Elder St Paisios on Materialism
“…you should not give your hearts to material things. Some people dedicate themselves to material things. They spend all their day absorbed in doing a job and do not think of God at all. We should not reach it point. When at work, use your hands and legs, but not let your mind stray away from God. Do not give your whole being, all your energy and heart, to material things…Do your best at work, but do not give your hearts the work you are doing; give only your hands. Do not give your heart to vain useless things. If I do, then how will it leap for Christ? When the heart is with Christ, then our work is sanctified; there will also be constant rest for the soul and we feel true joy.”
– ‘With Pain and Love’