Absorption

In essence, life of prayer usually is deep absorption. In these states of prayer, you shall find this inner point: participation. If on any ascetic-mystical path certain time is established for prayer and spiritual exercises, not always the latter are enough for absorption when the soul reduces prayer to them.

To speak about absorption does not mean a sensible state that a soul enjoys in certain type of prayer without distractions. Even absorption is not a natural self-concentration produced by activities that require of attention, or of more or less intense concentration on daily duties.