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Zen: Dang Dang Doko Dang shows how to keep the mind clear and free of thoughts in order to achieve self-realization. Summary Of The Book Osho, one of the most acclaimed spiritual masters in recent times, shows the Zen way to free the mind. In Zen: Dang Dang Doko Dang, Osho talks about the way to achieve self-realization without having to believe in a God. This, he says, is the religion of the future. Osho says there are two distinct spiritual paths. One to show the way to peace and happiness by melting the mind through meditation, like Buddhism. The other shows the path to achieve the same by melting the heart through pure devotion, like Hinduism and Christianity. He says that neither path is superior or inferior, they are just different. This book focuses on the Zen path of freeing the mind through dhyana or meditation. While the word meditation has its root in a Greek word that means 'to think', actual meditation, says Osho, lies in developing the ability to stop thinking, to clear the mind of all thoughts. He points out that the mind is the barrier to true happiness, with its conflicting thoughts and emotions. So, to clear the mind and keep it quiet is the key to achieve bliss. Each chapter in the book contains an anecdote, question or a small story that emphasizes an important point or teaches a lesson. The phrase Dang Dang Doko Dang is symbolic of the sound of the drum that a Zen master beats in order to get the attention of the students before teaching an important lesson. Zen: Dang Dang Doko Dang teaches many meditation techniques and answers a lot of questions about Zen meditation. As Osho puts it, Zen is concerned with dissolving philosophical problems, not answering or solving them. About Osho Osho, or Bhagwan Rajneesh, was among the most influential spiritual gurus of the twentieth century. Some of his books include Learning to Silence the Mind, Fear: Understanding and Accepting the Insecurities of Life, Freedom: The Courage to Be Yourself, and Joy: The Happiness That Comes from Within. Rajneesh, as Osho was initially known, was a Professor of Philosophy who later established an ashram in Pune and began to teach his version of spirituality. Some of his lectures and methods invited controversy. But his efforts to integrate spirituality into the current way of life, and his emphasis on the need to embrace life on all its aspects rather than rejecting it attracted a huge number of followers. American author Tom Robbins called him the most dangerous man since Christ. London's The Sunday Times listed him among the 1000 Makers of the Twentieth Century. Osho died at the age of 58 in 1990.