depression, page-44

to live without expectation is indeed a lofty goal to attain and it actually takes a lot of effort and wisdom to understand. I went through a very deep depression, meditated on it for a long time and indeed realised that expectation was a core reason for its foundation.

This is a thing that is a bit difficult to understand, it really has to be meditated on. But there is no question that to truly liberate oneself of emotional pain expectation has to be eliminated.