Prayer is an essential part of Judaism, both the formal prayers and personal Hisbodedute prayers.

Foreign Thoughts Due to the Pegam Habris that a person did, he is attacked by a storm of foreign thoughts that come to confuse his prayers.[2] All the confusions, uncertainties and stupidities that a person has throughout the day all come into a persons mind specifically during prayer times, to confound him.[2] One needs great determination to overcome all these foreign thoughts that come to him specifically during prayers.[2] Each thought is a Kipah and has a complete structure. When a person prays without paying attention to intrusive thoughts, as he proceeds he kills them and severs their limbs, a hand here, a leg there. Just as a powerful warrior would move through enemy lines, as he proceeds, he kills them, some he amputates their hand and others their leg.[2] Mind Obstacles Often a person finds it hard to pray since he realizes that he is filled with sin and far from being a good person. A solution for this is to search for the good points in himself using the Azamra Technique. First he must mediate upon the Mitzvot and good deeds he must have done in his life. Often the person is then counterattacked with thought of how even his good deeds were filled with personal interests and negativity. He must then focus harder and meditate that despite all this bad, there definitely were also good points included. He must then continue and gather these good points in himself. He will then reach a point where he can rejuvenates himself and becomes happy. Then he can pray and thank Hashem. Additionally this method actually raises the person from his current level, where he was in a state of indictment and brings him to a state of merit.[1] Human Obstacles When a person is flawed from Pegam Habris, he might also be harassed by brazen people regarding his prayers.[2] Experiencing Sweetness Sweetness in prayer is experienced according to a person's level of Tikkun Habris and his level of Hiskashrus to Tzadikim that are Shomer Habris.[2] Pegam Habris is like bitter waters and cause a person to not feel any sweetness in his words of prayer.[2] Despite this a person has to try to pray with all his energy, even if he does not feel any sweetness in his prayers and even his actual effort is very valuable.[2] Prayers of Even the Lowest Hashem seeks and desires the prayers of even the lowest of the low Jews and He wants them to pray a lot and yell to Him.[1]

[1] Hishtapchus HaNefesh 69 [2] Hishtapchus Hanefesh 71