Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 6: The Path of Meditation
Bhagavad Gita 6.31
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः ।
सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते ॥
sarvabhūtasthitaṃ yo māṃ bhajatyekatvamāsthitaḥ | sarvathā vartamāno'pi sa yogī mayi vartate ||
The yogi who, grounded in oneness, worships me as dwelling in all beings, lives in me, whatever that person's way of life may be.
Modern context
'Whatever their way of life' is a remarkably open phrase. The one who worships the divine in all beings lives in the divine whether they are a householder, a monk, a farmer or a warrior. Outward circumstances do not decide spiritual standing. What decides it is the inner grounding in oneness. This frees spiritual life from any particular uniform or setting.