Occupational engagement (Lectures)

Expressions researched:
"engage" |"engaged" |"engagement" |"occupation" |"occupational" |"occupations"

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures

We can prepare ourself according to our desire, which planet we wish to go. But Kṛṣṇa says, "Persons who are engaged in My occupational duties, they will come to Me."

Lecture on BG 2.13 -- Public Lecture With German Translation Throughout -- Hamburg, September 10, 1969:

Dehī means one who possesses this body, or the occupier of the body, the spirit soul. That is eternal. Changing body only, but eternal. Therefore we should not be interested to these different types of temporary body. That is not very good intelligence. So we have to prepare ourself. If we want... There is a full description of each and every planet. And we can prepare ourself according to our desire, which planet we wish to go. But Kṛṣṇa says, mad-yājino 'pi yānti mām (BG 9.25). "Persons who are engaged in My occupational duties, they will come to Me."