Its analytical nature at first inspection makes it attractive, but at a deeper level its belief system may appear like a host of patch work ideas, one hinging on a previous. Just as similarly, the sciences only really benefit a few mental elite. Desire is the cause of human failings, according to Buddhism. It preaches a solution to this problem. It encourages the follower to control or even directs him into attempts in purging selfish desires, through meditation.
Meditation forms a large part of Buddhist life.
There is no supreme deity, such as God, in this belief system. This being forsakes his reward of non-existence to help others become Buddha. For the majority of humankind, desire is intrinsic to being human. Whilst this view of suffering may have been correct in the days of the first Buddha, some may say - it is easy to view the world through a haze of misery. Buddhists use a collection of beads, similar to the Catholics of Christendom's rosary beads.