Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living (The Bruce Lee Library)

By Bruce Lee

Book Overview

"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 deathOn Being Human--including the mind, happiness, fear, and dreamsOn Matters of Existence--health, love, marriage, raising children, ethics, racism, and adversityOn Achievement--work, goals, faith, success, money, and fameOn Art and Artists--art, filmmaking, and actingOn Personal Liberation--conditioning, Zen Buddhism, meditation, and freedomOn the Process of Becoming--self-actualization, self-help, self-expression, and growthOn 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 DragonBruce Lee: The Tao of Gung FuBruce Lee: Artist of LifeBruce Lee: Letters of the DragonBruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human BodyBruce Lee: Jeet Kune Do

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804834717
• ISBN13: 9780804834711
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

A look at the mind behind the legend.

This book has great insights to many aspects of life. It is a must have for all martial artists, both teachers and practitioners. Mr. Lee was a very profound man, with not only insights to martial arts, but into life as well. These insights came from his ongoing quest to learn and progress not only as a martial artist but as a person aw well. This book provides people with a look at the mind behind the legend. If you are looking for insights, philosophies, or simply quotes this book is for you.

Great Book

This book is wonderful. I found it to be usefull in a lot of situations, and opens up new windows to other topics of life. His views on life make you think about new things and are really deeper thoughts than I ever knew about. Great book. Pick it up.

Beyond JKD

I am enlightened and motivated by Bruce Lee's insight into the human condition. I am a student of Jeet Kune Do; his words hit harder than his punches ever will! Our foremost perceptions of Bruce Lee's life are bound to images of a martial arts master; however, in this book we see a very different Bruce Lee. His words of wisdom are easy to read and are more importantly, easy to apply to one's life.

Should Be a Best-Seller! Great insight on life!

Here's an encyclopedia of personal development advice from an unlikely source. While most people may be attracted to Bruce Lee because of his movies or the legend he left behind, I'm more impressed by his courage and compassion. John Little did a great job editing this treasure. I'd recommend it to any man that I thought needed a boost in confidence and direction.

Bruce Lee's Greatest Work!

This book could easily have been retitlted "Bruce Lee Speaks To Everyone" for there is something of great worth for anyone who takes the time to pick up this book. My sister, who doesn't care a whit for fighting, picked up this book and has now purchased her own copy to carry with her to school. Bruce Lee's philosophy, which is more like deep yet practical insights into life is magnificent. Topics covered range from relationships, racism, love, parenting, dealing with adversity, money, business and motivation, to the more profound topics such as life, death and spirituality. This is by far the greatest Bruce Lee book I've ever read and something I will refer to again and again.