how should we pray?

The excerpts are from discussion on youth-2.
Hi all, i was reading DOY-2 and i found some guidance by sensei which i thought of sharing with all of you.
these are the guidances i have compiled from various chapters of DOY. i hope that it will be of some help to you.

"prayer is not of the realm of logic or intellect. It transcends such things. Prayer is an act in which we give expression to the pressing and powerful wishes and hopes in the depths of our being and yearn for their fulfilment."

"There is nothing extraordinary about prayer. it is simply wishing for something with all our heart. our heart is what matters most. in that respect, it is important that we chant with deep faith,reverenve and love for the gohonzon in our heart."

"while praying you just need to be yourself. thats the most important thing. revere the gohonzon as the fundamental basis of your life, reach out to it and take your problems to it as naturally as a child reaches for its mother. when you are suffering or when you are sad, there's no need to put on a good face or pretend everything is all right; just chant daimoku exactly as you are, unreservedly giving expression to the feelings in your heart."

"Nichiren Daishonin writes "... what is called faith is nothing unusual." and he urges"... as parents refuse to abandon their children or as a child refuses to leave its mother; so we should put our trust in the lotus sutra. in other words, all we need to do is trust the gohonzon wholeheartedly & pray sincerely that our desires will be realized.such prayers will definitly empower us."

"there are no hard and fast rules about having to chant a certain number of hours. setting daimoku targets can be useful, but when you are tired or sleepy and are just mumbling in a half conscious daze, then its better to stop and go to bed. after you're rested, you will be able to chant with concentration and energy again.
this is much more valuable. we should be alert and earnest when we pray not nodding off."
"The most important thing is that ou daimoku be personally satisfying and refreshing, so that we can exclaim when we finish "Ah, that felt good". by reinforcing that feeling day after day. we naturally move in the more positive diection of our lives."