Agrote, many people consider existence to be the proof of god's love.
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When a Christian prays to God doesn't he have the expectation that God will somehow answer his prayer or bring him comfort?
When it comes to prayer the important being is not the one who is prayed to, but the one who does the praying. To pray is to place oneself in a state of total devotion, and to do so does is spiritually enlightening and comforting.
Quote:When I am chanting I realize that the power to have my prayer answered lies within myself.
That's what I mean. But does that differ in any great way from what christians do when they fold their hands? There are misguided buddhists as well as misguided christians.
By the way, stubbornness can be mistaken for determination, thoughtlessness for confidence, and in our strife for gain we often mistake our own interests with the interests of the life force. Faith is not all good always, but being a buddhist you probably know this already.