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St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925

Rule 197: How Does the Right Hand Act So that the Left Hand Knows Not? (R. 58)

When the mind with concentrated and intent desire of pleasing God, striving wholeheartedly not to neglect its duty, strives lawfully. Then it takes thought for nothing and no other member, save only what is useful for the work in hand; just as the craftsman in each work looks only at the tool useful for his purposes.