The Monk Ambrose of Optina loved to tell the following parable: -One man was driving through the market. There are crowds of people around, talking, noise, crowding. But he doesn’t look around, he just slowly urges his horse on: “But, but! But, but!” So little by little I drove through the entire market square. Do the same: so that your thoughts do not speak, but you know your whole business - pray and move forward.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru