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What do you all think?

Unfortunately, we are going to see more of these layoffs... 8,000 Meta layoffs today is just the beginning of the new era, where we need to pivot into different direction and explore new areas of employment..

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Tomorrow at 3:30 AM?!🥺

Does it have same requirements as EB1?

Help me, help you!!

I watched the first few videos of Vantara just like everyone else. We all saw the massive elephant hospitals and the lush green forests. We watched the Ambani family talk about their deep commitment to animal welfare. The internet cheered, and I cheered too. I work in tech and I always appreciate a massive infrastructure project.

Vantara does genuinely incredible work. The team rescues abused elephants from bad situations and provides world class medical care to injured tigers. They built a massive safe haven for wildlife in Jamnagar. The sheer scale of the operation just staggers the mind.

But, then I saw the recent launch of Vantara Creamery. Suddenly the entire architecture of this project clicked in my head. Read more..

I spent the last week digging through ancient Hindu texts and modern astronomical data. My brain feels like it went through a blender, but my anxiety is gone. We live in Laniakea, a supercluster with 100,000 galaxies. There are about 10 million superclusters like it in the observable universe.

When you crunch the numbers on sun-like stars and Earth-sized planets, you find roughly 2 sextillion worlds like ours. If they all have 8 billion people, that is 16 nonillion people. We spend our lives worried about typos and what strangers think of our clothes, but we are just living through one tiny fraction of a 4.32 billion-year cosmic day.

Realizing how small we are is not depressing. It is freedom. It means you do not have to be perfect because the universe is too big to notice your mistakes.

I spent the last week digging through ancient Hindu texts and modern astronomical data. My brain feels like it went through a blender, but my anxiety is gone. We live in Laniakea, a supercluster with 100,000 galaxies. There are about 10 million superclusters like it in the observable universe.

When you crunch the numbers on sun-like stars and Earth-sized planets, you find roughly 2 sextillion worlds like ours. If they all have 8 billion people, that is 16 nonillion people. We spend our lives worried about typos and what strangers think of our clothes, but we are just living through one tiny fraction of a 4.32 billion-year cosmic day.

Realizing how small we are is not depressing. It is freedom. It means you do not have to be perfect because the universe is too big to notice your mistakes.

I know the facts. I was an average student. I put in the hard work just to keep up. But when the exam paper hits the wood of the desk, or the interviewer looks me in the eye, my brain stops. I think too much. Anxiety takes the wheel. I freeze. I fail.

The failures pile up over the years. A botched test here. A ruined interview there. I am thirty-three years old now. I have no stable job. I am single. I look at my old classmates. They possess high salaries, big houses, and growing families. Comparison steals my joy. I sink into a dark place.

Friends call. Family members call. I ignore the ringing phone. I convince myself they only want to mock me. They just want to know I still breathe. Depression lies. It tells me everyone watches and laughs. So I choose loneliness. I build walls and hide behind them.

But you cannot live behind walls forever. You must dismantle them. I realized negative comparison acts as a poison. It kills ambition. It ruins the present moment. I needed a toolbox to fix this bad habit.

Here is how I stop the comparison trap:

I curate my space. I stopped consuming fake perfection. Instead, I follow people who motivate me. I seek positive influences. I remain far from holy. I possess defects and bad habits, but I work on them. Sometimes, comparison still happens. I see someone visit a new country, and I want to explore it. I take this in a positive way now. This kind of comparison helps me build my goals. It clarifies what I want from life.

I chase the light. I go outside to watch the sunrise or the sunset. I bring my iPhone. I photograph birds, beautiful skies, and the raw beauty of nature. I post these pictures to my Instagram story and attach a favorite trending song. I do not do this for likes. I build a personal library of music and memories. I do it for me.

I kill the thought. When my mind drifts to a former classmate’s promotion or wedding, I catch the thought. I say a single word out loud. “Stop.” I turn my focus back to my own work. You must train your brain like you train a muscle.

I recall the good. Human memories run short. They live short lives, believe it or not. I do not record my gratitude in a notebook. Before sleep, I simply recall three good things from the day. I smile. I feel grateful for those moments. I pray to God for the beautiful day and I sleep. When I wake up, I pray to God again. I give thanks for another day to live, to explore, and to search for answers. I promise to bring the best of myself to the new day. I repeat this cycle. Gratitude starves comparison.

Loneliness changed its shape. I turned it into solitude. Solitude is a choice. I stopped fighting the silence and began to appreciate it. My mind cleared. I simply accept my current place on the map. I realize everything happens for a reason.

I must build resilience. I must practice patience. I stopped looking at my neighbor’s paper. I keep my eyes on my own desk.

My journey continues without a map. I lack a clear direction right now. That is fine. I remain calm. I feel happy. I surrendered my anxiety and my future to a higher power. I trust that fate wrote something better for my life. I keep writing my story. The good part comes next.

I recently took a drive out to see the new Akshardham temple in Robbinsville, New Jersey during our NY visit. I have to say, the craftsmanship is top-notch....reminds me of the kind of "elbow grease" and pride in work you just don't see much of anymore. And the folks there are very polite. They do a lot of good for the local community, too... plenty of charity work and giving back to the USA, which I always tip my hat to.

But I hve been doing some reading (yes, I still check the facts!) and I came across a court case from 1966. It seems the leaders back then told the Supreme Court they were NOT Hindus just so they could keep their doors closed to certain people. Now, they seem to be the "face" of Hinduism everywhere you look. Talk about talking out of both sides of your mouth! --- "Largest Hindu temple in the US of A"

Is it just me or is it a bit "rich" to celebrate their leader's birthday on the same day as Lord Ram? They claim that Swaminarayan bhagwan... who was walking the earth just 200 years ago...... is actually "above the trinity" Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. To my mind, that sounds like a bit of a tall tale.

Are they changing their tune just to fit in with the times?? I appreciate the community service but I don't care for the "revisionist history"

Would love to hear from anyone who knows the "real McCoy" on this.

So i just visited the new BAPS akshardham in jersey and istg it’s the most beautiful thing I hve ever seen. like, the seva there is insane and the people are actually so nice?? plus they do a lot of good for the community here in the states with donations and stuff so i rly wanted to vibe with it.

BUT... i started doing some deep dives and now I am lowkey confused.

apparently back in 1966, the leaders of this sect literally went to the Supreme Court of India to argue that they were not Hindu just so they could keep certain people out of their temples?? but now they’re like the main ones repping Hinduism globally?? the 180 flip is giving hypocrisy...

also, in satsang, they say Swaminarayan is "Sarvopari" (supreme) and like... above Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. but he was a real person who lived only 200 years ago? how can someone who lived in the 1800s be the boss of the ancient trinity? and then they celebrate his bday on the same day as Bhagwan Ram... is that like, a marketing move to blend in or what?

idk man, part of me loves the culture and the community service they do, but the other part feels like the "alignment" is kinda sus.

is this just a personality cult with a rly good PR team or am i missing something deep? anyone else feel like the "Hinduism" they show to the public is different from what they teach behind closed doors?

So i just visited the new BAPS akshardham in jersey and istg it’s the most beautiful thing I hve ever seen. like, the seva there is insane and the people are actually so nice?? plus they do a lot of good for the community here in the states with donations and stuff so i rly wanted to vibe with it.

BUT... i started doing some deep dives and now I am lowkey confused.

apparently back in 1966, the leaders of this sect literally went to the Supreme Court of India to argue that they were not Hindu just so they could keep certain people out of their temples?? but now they’re like the main ones repping Hinduism globally?? the 180 flip is giving hypocrisy...

also, in satsang, they say Swaminarayan is "Sarvopari" (supreme) and like... above Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. but he was a real person who lived only 200 years ago? how can someone who lived in the 1800s be the boss of the ancient trinity? and then they celebrate his bday on the same day as Bhagwan Ram... is that like, a marketing move to blend in or what?

idk man, part of me loves the culture and the community service they do, but the other part feels like the "alignment" is kinda sus.

is this just a personality cult with a rly good PR team or am i missing something deep? anyone else feel like the "Hinduism" they show to the public is different from what they teach behind closed doors?

why is BAPS temple lowkey becoming just a photo op for the aesthetic..it’s giving major main character energy but not in a good way… the hypocrisy is actually wild and living in my head rent free… we stay gatekeeping our own people for taking a quick vid inside but then we’re out here simping when a foreigner uses it for clout… like why are we hosting a whole quinceañera at the mandir now.. a mandir is literally a sacred space and not just your next backdrop.. like why is it cool when they do it but cringe when we do… we need to stop treating our culture like it’s just some prop… either the rules apply to everyone or they don’t apply at all fr… keep that same energy and respect the vibe of the space bruh..

built this small thing for mental health awareness month. you type in what you're stressed about, it does local semantic search across the Bhagavad Gita, finds the verse that matches your situation, and explains it in english + your mother tongue.

npm install -g harikrupa

free, runs on your machine, no signup, no ads. needs node 18+.

embeddings happen locally so your query never leaves your computer. only the matched verse gets sent to an LLM for the commentary part. works offline too — falls back to local translations if there's no internet.

made it because i kept opening my terminal at 2am to read verses and figured a tool that pulled the right verse for the moment would be more useful than scrolling.

mind your mind. this month and every month. 🌸

if you're new to ireland and finding it harder than expected, you're not alone.

the housing crisis is genuinely brutal. work permit renewals, employer dependency, the stress of building a life when you're not sure how long you'll be allowed to stay. distance from family. the cultural shift. the irish weather doing its thing.

for the indian community specifically — loggg kya kahenge doesn't go away just because you crossed an ocean. mental health stigma in our community is real, but so is the reality that stigma kills.

found a small CLI tool called harikrupa that pulls a Bhagavad Gita verse fitting your situation, in english + mother tongue. free, runs locally if that's helpful:

npm install -g harikrupa

but please — talking to a real person matters more than any tool.

take care of yourself.

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if you're struggling:

• Samaritans Ireland: 116 123 (free, 24/7)
• Pieta House: 1800 247 247 (free, suicide and self-harm support)
• Aware: 1800 80 48 48 for depression
• HSE Mental Health services through your GP — yes the waitlist exists, but referrals matter for the long term

we don't really talk about this in our families, but the pressure stacks up.

skilled worker visa renewals. ILR goalposts that keep shifting. NHS mental health referral takes 18+ months in some areas by the time you get an appointment you've been carrying it alone for nearly two years. energy bills. rent. parents getting older 9 hours away and visits costing more every year. that one cousin who moved to canada or the US and won't stop comparing salaries.

and the logg kya kahenge running in the background, even when nobody at home is saying anything.

found a small CLI tool called harikrupa recently. AI-powered, takes whatever you're going through and pulls a Bhagavad Gita verse that fits and offers guidance in English + your mother tongue. surprisingly grounding at 2am.

npm install -g harikrupa

(needs node. free. 30 second setup.)

if you're actually struggling, please don't wait for the NHS list:

• Mind: 0300 123 3393
• Samaritans: 116 123 (free, 24/7)
• Taraki for Punjabi-specific support
• BAATN has a directory of South Asian therapists if you can do private

take care of your mind this month and every month..

Not to be dramatic but desi kids are not okay. The "beta what are you doing with your life" calls hitting different. Marriage pressure when you're literally just vibing. The two-cultures thing.... too whitewashed at home, too desi at brunch. Cousin comparison is genuinely a sport at this point. Career path basically pre-loaded since birth. And then someone asks why you're "so quiet lately".....

The way we stress about everything is actually wild.

And the worst part? Half of it stays in your head rent-free because somewhere in there, an aunty is already side-eyeing you.

Found this thing called Harikrupa... lowkey an AI powered CLI tool that listens, finds the Srimad Bhagavad Gita verse that fits your situation and breaks it down in English (+ mother tongue if that's your vibe). It's giving wise cousin at 2am energy, minus the lecture.

npm install -g harikrupa

Mind your mind. This month and every month. 🌸

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If you're really struggling, please reach out — your mind deserves the same care as your body:

• 988 (call or text) — free, 24/7, confidential
• SAMHSA: 1-800-662-4357 — multilingual treatment referrals
• southasiantherapists.org — directory of South Asian therapists across the US
• SAMHIN (samhin.org) — South Asian mental health resources and support groups
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 — multilingual, including Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Bengali

You don't have to carry it alone. What people think matters way less than how you actually feel.

Mental health is just as important as physical health and Indian expats in the US carry a lot. OPT to H1B. H1B to green card. Green card to citizenship. The 60-day clock after a layoff. Parents aging 9,000 miles away. Marriage, postpartum, conception, kids' future... and somewhere in there, HOA fines for unkempt landscaping.

We stress about everything.

Some things you can't say out loud, because you think people will judge.

Came across Harikrupa, a small CLI tool that uses AI to match your situation to the right Srimad Bhagavad Gita verse and offer guidance in English + your mother tongue. Like asking a wise friend at 2 AM.

````npm install -g harikrupa```

Take care of your mind, this month and every month. 🌸

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If you're really struggling, please reach out — your mind deserves the same care as your body:

• 988 (call or text) — free, 24/7, confidential
• SAMHSA: 1-800-662-4357 — multilingual treatment referrals
• southasiantherapists.org — directory of South Asian therapists across the US
• SAMHIN (samhin.org) — South Asian mental health resources and support groups
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 — multilingual, including Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Bengali

You don't have to carry it alone. Loggg kya kahenge matters less than your wellbeing.