Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts

traded and conceptualized and squeezed into a pattern of systems.

Remember, the usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness.

important aspect of life, then positioning it to awaken people to the problems inherent in the conventional assumptions made on the topic. The result of Lee’s statement is that the reader is now compelled to think for himself about the issue, which leads the individual to produce his own answer. Lee always challenged his students (both in the class

To Bruce Lee, philosophy was not the professional playground of academics, but every human being’s gateway to the greatest adventure of the human spirit.

Pliability is life. — Be pliable. When a man is living, he is soft and pliable; when he is dead, he becomes rigid. Pliability is life; rigidity is death, whether one speaks of man’s body, his mind, or his spirit.

This counsel given by Lee with regard to his teachings is particularly pertinent: 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. Bear in mind I seek neither your approval nor to influence you. So do not make up your mind as to “this is this” or “that is

The life of perfection is the simple life. — A simple life is one of plainness, in which profit is discarded, cleverness abandoned, selfishness eliminated, and desires reduced. It is the life of perfection which seems to be incomplete, and of fullness which seems to be empty. It is the life which is as bright as light, but does not dazzle. In short

The fundamental relationship between existence and cognition. — To doubt is to think, and thought is the only thing in

The meaning of life. — The meaning of life is that it is to be lived, and it is not to be