Inspiration - where can you find it?

Whether you are an artist or just a human being with her/his consciousness blossoming, you need inspiration from time to time to be able to go forward with your life. It's natural and luckily the possibilities are limitless to engage with what is out there for you.

As a kid I found my comfort in fantasy stories, bedtime stories came alive in my mind. My imagination was so wild and ran on a wide platform. I felt perfectly safe and sound within my own world. You can guess the reasons why I needed that but the main point is the fact that I was able to create.

As decades passed by, this talent has never left me. Experiences gathered and my taste slowly has changed. Reality became way more fun than fantasy. I have never thought this could happen. I have lived in so many places, I have tried some extreme jobs, I have been in insanely dangerous situations, yet I am still here and my faith grew stronger.

On the other hand, inspiration sometimes acted cruelly to me. It left me with my longing for something new like a surgeon who left the patient with an open wound. I had to fight for it, beg for it, go to all the places I knew for it, yet nothing has happened. 

There are times in human life when we all need a big change, a huge twist, something that shakes us up so powerfully that it hurts at first but then it becomes most comforting. 

We all came here with a unique purpose, let's just remember that for a second! It's about learning and evolving, not about paying for old mistakes or previous lives' penance. Even good or bad karma differs from that. To wake up from the illusions we live so willingly is to find inspiration from within. There is a voice in our hearts who always tells the truth. Why can't we just listen to that?

Inspiration comes from somewhere, from Someone who is bigger than us. There is a creator who knows everything. We have to show this Supreme Personality that we are worth it to get something new, we are ready to receive the task which is meant for us and the new companions along. God was born ready, what about you? 

Think about this!

your ever well-wisher friend,

Kata Varga

Rays of Sunlight

I thought there is no difference in whether the sun is shining outside or not but this Covid-19 pandemic re-wrote my view on that. There IS a huge difference between the mood I get with the rays of sunlight shining upon my face (or even just upon my window-sill). Now I thank God for every little sign of light He brings into my life.

Mondays were my enemy when I was a teenager like why the hell we must go to school again?! Then years (what years, let's be frank: decades) have passed and I felt I could give a warm welcome to each and every Monday. A fresh start, a new week. Always good to get those. And to get up in the next morning, as a matter of fact.

It yet again amazes me how human life can change at any second. Moods can surely swing daily but the goal of life, the direction we are headed is determined. We have free will, no doubt on that, but where we are going to end up has already been decoded.

My kind of rays: learning, listening, laughing, writing, reading, chanting mantras, serving others, cleansing the heart, encouraging others, enlightening others, practicing what I have learned, traveling, walking outdoors, swimming, meeting new people, asking questions, telling stories and jokes, participating in kirtan, having a deep breath of fresh air.

The list is always longer than what I can write down but it is a perfect glimpse of who I am at this very moment. Not who I want or wish to become. This is who I am right now. A hundred percent.

What are your rays of sunlight? What is your daily happiness and gratitude is about?

Think about it for a minute!

your ever well-wisher friend,

Kata Varga

Enormous Fun of Spiritual Happiness

Gratitude. Balance. Humility. Compassion. Faith. Service. Respect. Honesty. Intelligence. Humor. Curiosity. The list won't end in one blog post but let's try to say more of the how instead of the what!

To be happy begins with understanding who we are and what is the goal of our life. We all are coming to a stage of existence where these questions pop up and won't go away anymore. We have to deal with the struggle to answer them.

Material desires and material happiness are just pushing us deeper into the darkness. To see the light you don't have to go into that tunnel. The brightest moments arrive when we least expect them. You can not prepare yourself for the awakenings. 

Human life has way more fun to offer when you accept the duties that come along with it. Rights and duties. We have them both. You can not enjoy the rights if you neglect the duties. You were born with a certain talent, something only you can provide for the world. Are you using it or waiting for another slap from life to prove you wrong?

Spiritual life is waiting for you, so does spiritual happiness. It's not something you have to be afraid of nor mythicize. You don't have to create words nor religions to understand what the inner nerd is saying. There is Someone you can always turn to, who you can ask anytime and about anything. God is the Supreme Personality.

To me, it offers enormous fun to talk to God and surely it brings spiritual happiness that I know about the opportunity. I am more than grateful to be able to serve God and spread the Vedic Indian knowledge. Not saying it was easy to begin nor is it simple now but I won't ever quit trying. The efforts are all worth it. Each and every day.

I am a very cheerful person and I have a feeling God likes that. My way of human life is filled with laughter and to connect with others I also use humor and stories that help them grow while cracking jokes.

Happiness is a mindset. The more openly you begin to lead your life, the clearer it gets.

your ever well-wisher friend,

Kata Varga

Looking for Answers - Who to ask?

Still looking for answers? It is great to be curious about life and all the things around and inside us. What we want to know is beyond what our bodily instruments can reach or beyond what we can speculate with our material mind. What then? Who to turn to?

It's easy, at least for those who are open in heart and mind. Why? Because there are things you can only understand if you are aware of the existence of the spiritual realm. Our consciousness is covered but we can polish the dust off of material things.

To believe in the spiritual life is simply to understand the very facts that we are not this body, we had lives before and maybe about to born again. You should not be afraid nor distance yourself from the word God and who is behind it. God is a person, the Supreme Personality. Isn't that comforting? There is someone who knows everything: past - present - future, all the living entities, all the actions - intentions - thoughts - feelings. 

We certainly have our so precious free will but honestly, what are we doing with it? What are you doing with it? There has to be a variety of directions, there must be hundreds of options and opportunities to satisfy us, right? But there is only one we can actually take. How long are you going to wait in case if you haven't chosen yet?

People usually think there is unlimited time to enjoy life but of course, we all should know there is indeed a very strict limit. So the sooner the right path - the better for us. 

When I began to study the Vedic Indian way of life and got back in a cooperative relationship with God, I made my final choice. A big thing to me because I am a natural-born wanderer and I thought I won't settle for anything, ever. Yet, here I am. Fully-wonderfully convinced of the genuineness of the scriptures like the Bhagavad-gita and the Srimad-Bhagavatam. Now I am practicing to live by their teachings and doing my daily talks with God.

I am certain that there are many people out there who can also understand and digest the messages of the Vedas. I hereby call out to them. Make your choice, take the 1st step, the rest will follow!

your ever well-wisher friend,

Kata Varga