When you pray, setting aside all expectations will help your mind settle into calmness. Many people hope for a lot of things to happen, simply because they have put effort into praying; yet most eventually end up frustrated and disappointed. This is a natural consequence. Until they learn to understand this and let go of such expectations, they will continue to pray with mixed motives. Be pure in mind. Entertain no fantasies, and pray not for your own gain, but for the sake of generating merits for other beings. (D-820719-2, 820610-1-1)