The Heart of Happiness
Moon is in Taurus + it's Jupiter's day: Love & compassion, not stuff, is key; now that Jupiter is moving forward, we should all be feeling a boost of hope & inspiration.
it's thursday, february 6, & moon is in taurus, in the starspace (pie slice of taurus sky) called rohini. taurus just wants to be happy, but/& there is the kind of happiness that's fleeting & the kind that is eternal, happiness for no reason, happiness that has no external, no material cause—that new car, a bigger house, another powder day, a promotion at work.
"accomplishments, they come & they go. they can't touch our hearts. but the accomplishment of love, the accomplishment of living by our values, the accomplishment of actually sustaining compassion & growing higher & higher & higher & higher with affection among each other, that's something beautiful."—his holiness radhanath swami
rohini is moon's favorite place & since moon is our mental-emotional body, our consciousness, it's a feel-good transit for us. but/& this asterism reminds us about playing favorites, or being the favorite, & how that can create jealousy. so let's feel special without making others feel unspecial.
it's the ninth lunar day (tithi), the ninth phase of the waxing moon, until midmorning mountain time, then the tenth. the ninth supports us in addressing any elements in our life (emotions, thoughts, situations, people) that are bringing us down rather than lifting us up. the tenth supports us in acting in alignment with our dharma, fulfilling our duties & responsibilities. remember: what we do is just as important, just as influential, as what we don't do!
"not only our actions, but also our omissions become our destiny," said heinrich zimmer, an indologist & historian. which echos what the bhagavad gita teaches, & is surely his source: "those who see action in inaction & inaction in action are truly wise amongst humans." (BG 4.18)
thursday is ruled by jupiter, whose sanskrit name is "guru," aka the spiritual teacher, the one who connects us to our divine essence.
"there is no other spiritual teacher than your own soul."—swami vivekananda
bonus track: jupiter is no longer retrograde, which means we may all be feeling a boost of optimism, of hope, of renewed inspiration, especially those who are ruled by jupiter (pisces & sag). but/& jupiter is in taurus, so whatever area of life taurus represents for you is where you will now feel forward motion. if taurus is your tenth house, career; your seventh house, relationships.yay!
fyi: i am heading to the mountains early tomorrow, so i will catch back up with you on monday.
TL;DR
happiness is an inside job. • feel special but don’t make others feel unspecial as a result. • tackle toxicity & do your dharma. • remember that you are ultimately your own source of wisdom.
& that’s your daily bliss! IN-joy! 🌓🙏✨
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