THE TAO OF DRUMMING

DTAO

The DTAO, Drum TAO, is the Source of the BANG (In the beginning was the BANG, THE BIG BANG), (Yang) and the Not-BANG (Yin). The Not-Bang is eternal and of heaven. The BANG is transitory and of the earth. The BANG has birth and death. The combination of BANG and not-BANG make up the “BEAT”, which also has a beginning, birth, and an end, death. For the BEAT to be in harmony, BEAT and not-BEAT must be in balance. The DTAOer is simple, and hence bases his BEAT to his center, his heart, his heart-BEAT, A BASIC 4/4 with alterations of tempo to suit his intuition and feeling, both dependent on his mood. Chaos, or noise, happens when he loses this connection, usually due to an overpowering mind, self-consciousness, trying to play someone else’s BEAT, or possession. The BEAT cannot be described, but it arises on its own. It always was, is, and will be, as the DTAO is eternal and is constantly and spontaneously generating and regenerating the BEAT. Whenever the BEAT seems to be “lost”, a simple quieting of the mind (BE STILL) will bring it back, just stop and listen. Or put your ear on a mother’s breast and start playing. The DTAOer plays and becomes ONE with the BEAT. The DTAOist is the BEAT, and becomes NONE with it. The BEAT seems to come from out of the GROUND, and is the GROUND OF BEING.