Acharya Prashant defines hope as a movement away from one's perceived present condition toward an expectation of the future. He explains that hope arises when an individual feels their current state is insufficient and desires a change. This movement is always accompanied by an image of the future and an expectation of what should happen. He categorizes hope into two distinct types to clarify their impact on the human mind and life. The first kind of hope is based on a sense of inadequacy and the desire to accumulate external things like jobs, money, or relationships to feel complete. Acharya Prashant points out that this type of hope makes a person dependent on external forces and the world, leading to constant fear because the outcome is never certain. Since this hope relies on gathering from the outside, it is always prone to failure, and the possibility of not achieving the goal creates anxiety. This hope essentially asks for more 'dirt' to be added to one's life, further burying one's true nature. The second kind of hope is the desire to get rid of bondages and discover one's true, perfect nature. Acharya Prashant describes the individual as a diamond that is already complete but covered in dirt. This hope does not seek to achieve or add anything new but aims to remove the borrowed beliefs, societal influences, and fears that crowd the mind. He encourages choosing this second type of hope, which leads to freedom and individuality, rather than the first type, which leads to dependence and fear. The goal is to realize that one is already wonderful and complete, needing only the removal of external impositions.