What do you think?
Rate this book
PRIMERO EN LA MAÑANA, LO
While many of us might start our day with emails and news, we can easily agree that this is not be the most inspirational start of a day. First in the Morning by Osho gives you a different option to start your day in a more meditative way, to give your mind a taste of meditation that carries you through the day. Here readers find short text pieces for daily meditations and inspiration to start the day. Simply start each day by reading a suggested passage for that morning.
The extracts in this book, along with its companion volume, Last in the Evening, are selected from intimate one-on-one talks with Osho. This book, with passages specially selected for the morning, is invaluable for those already familiar with meditation, as well as the newcomer to the world of the inner mind.
The extracts in this book, along with its companion volume, Last in the Evening, are selected from intimate one-on-one talks with Osho. This book, with passages specially selected for the morning, is invaluable for those already familiar with meditation, as well as the newcomer to the world of the inner mind.
Paperback
First published December 8, 2015
86 people are currently reading
222 people want to read
About the author
Osho
4,359 books6,789 followersRajneesh (born Chandra Mohan Jain, 11 December 1931 – 19 January 1990) and latter rebranded as Osho was leader of the Rajneesh movement. During his lifetime he was viewed as a controversial new religious movement leader and mystic.
In the 1960s he traveled throughout India as a public speaker and was a vocal critic of socialism, Mahatma Gandhi, and Hindu religious orthodoxy.
Rajneesh emphasized the importance of meditation, mindfulness, love, celebration, courage, creativity and humor—qualities that he viewed as being suppressed by adherence to static belief systems, religious tradition and socialization.
In advocating a more open attitude to human sexuality he caused controversy in India during the late 1960s and became known as "the sex guru".
In 1970, Rajneesh spent time in Mumbai initiating followers known as "neo-sannyasins". During this period he expanded his spiritual teachings and commented extensively in discourses on the writings of religious traditions, mystics, and philosophers from around the world. In 1974 Rajneesh relocated to Pune, where an ashram was established and a variety of therapies, incorporating methods first developed by the Human Potential Movement, were offered to a growing Western following. By the late 1970s, the tension between the ruling Janata Party government of Morarji Desai and the movement led to a curbing of the ashram's development and a back taxes claim estimated at $5 million.
In 1981, the Rajneesh movement's efforts refocused on activities in the United States and Rajneesh relocated to a facility known as Rajneeshpuram in Wasco County, Oregon. Almost immediately the movement ran into conflict with county residents and the state government, and a succession of legal battles concerning the ashram's construction and continued development curtailed its success.
In 1985, in the wake of a series of serious crimes by his followers, including a mass food poisoning attack with Salmonella bacteria and an aborted assassination plot to murder U.S. Attorney Charles H. Turner, Rajneesh alleged that his personal secretary Ma Anand Sheela and her close supporters had been responsible. He was later deported from the United States in accordance with an Alford plea bargain.[
After his deportation, 21 countries denied him entry. He ultimately returned to India and a revived Pune ashram, where he died in 1990. Rajneesh's ashram, now known as OSHO International Meditation Resort and all associated intellectual property, is managed by the Zurich registered Osho International Foundation (formerly Rajneesh International Foundation). Rajneesh's teachings have had a notable impact on Western New Age thought, and their popularity has increased markedly since his death.
In the 1960s he traveled throughout India as a public speaker and was a vocal critic of socialism, Mahatma Gandhi, and Hindu religious orthodoxy.
Rajneesh emphasized the importance of meditation, mindfulness, love, celebration, courage, creativity and humor—qualities that he viewed as being suppressed by adherence to static belief systems, religious tradition and socialization.
In advocating a more open attitude to human sexuality he caused controversy in India during the late 1960s and became known as "the sex guru".
In 1970, Rajneesh spent time in Mumbai initiating followers known as "neo-sannyasins". During this period he expanded his spiritual teachings and commented extensively in discourses on the writings of religious traditions, mystics, and philosophers from around the world. In 1974 Rajneesh relocated to Pune, where an ashram was established and a variety of therapies, incorporating methods first developed by the Human Potential Movement, were offered to a growing Western following. By the late 1970s, the tension between the ruling Janata Party government of Morarji Desai and the movement led to a curbing of the ashram's development and a back taxes claim estimated at $5 million.
In 1981, the Rajneesh movement's efforts refocused on activities in the United States and Rajneesh relocated to a facility known as Rajneeshpuram in Wasco County, Oregon. Almost immediately the movement ran into conflict with county residents and the state government, and a succession of legal battles concerning the ashram's construction and continued development curtailed its success.
In 1985, in the wake of a series of serious crimes by his followers, including a mass food poisoning attack with Salmonella bacteria and an aborted assassination plot to murder U.S. Attorney Charles H. Turner, Rajneesh alleged that his personal secretary Ma Anand Sheela and her close supporters had been responsible. He was later deported from the United States in accordance with an Alford plea bargain.[
After his deportation, 21 countries denied him entry. He ultimately returned to India and a revived Pune ashram, where he died in 1990. Rajneesh's ashram, now known as OSHO International Meditation Resort and all associated intellectual property, is managed by the Zurich registered Osho International Foundation (formerly Rajneesh International Foundation). Rajneesh's teachings have had a notable impact on Western New Age thought, and their popularity has increased markedly since his death.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
July 25, 2016
I loved this book in the mornings to have a welcome back into consciousness. It was slow, warming, and enough to fuel you for the day. If you want to pick something up in the morning, pick this before your phone. Thank me later.
June 3, 2024
This book was the perfect companion for my morning journaling. Some mornings I read one paragraph, other mornings two or three. Most days I carried these ideas with me throughout the day. As always, there were parts that resonated more with me, but reading this book in the morning really brought me peace of mind.
Some ideas that I take with me from this book:
- We know ourselves from within. You don't have to rely on other people's opinions - most people only really know us from the outside.
- The simple life is extraordinary.
- Each of us has to find our own truth.
- There is a difference between experience and truth.
- To rest is to be in the moment. Forget the future and the past for a moment and just sit, rest in yourself, relax in yourself.
- Growing as a human being is the greatest challenge. But the more adventurous, challenging and scary it is, the more rewarding life is.
- Life is made up of small things, but being grateful and happy for them makes life extraordinary.
- Always have the courage to make new mistakes.
- If you cannot control yourself, you can control the whole world, but you will still be a slave to yourself.
Some ideas that I take with me from this book:
- We know ourselves from within. You don't have to rely on other people's opinions - most people only really know us from the outside.
- The simple life is extraordinary.
- Each of us has to find our own truth.
- There is a difference between experience and truth.
- To rest is to be in the moment. Forget the future and the past for a moment and just sit, rest in yourself, relax in yourself.
- Growing as a human being is the greatest challenge. But the more adventurous, challenging and scary it is, the more rewarding life is.
- Life is made up of small things, but being grateful and happy for them makes life extraordinary.
- Always have the courage to make new mistakes.
- If you cannot control yourself, you can control the whole world, but you will still be a slave to yourself.
February 14, 2023
My fav quotes (not a review):
• Just become a detached observer. That’s exactly the meaning of the word ecstasy – to stand outside.
• If everybody was told from the very beginning, “Love is the greatest art in life because it is the greatest magic, the most miraculous phenomenon. You cannot take it for granted, you have to explore it, you have to go deeply into it. You have to learn its ways: it is an art”
• Just become a detached observer. That’s exactly the meaning of the word ecstasy – to stand outside.
• If everybody was told from the very beginning, “Love is the greatest art in life because it is the greatest magic, the most miraculous phenomenon. You cannot take it for granted, you have to explore it, you have to go deeply into it. You have to learn its ways: it is an art”
September 1, 2018
Looking for a book to calm me down. Didn’t know it’s a book preaching about god.
July 7, 2023
Not really useful, unless you believe in everything he does. At times it's just unrelatable and far from what a motivational or empowering medetative quote should be like. It doesn't even push you to think. Many were unnecessarily repetitive.
I think it is best to create your own morning meditation or at least take his words with a grain of salt.
I think it is best to create your own morning meditation or at least take his words with a grain of salt.
March 22, 2022
Gives peace, a book that has effect on stressed people.
February 9, 2023
Resúmenes cortos de espiritualidad, buenos para darle diferentes sentidos al día
June 30, 2023
must read
Thank for the book, thank for all party that make this book come to my hand so i can read it.
Thanks
Thank for the book, thank for all party that make this book come to my hand so i can read it.
Thanks
February 10, 2024
My favourite line- "Listen to the heart. Learn more and more of listening to the heart, and follow the heart."
October 11, 2025
Straightforward 5 stars
November 6, 2025
Some gems which nudge life practices (meditation, love) but not a change enabler, so sheds away like leaves in fall
Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews