Hope

As Scripture says, 'Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen' (Hebrews 11:1).

God told Prophet David, 'The servant dearest to Me is one who doesn't seek Me out of fear or hope for reward, but to fulfill their duty to My divinity.'

Regardless of their inherent nature, these things cannot help him love God as much as the smallest act of living faith and hope, which is done with selflessness and detachment from all things.

A person of little understanding, in whose house a Brahmin guest fasts without being honored, will lose all their hopes, expectations, gains, good deeds, truthful words, dug wells, offered sacrifices, sons, and cattle.

Giving up all other hopes, whoever worships Lord Rama and fondly chants His praises undoubtedly crosses the ocean of transmigration.

There is no greater joy than this. By seeing You, all my hopes have been fulfilled. Now, please grant me this one wish: that I may spontaneously be attached to Your feet.

Give up all hope and turn your faces homewards. It is not the will of Providence that Sītā should be married. All my religious merits shall be gone if I abandon my vow.

I am humble, but my ambition is high. I hope that good people will appreciate my words, while those with evil intentions will laugh at them.

God tells Prophet David that the dearest servant is one who loves God not out of fear or hope of reward, but out of devotion.

One should not perform, or cause to perform, any action that involves expectation of reward, destruction of life, or hoarding of wealth or objects.

Freedom from possessiveness, egoism, expectations, and desires, and treating all with equality, are the fundamental principles of the eternal religion of the good.

The one who is free from all existing things, transcends all opposites, has no expectations, is equal to all creatures, is free from the idea of possession, has controlled their self, and is detached from all surroundings - they have no fear from any source.

For all worldly things, perfect contentment, giving up all kinds of hopes, and patience - these are the greatest good for one who has controlled their senses and gained self-knowledge.

A person who gives up all actions, never entertains hope, is completely detached from worldly surroundings, and has renounced all worldly things is considered truly wise and knowledgeable.

Expectation gives birth to wickedness. Anger is considered a child of envy. Greed is the child of deceit. However, ingratitude is barren and has no offspring.

Time is what destroys all beings. Oh Indra, due to your ordinary intelligence, you don't see that destruction awaits all things.

Everything has an end. Without attachment, pride, desire, or hope, free from all bonds and disconnected from everything, I am spending my time in great happiness, observing the appearance and disappearance of all created things.

For one who has wisdom, self-control, contentment, and no desires or hopes, and sees everything with self-awareness, there is no trouble or anxiety.

The objects that are stored with expectation are scarcely enjoyed. Such storing is never applauded by the wise, for death waits for no one (but snatches his prey whether the latter be ready or unready).

Freedom from hope is great happiness. By giving up expectations, Pingala finds peace.