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आशा हि परमं दुःखं निराशा परमं सुखम्।
आशापाशं परित्यज्य सुखं स्वपिति पिङ्गला॥

Hope is the source of greatest sorrow; the absence of hope is supreme bliss. The courtesan Pingala realized this and slept peacefully after abandoning...

आशा हि परमं दुःखं नैराश्यं परमं सुखम्।
यथा सञ्छिद्य कान्ताशां सुखं सुष्वाप पिङ्गला॥

As soon as Pingala abandoned hope for her lover, she slept peacefully. Hope’s removal brought unexpected serenity—a lesson in spiritual letting go.

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