False Ego leads to Party Spirit

FALSE EGO LEADS TO PARTY SPIRIT OR VICE VERSA

"There is no question about ISKCON. If anybody has that type of feeling, that party spirit, then I must ask him to leave that feeling. Avoid that type of mentality, and come and chant the Hare Krsna Mahåmantra which was given by Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswåmi Mahåråj, or given by Srila Bhaktivedånta Swåmi Mahåråj Prabhupada. They did not want to make a sectarian party, so why are we eager to make a party? We want to harmonise with everything. So we can easily harmonise both of their societies.But ‘society’ means many people. People have many faults, many difficulties. The ego is the worst enemy for everybody. We must avoid false ego. What will I lose if I give honour to others? If I am humble and tolerant, all good qualities will come to me. Mahåprabhu said that with this qualification we shall try to chant Hare Krsna, and then we will gain real feeling for that transcendental Harinåma Mahåmantra. The Holy Name is nondifferent from Krsna, so it is a good practice not to think in the line of party spirit. It is our life’s goal to practise Krsna consciousness without offence to Harinåma; and wherever that is possible, we are slaves of that place." (Srila Govinda Maharaja, Benedictine tree of Divine aspiration)