substantiate his position. Ritvik-hate-delirium is a mental disorder that requires therapy. If someone you know has some or all of the above symptoms, humbly request that person to find qualified treatment for their condition. For the original article please look at: http://vnn.org/editorials/ET9812/ET04-2616.html Hare Krishna! See Related VNN Stories This story URL: http://vnn.org/editorials/ET9812/ET05-2619.html NEWS DESK | EDITORIALS | TOP |
