Praying as a Monk

Prayer is part of justice, so it's virtue, that you should pray not only for your own purification, but also for that of every man. Whether you pray along with the brethren or alone, strive to make your prayer more than a mere habit. This is simple but powerful instruction. So I pray, I repeat the words, I sit properly, I breathe properly, I focus in words. Is there an inner experience or am I just going to the motions? If you do it long enough, there will come a period of mechanical habit. When I remember, when I see that, try to make it inner experience, that feeling should come inside. What is praying as