Question: What is the significance of having a past life connection with someone in this life? Do we have a duty to them if they are not Krishna conscious?
Answer by Romapada Swami: Sometimes it is said that when someone is too attached to another person, or bound in terms of karmic reactions, then in their next life their paths will meet, although this is not always the case.
Regarding the second part of the question, I can only offer a general consideration that our foremost duty towards such (or any) individual is to somehow assist them to become more Krishna conscious if possible, according to our capacity. In any case, we are obligated to so many individuals in the course our material existence, and by executing our own spiritual duties very conscientiously, we can best compensate our obligation to everyone else. Material obligations definitely exist, and we are scripturally obliged to fulfill these obligations, to the degree that we have not become fully surrendered to Krishna.
