Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts (bruce Lee's Wisdom For Daily Living)

By (author) Bruce Lee; By (author) Lee, Bruce; Edited by Little, John
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In this text, John Little, who was granted exclusive access to Bruce Lee''s notebooks, presents Lee''s writing, which outlines the techniques and philosophies Lee used to develop his personal philosophy and the fighting system of Jeet Kune Do.
Description
"A teacher is never a giver of truth--he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself. A good teacher is merely a catalyst."--Bruce Lee

Within the pages of Striking Thoughts, you will find the secrets of Bruce Lee''s incredible success-- as an actor, martial artist, and inspiration to the world. Consisting of eight sections, Striking Thoughts covers 72 topics and 825 aphorisms--from spirituality to personal liberation and from family life to filmmaking--all of which Bruce lived by.

His ideas helped energize his life and career and made it possible for him to live a happy and assured life, overcoming challenging obstacles with seeming ease. They also inspired his family, friends, students, and colleagues to achieve success in their own lives and this personal collection will help you in your journey too.

Sections include:

• On First Principles--including life, existence, time, and death
• On Being Human--including the mind, happiness, fear, and dreams
• On Matters of Existence--health, love, marriage, raising children, ethics, racism, and adversity
• On Achievement--work, goals, faith, success, money, and fame
• On Art and Artists--art, filmmaking, and acting
• On Personal Liberation--conditioning, Zen Buddhism, meditation, and freedom
• On the Process of Becoming--self-actualization, self-help, self-expression, and growth
• On Ultimate (Final) Principles--Yin-yang, totality, Tao, and the truth

This Bruce Lee Book is part of the Bruce Lee Library which also features:

• Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon
• Bruce Lee: The Tao of Gung Fu
• Bruce Lee: Artist of Life
• Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon
• Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body
• Bruce Lee: Jeet Kune Do

Review quote
"Since he himself would not wholly accept any particular style of martial art or philosophy, Bruce encouraged his students not to accept, without question, his teachings. His main message was to keep one''s mind, attitude, and senses pliable and receptive, and, at the same time, develop the ability to think correctly. This process of inquiry, debate, and practice would lead not only to knowledge of one''s physical strengths and weaknesses but also to the discovery of basic truths that allow one to grow toward a state of harmonious unity of spirit, mind, and body." --Linda Lee Cadwell, from her preface
Review quote
"He was a teacher first of all. He taught philosophy and tried to spread knowledge and wisdom…The integrity with which Bruce Lee lived his life and tried to uphold what he believed to be right--that is a clear example of how it ought to be done. No matter what it is you''re doing, do it with total honesty and total dedication. He definitely influenced me." --Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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"I thought Bruce was a brilliant, fine philosopher about everyday living. He was very much into finding out who he was. His comment to people was ''Know yourself.'' The good head that he acquired was through his knowing himself. He and I used to have great long discussions about that. No matter what you do in life, if you don''t know yourself, you''re never going to be able to appreciate anything in life. That, I think, is today''s mark of a good human being--to know yourself." --Steve McQuee