No-Dimensions Meditation is Osho’s modern synthesis of ancient Sufi movement, whirling, and silent sitting. It uses precise, centering gestures rooted in the hara—the energetic center two inches below the navel—to expand awareness in the six directions and then dissolve all sense of orientation in a joyful spin into stillness. The process is both devotional and precise: a dance of direction and return, expansion and centering, movement and rest.
As the body moves out toward left, right, front, back, up, and down, it always returns to the hara, gathering presence. Whirling then loosens the boundaries of the mind, and the final sitting allows the energy to settle into a clear, silent witnessing. The whole hour is an invitation to drop edges and discover the dimensionless center—alert, relaxed, and vast.
Phase Instructions
First Stage: Six-Direction Sufi Movements (30 minutes)
Stand with feet hip-width apart, knees soft, spine tall. Rest both hands lightly over the hara (two inches below the navel). Keep the gaze soft and relaxed. Let the music set the pace. From the hara, move sequentially through the six directions—left, right, forward, back, up, down—always returning to the hara between each direction. For each direction: 1) Exhale as you extend: step and reach your body and arms clearly into that direction (e.g., step left and open/extend toward the left; step right and extend to the right; step forward and extend forward; step back and extend backward; rise onto the toes and extend upward; bend the knees and let the torso and hands move downward toward the earth). 2) Inhale as you return: come back to center with both palms resting over the hara, feel the gathering of energy there, and pause just a moment. Keep movements continuous and precise, led from the hara, not from the shoulders or head. If you lose the sequence or timing, simply return to the hara and rejoin on the next beat. Let the face and jaw remain relaxed; let the breath stay natural except for the clear exhale on each outward extension. Continue cycling through the six directions for the full 30 minutes.
Second Stage: Whirling Into the Center (15 minutes)
Stay standing. Allow the music to change your tempo. Gently open the arms to shoulder height; if comfortable, turn the right palm upward and the left palm downward (optional). Begin whirling slowly in the direction that feels natural to your body; most people turn counterclockwise, but you may choose either. Keep the spine vertical, the head aligned, and the gaze soft—let your eyes be open but unfocused, or rest the attention gently on the horizon/left hand without fixing. Start slowly and let the turning build naturally with the music; find the effortless center in motion, as if the body turns around a still axis at the hara. Breathe easy. If you feel dizzy, soften the knees and slow down; if needed, pause with hands on the hara until balance returns, then continue. When the music signals the end, gently slow your turning, come to a balanced stop, bring both hands to the hara, and prepare to sit.
Third Stage: Sitting in No-Dimensions (15 minutes)
Sit comfortably on the floor (or a chair if needed) with the spine upright and the chin parallel to the ground. Close the eyes. Rest the hands on the thighs or lightly over the hara. Now do nothing. Let the breath settle by itself; feel the echo of movement dissolving into stillness. Remain alert and relaxed, simply witnessing sensations, breath, and inner space. If thoughts arise, acknowledge and let them pass without following. Keep the attention resting in or just behind the hara, allowing the sense of center to open into vast, edgeless quiet. Stay unmoving until the meditation ends.
Core Benefits
- Expansion of awareness in six directions.
- Dissolution of orientation through joyful spinning.
- Enhancement of centering and gathering of presence at the hara.
- Loosening of mental boundaries.
- Settling into clear, silent witnessing.
What Osho Said About This Technique
For example, it brings you the experience that not the body, so clearly, so solidly, so categorically, that even if the whole world denies it, it cannot make any difference: you know from your innermost core you are not the body. It brings you the experience that you are not the mind either. And the moment you know you are neither the body nor the mind, suddenly a door opens. You have never been born and you are never going to die because only that which is born can die. The body was born, the mind was born -- they will die -- but you were before your birth and you will be after your death. Once this reality is revealed to you all fears and all miseries disappear. You become part of eternity. Only one thing remains and that is pure consciousness. And pure consciousness is nothing but godliness.Read the full discourse →
In the cavity of the heart, which is situated in the body, dwells the unborn who is eternal.
THE EARTH IS ITS BODY. IT DWELLS IN THE EARTH, BUT THE EARTH DOES NOT KNOW IT. WATER IS ITS BODY. IT DWELLS IN WATER,BUT WATER DOES NOT KNOW IT. FIRE IS ITS BODY. IT DWELLS IN FIRE BUTFIRE DOES NOT KNOW IT. AIR IS ITS BODY. IT DWELLS IN THE AIR, BUT THE AIR DOES NOT KNOW IT. THE SKY IS ITS BODY. IT DWELLS IN IT,BUT THE SKY DOES NOT KNOW IT. THE MIND IS ITS BODY. IT DWELLS IN THE MIND, BUT THE MIND DOES NOT KNOW IT. THE INTELLECT IS ITS BODY. IT LIVES IN THE INTELLECT, BUT THE INTELLECT DOES NOT KNOW IT. THE EGO IS ITS BODY. IT DWELLS IN THE EGO,BUT THE EGO DOES NOT KNOW IT. THE CONSCIOUSNESS IS ITS BODY. IT DWELLS IN THE CONSCIOUSNESS, BUT THE CONSCIOUSNESS DOES NOT KNOW IT. THE UNMANIFEST IS ITS BODY. IT DWELLS IN THE…Read the full discourse →
What is dynamic meditation?
In the second step so many things are possible -- something different will happen to each individual. One person will begin to dance, another person will begin to cry. One will become naked, another will begin to jump and yet another will begin to laugh. Anything is possible. Move from within, move totally, and then you can proceed to the third stage. The third stage is reached as a result of an inherent sequence. In the first stage, the body electricity, or you can call it Kundalini, is awakened. It begins to revolve and move. Only then can the body be in a total letgo, not before. Only when the inner movement has begun are outer movements possible. When the catharsis of the second stage is brought to a peak, to a climax, the third ten-minute stage begins. Begin to repeat vigorously the Sufi mantra: Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! The energy…Read the full discourse →
Osho, last night you explained inner stillness through the dimension of inner silence. Please explain inner stillness from some other dimension.
Jesus says that we are just dead -- not alive! One day, he was passing by a fisherman just as the morning sun was going to rise. The fisherman had thrown his net into the lake, and Jesus put his hand on the fisherman's shoulder and said, "Are you going to destroy your whole life just catching fish? I can show you something better to catch. I can make you a fisherman of life." The fisherman looked at Jesus as if some magnet was working on him. Then he threw away his net and followed Jesus. When they were just going out of the village, someone came running and told the fisherman, "Your father is dead. He has just died, so come home. Where are you going?" The fisherman asked permission. He said to Jesus, "Allow me to go home. Soon I will come back. I have to bury my…Read the full discourse →
Thus, by meditation, they achieve the ultimate reality , which is unthinkable, unmanifest; the one of endless forms, the ever-auspicious, the peaceful, the immortal, the origin of the creator, the one without a beginning, a middle and an end; the only one, the non-dual, the all-pervading, the consciousness, the bliss, the formless, the wonderful.
To use a name as a repetition has its own difficulties. It is easy to throw out all else, but then it is difficult to throw out itself. If you have used "Rama" to throw out all other thoughts, it will become rooted in you, and then you cannot throw it out. It will be very difficult and very painful. Then something else will be needed to throw it out. As far as I am concerned, I never suggest this method. It is better to begin with no word. Then how to begin? Take the total energy of your body and mind as the beginning. Let you total body-mind energy be involved in it. Make it so active -- let your body energy, your mind energy becomes so active, so active at the peak -- that thoughts dissolve, because thoughts cannot exist at the peak. When your energy is moving…Read the full discourse →
Common Questions
It is based on a synthesis of ancient Sufi movement practices, whirling, and silent sitting.
It uses precise centering gestures rooted in the hara to expand awareness in six directions.
The hara, located two inches below the navel, is the energetic center focus for returning and gathering presence.
Whirling helps to loosen the boundaries of the mind, facilitating a release into stillness.
To drop edges and discover the dimensionless center, which is alert, relaxed, and vast.