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.
PA RT I On First Principles
1.Life
3.Existence
4.Time
5.The Root
6.The Now
7.Reality
8.The Laws
9.Interdependenc
10.The Void
11.On Death
PART II On Being Human
12.The Human Being
13.Action
14.Wu-wei (natural action)
15.The Mind
16.Thinking
17.Concepts (Abstracting)
18.Knowledge
19.Ideas
20.Perception
21.The Ego (Self-consciousness)
22.Concentration
23.On Reason
24.Emotion
25.Happiness
26.Fear
27.Will
28.Good Will
29.Dreams
30.Spirituality
PART III On Matters of Existence
31.Health
32.Courtship
33.Love
34.Marriage
35.On Raising Children
36.Education
37.Teaching
38.Ethics
39.Racism
40.Adversity
41.Confrontation
42.Adaptability
43.Philosophy
PART IV On Achievement
44.On Work
45.Quality
46.Motivation
47.Goals
48.Faith
49.Success
50.Money
51.Fame
52.Flattery
PART V On Art and Artists
53.Art
54.Film making
55.Acting
PA RT VI On Personal Liberation
56.Conditioning
57.Systems
58.Detachment
59.No-mindedness (Wu-hsin)
60.Zen Buddhism
61.Meditation
62.On Being Centered
63.Freedom
PART VII The Process of Becoming
64.Self-actualization
65.Self-help
66.Self-knowledge
67.Self-expression
68.On Growth
69.Simplicity
PART VIII On Utimate (Final) Principles
70.Yin-yang
71.Totality
72.Tao
73.Truth