Reply To: long davening

It seems to be that been misinterpreted. When I first mentioned the gemara about the chasidim harishonim, it was not intended to prove that one should daven longer. It very well may be that we are not on the level to spend nine hours a day on davening. The reason for mentioning the gemara was as a response to those who claimed that if you spend so much time davening then all your other obligations will be neglected. To that the gemara says that those who spent such a long time on davening had siyata dishmaya that they could accomplish more in less time.