Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee

When we turn to water, we see a thing that is not in competition with its surroundings but in cocreation and coexistence with it. The water doesn’t desire to best the earth. The water simply is. And the earth simply is.

Our potential can never be fully realized in competition because instead of thoroughly observing ourselves and maximizing the creation of our own experience, we focus on winning at all costs.

To live is a constant process of relating; so come on out of that shell of isolation and conclusion and relate directly to what is being said. Do not make up your mind as to “this is this” or “that is that.” Begin to learn to investigate everything for yourself from now on. The oneness of life is a truth that can be fully realized only when a false

Put the different fragments of the dream together and re-own these fragmented parts; re-own the hidden potential in the dream. As we progress and time changes, it is often necessary to reform the formula.

The “Be Water” quote begins with the prompt, “Empty your mind.” This first request is perhaps the most important one in our process because it sets us up for everything that comes next.

Remember, I am no teacher; I can merely be a signpost for a traveler who is lost. It is up to you to decide on the direction. All I can offer is an experience but never a conclusion, so even what I have said needs to be thoroughly examined by you. I might be able to help you to discover and examine your problem by awakening your awareness. A teache

Another time to watch out for the ego is whenever you find yourself overly interested in how you are perceived.

The maximizing of one’s potential is not the tallying of accomplishments, but the continual engagement in life as a process of unlimited growth.

Learning is discovery, the discovery of the cause of our ignorance; it is discovering what is there in us. When we discover, we are uncovering our own abilities, our own eyes, in order to find our potential, to see what is going on, to discover how to enlarge our lives, to find means at our disposal to help us cope and grow. Don’t be in a hurry to