Originally posted by RaventheOnly
the cycle is never ending though and peace found in endless perfection is rather limited 馃檨
No, that's Hinduism. Shakyamuni was born Hindu, and he wanted to break the endless cycle of death and rebirth. If you understood Buddhism, you would know that it's not for the blind, it's quite the opposite... Anybody can see the logic in it. That's why I like it, you don't have to have "faith" to see that there is truth in it. You don't have to believe everything about it, that's a big part of it... I don't. I don't believe in reincarnation, and I don't believe that there is such a thing as "right thought". And also, you can be both Buddhist and some other religion.
Prayer does essentially the same thing as meditation. It calms your mind. Seriously dude, next time you decide to diss another religion, at least learn about what it entails.