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Haratsuzumi wo utsu means "to beat the belly drum," meaning to live a contented and happy life. (This usage may refer to a famous ancient Taoist treatise which referred to the "original men" living in the state of nature who did nothing but "wander around happily drumming on their bellies.")
The Little Book of Zen & Haragei
by Lao Hu
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