Question: Sometimes in our dealings with elders, sometimes we have to touch their feet. Mostly, they are non-devotees. So how to deal with this and can we have to take their karma by touching their feet? Jayapataka Swami: When you touch someone’s feet, I think, what I understand, you don’t take their karma, they take your karma. The younger person touches the elder’s feet, that is showing some respect. 25-JUL-2020 SRI DHAM MAYAPUR, INDIA