Giving full attention to the task

File:U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Brown, a legal clerk with Headquarters Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, chops vegetables in the dining facility at Camp Mujuk, South Korea 140328-M-UQ794-046.jpg

Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.

Simone Weil, French Philosopher and writer,

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes.

Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.

Alan Watts

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