I agree. I don't pray and when in church I'm not really worshiping. I go for my wife, because she does believe in prayer.
However, I do believe in God, and I do think that God speaks to us with what we really need (through events) and not what we ask for. My main problem with prayer has been the portrayal that it is to ask for something (which I consider to be selfish). On the other hand, using it the way the monks do (achieving one-mindedness) is a way of opening yourself up to your inner voice.
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