By: Bruce Lee, John Little (Editor)

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"Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living" is an unparalleled volume of Lee's own writings on the wisdom that he used to shape his extraordinary life. Editor John Little, in the tradition of Tuttle's other Bruce Lee Library titles, uses his unprecedented access to Lee's writings to cull the words of the legendary martial artist, actor, and philosopher into this soulful, personal collection."Striking Thoughts "is a diverse record of the thoughts and observations that Bruce Lee put on paper in his lifelong quest for self knowledge. A voracious reader, Lee's personal thoughts on life are a unique blend of traditional eastern traditions and modern western ideals. John Little distills the essence of Lee's writings on all aspects of life, including Existence, Achievement, Art, and Personal Liberation. Consider some of Lee's elegant thoughts.

Recollections on the Thought of Bruce Lee	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Introduction	p. xix
On First Principles
Life	p. 2
Existence	p. 7
Time	p. 9
The Root	p. 11
The Now	p. 12
Reality	p. 15
The Laws	p. 19
Interdependency	p. 21
The Void	p. 23
On Death	p. 25
On Being Human
The Human Being	p. 28
Action	p. 31
Wu-wei (natural action)	p. 32
The Mind	p. 35
Thinking	p. 40
Concepts (Abstracting)	p. 43
Knowledge	p. 46
Ideas	p. 47
Perception	p. 50
The Ego (Self-consciousness)	p. 53
Concentration	p. 57
On Reason	p. 58
Emotion	p. 64
Happiness	p. 65
Fear	p. 66
Will	p. 68
Good Will	p. 71
Dreams	p. 73
Spirituality	p. 74
On Matters of Existence
Health	p. 82
Courtship	p. 83
Love	p. 84
Marriage	p. 85
On Raising Children	p. 87
Education	p. 88
Teaching	p. 89
Ethics	p. 93
Racism	p. 97
Adversity	p. 98
Confrontation	p. 103
Adaptability	p. 105
Philosophy	p. 108
On Achievement
On Work	p. 114
Quality	p. 116
Motivation	p. 118
Goals	p. 121
Faith	p. 123
Success	p. 125
Money	p. 127
Fame	p. 128
Flattery	p. 130
On Art and Artists
Art	p. 134
Film making	p. 141
Acting	p. 142
On Personal Liberation
Conditioning	p. 148
Systems	p. 150
Detachment	p. 155
No-mindedness (Wu-hsin)	p. 157
Zen Buddhism	p. 160
Meditation	p. 164
On Being Centered	p. 167
Freedom	p. 167
The Process of Becoming
Self-actualization	p. 172
Self-help	p. 178
Self-knowledge	p. 181
Self-expression	p. 185
On Growth	p. 186
Simplicity	p. 189
On Ultimate (Final) Principles
Yin-yang	p. 192
Totality	p. 198
Tao	p. 200
Truth	p. 202
Index	p. 211
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ISBN: 9780804834711
ISBN-10: 0804834717
Series: The Bruce Lee library
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 192
Published: July 2002
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Dimensions (cm): 18.8 x 12.4  x 1.8
Weight (kg): 0.295