Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living Paperback – Illustrated, 15 June 2002
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- Language : English
- Paperback : 256 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0804834717
- ISBN-13 : 978-0804834711
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"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
"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
"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 McQueen
"Bruce's philosophy seemed always to be going back to the Zen origins, where contradictory advice states the simplest of truths. Bruce's lessons were lessons without being lessons; he was not a teacher, yet he was the greatest teacher I've ever known." ―Stirling Silliphant
"For every question you asked him he would never have to think about it, he would just blurt it right out. Bruce would cover every point with a little saying. If he would see that you were having trouble with something, he would always know just what to tell you. It would seem like he was always dusting off your 'bogie man.' Like if there was something that you were scared of, Bruce would notice and then say 'Ah, scared of that, well look at it this way.' He would change your whole idea about it. Bruce had sayings for everything." ―Bob Bremer, student of Bruce Lee
"We'd work out for an hour, then we'd talk for an hour about a lot of things. He didn't separate life from the extension in his arm. And he is the only one I know of that carried it to the point of real art." ―James Coburn
"In the collection of his writings 'Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living,' Lee explains that there is a difference between the fulfillment of one's desires and the fulfillment of how one desires to appear to the world…" ―Business Insider
"…Bruce Lee books are now also available in ebook format…That's great; it's nice if you're traveling to take everything with you in one little small container so-to-speak." ―Martial Thoughts Podcast
"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
"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 McQueen
"Bruce's philosophy seemed always to be going back to the Zen origins, where contradictory advice states the simplest of truths. Bruce's lessons were lessons without being lessons; he was not a teacher, yet he was the greatest teacher I've ever known." ―Stirling Silliphant
"For every question you asked him he would never have to think about it, he would just blurt it right out. Bruce would cover every point with a little saying. If he would see that you were having trouble with something, he would always know just what to tell you. It would seem like he was always dusting off your 'bogie man.' Like if there was something that you were scared of, Bruce would notice and then say 'Ah, scared of that, well look at it this way.' He would change your whole idea about it. Bruce had sayings for everything." ―Bob Bremer, student of Bruce Lee
"We'd work out for an hour, then we'd talk for an hour about a lot of things. He didn't separate life from the extension in his arm. And he is the only one I know of that carried it to the point of real art." ―James Coburn
"In the collection of his writings 'Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living,' Lee explains that there is a difference between the fulfillment of one's desires and the fulfillment of how one desires to appear to the world…" ―Business Insider
"…Bruce Lee books are now also available in ebook format…That's great; it's nice if you're traveling to take everything with you in one little small container so-to-speak." ―Martial Thoughts Podcast
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About the Author
John Little is considered to be one of the world's foremost authorities on Bruce Lee. He's the only person who has ever been authorized to review the entirety of Lee's personal notes, sketches and reading annotations, giving him an insider's look at Lee's training methods and philosophies. He's shared this information with Lee's fans in his books published by Tuttle Publishing, including: Bruce Lee: Artist of Life; Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way; Letters of the Dragon; The Tao of Gung Fu: A Study in the Way of Chinese Martial Art; Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body and Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon.
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MarxaganisII
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I was going to read this book more fully but.....
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So I was looking to get some uplifting, motivational kick in the pants to further get my act together and I came across this book. So in the title above I was going to read the wisdom of the Dragon himself until I unintentionally ended up on the index section of the book and found quote that stuck out to me. "Forget about your feelings and become one with the work" that message was so powerful I....sorta forgot about reading the rest of the book and immediately went into beast mode on my studies. As a result of reading that statement I have nearly finished 3 online courses, came up with 2 to 4 new story concepts, knocked out some soldering training, and rapidly approaching new programming courses. So now I need to work on my sleeping pattern...so yeah....buy this book!!!
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K. Niles
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A guidebook to life’s simple truths
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As much as I would have loved taking martial arts training from Bruce, I would have equally enjoyed just talking with him on various topics. Very enlightening and motivating! As easy to read book with many brief statements/expressions that challenge you to make your own path; deal with life on it’s own terms. The book binding, paper, and print are excellent , only adding to the pleasure of reading Bruce Lee’s thoughts.
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Astro
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Simplistic awesomeness
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It really does sound like Bruce Lee writing. His thoughts were quite unique, complex and yet simple. It's one of those books, that you wish, every idea you had and put it on a cheat sheet notebook. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to grow or learn but not in a textbook form. Great pickup reading for the average lab rat.
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john palumbo
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surprsingly whise wisdom from the master himself.. i ...
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surprsingly whise wisdom from the master himself.. i thought i was going to get a book with some basic view points from the dragon himself.. but this book talks about everything from life to sport to death you name it.. he talks about it.. fantasic book
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JS Tanner
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KO Global Philosophy with a 20th Century Legend
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Lee disambiguates Chinese philosophy for the misinformed American audience and reflects it at some of the heavy hitters of the Western canon in very plain language and the innate understanding of a continent-hopper. This reason alone makes it a great "crash course in thought."
What, in my opinion, enhances this is the effect of some peculiarities of the 1970s very obviously inform his discussion. He has a sections on race and gender roles and confronts readings of Chinese though made by bad-faith "gurus" in a manner that speaks of his time but is all too relevant today.
What, in my opinion, enhances this is the effect of some peculiarities of the 1970s very obviously inform his discussion. He has a sections on race and gender roles and confronts readings of Chinese though made by bad-faith "gurus" in a manner that speaks of his time but is all too relevant today.
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