Rav Kook on Prayer

The Perpetual Prayer of the Soul We can only pray the way prayer is supposed to be when we recognize that in fact the soul is always praying. Without stop, the soul soars and yearns for its Beloved. It is at the time of outward prayer, that the perpetual prayer of the soul reveals itself in the realm of action. This is prayer's pleasure and joy, its glory and beauty. It is like a rose, opening its elegant petals towards the dew, facing the rays of the sun as they shine over it with the sun's light. Olat Re'iyah vol.1, p. 11

On Prayer

Circles and Straight Lines
Rabbi Akiva's Prayer
Balancing Prayer and Torah
A Favorable Time for Prayer
Sanctity in Space
Unanswered Prayers
Prayer Out Of The Depths
The True Prayer of the Soul
A Tale of Two Prayers
Praying to God
First Impressions
The Power of Prayer
Messengers and Servants
The Torah of Rashbi
The King's Servant and His Minister
Free Expression of the Inner Soul
To Pray "in Truth"

Dressing for Prayer
Preparing for Prayer
Preparing the Heart to Pray
You Prepare Their Heart
"You Have Cast Me After Your Body"
Awakening Love and Awe

The Three Prayers of the Avot
Three Prayers, Three Goals
Tents and Dwelling Places
Mizmor Shir: Melody and Song
The Two Features of Ashrei

The Double Shema
Offering Wine and Grain
Prolonging Echad
Loving God with all Your Soul
Loving God with all Your Might
The Third Passage of Shema

The Proper Dose of Deference
God Raises the Bowed
Guard My Tongue and Lips
Introducing Prayer with Praise
Genuine Zealotry

Tachanun : Crying Without Tears
Aleinu: In Mind and Heart
Minchah : The Afternoon Prayer of Isaac
Ma'ariv : Prayer before Sleep
The Double-Edged Sword of Shema

Shabbat and Water
The Sabbath Bride
Yom Kippur: The Value of Life
Yom Kippur: Attaining Complete Teshuvah