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What should I do when I feel hopeless after years of practice?

Let your hopelessness deepen until hope itself drops, for in that collapse, you will find the richness of the present where true realization awaits.

— Osho
According to Osho, your hopelessness isn’t ripe yet—let it deepen until hope itself drops. Hope is desire and escape into the future; when it collapses, you fall into the present, where realization happens. Be patient and humble—ten years is little before the vast. Don’t hide; ask, expose your ignorance, and continue without expectation.

Let hopelessness grow until hope falls away, rest in the present, be humble and patient, and openly ask for help.