Elder St Paisios on Working Calmly
“…we work in this way, we maintain inner peace, and our whole day is sanctified. Unfortunately, we have not realised that when we do our work in a hurry, we become nervous. And when work is done nervously, it is not sanctified. Our goal should not be to get busy with many things and live in constant agony. This is a demonic condition. When monastic handicrafts are made with calmness and prayer, they are sanctified, and they also sanctify the [world].”
– ‘With Pain and Love’