Question: How do we maintain relations with non-devotees especially while at work? How do we inspire them to come to Krishna consciousness?

Guru Maharaj: We are friendly with the non-devotees. We are kind to them. Part of exchanging love is to open your mind and hear the mind. We don’t really want to open our mind to hearing the non-devotees, because their particular point may be negative towards Krishna consciousness. If they are aspiring to be a devotee, then we can take the trouble to listen. But if they don’t want to be a devotee, hearing their details maybe somewhat bewildering to the mind or polluting. How we are friendly, courteous, cordial, but we don’t get into like into an intimate association, and that I think it is quite alright in the office place. We don’t expect it to be very personal.

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