Question: When we see that our non-devotee relatives are wasting their valuable human life, and not giving any attention to spiritual life, even if by requesting them to chant, by sharing the importance of chanting, they are not responding positively. Then we feel compassionate for them but we are not able to do anything. What can we do in this stage? Should we keep trying or avoid them?

Guru Maharaj: You can try using various tricks. If your relatives are offensive to Kṛṣṇa and the devotees, then avoid them if that may be required. If they are not offensive, then if they are not very responsive, then we can think of different tricks. Just like a wife may come up to the husband who is not very Kṛṣṇa conscious, and feign ignorance, I cannot understand this verse, can you please explain this to me. The husband thinks, I am macho! She is coming to me and asking me for help! (Feels very important). There may be some tricks.  29-Oct-2020 Śrīdhāma Māyāpur, India