Bruce Lee

by Lee, Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780804831314
• ISBN10: 0804831319
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-09-15
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub

Summary

A collection of Lee's writing, revealing that he was a man who was equal parts poet, philosopher, scientist, actor, producer, director, author, choreographer, martial artist, husband, father, & friend, dedicated to artistic expression with the goal of self-knowledge.

Author Biography

John Little has established himself as the ultimate authority on the life and thought of Bruce Lee, who, twenty-five years after his death, remains the most popular martial artist of all time. Little enjoys the complete and ardent cooperation of Linda Lee Cadwell, Bruce Lee's widow, and has access to the complete collection of Lee memorabilia and papers. John Little currently lives in Meridian, Idaho

Table of Contents

Foreword	x
Linda Lee Cadwell
Introduction	xiii
Part 1: Gung Fu
The Tao of Gung Fu: A Study in the Way of the Chinese Martial Art	2	(11)
Gung Fu: The Center of the Oriental Arts	13	(2)
A Moment of Understanding	15	(3)
Reflections on Gung Fu	18	(3)
Teach Yourself Self-Defense	21	(3)
Psychology in Defense and Attack	24	(1)
How to Choose a Martial Art Instructor	25	(2)
The Unity of Gentleness/Firmness	27	(2)
My View on Gung Fu	29	(4)
Part 2: Philosophy
Why I Took to Philosophy	33	(3)
Regarding Human Understanding	36	(1)
Living: The Oneness of Things	37	(4)
The Unity of Firmness and Softness	41	(2)
Taoism	43	(2)
Yin-Yang	45	(2)
Wu-hsin (No-Mindedness)	47	(3)
Wu Wei (Non-Action)	50	(2)
The Letting Go	52	(1)
On Western Philosophy	53	(1)
Plato	54	(1)
Plato's ``Gorgias''	55	(1)
Socrates	56	(1)
The Nature of Humankind	57	(1)
Moral Conduct: Relative versus Absolute	58	(1)
Objective and Subjective Judgments	59	(1)
Rene Descartes	60	(1)
Descartes' ``Meditations''	61	(3)
Descartes---An Opinion	64	(1)
On Descartes' ``Cogito''	65	(1)
``Any Color I Want''	66	(5)
Part 3: Psychology
Notes on Gestalt Therapy	71	(2)
The Relationship of the Organism to Its Environment	73	(2)
Three Types of Philosophy	75	(2)
Self-Regulation versus External Regulation	77	(2)
The Top Dog and the Underdog	79	(2)
The Four Basic Philosophical Approaches	81	(1)
Thinking is Rehearsing	82	(2)
Learning	84	(1)
The Process of ``Centering''	85	(1)
Process	86	(1)
Sticking Point (Impasse---Phobic Layer)	87	(2)
Hesse on Self-Will	89	(1)
Toward Liberation	90	(3)
Part 4: Poetry
Rain, Black Clouds	93	(1)
Down the Western Hill	94	(1)
The Dying Sun	95	(1)
Love Is a Friendship Caught on Fire	96	(1)
Once More I Hold You in My Arms	97	(1)
All Streams Flowing East or West	98	(1)
Boating on Lake Washington	99	(1)
For a Moment	100	(1)
Walking Along the Bank of Lake Washington	101	(1)
Night Rain	102	(1)
Our Togetherness is Like a Sweet Dream	103	(1)
The Surroundings Utter No Sound	104	(2)
It is Spring	106	(1)
Things I See	107	(1)
The Humming Bird	108	(2)
The Frost	110	(1)
The Falling Leaf	111	(1)
Though the Night Was Made for Loving	112	(1)
The Silent Flute	113	(1)
Since You Left	114	(2)
Parting	116	(4)
Part 5: Jeet Kune Do---The Liberation
Jeet Kune Do: The Way of the ``Stopping Fist''	120	(2)
Jeet Kune Do: Toward Personal Liberation---I	122	(5)
Jeet Kune Do: Toward Personal Liberation---II	127	(6)
Jeet Kune Do: Toward Personal Liberation---III	133	(10)
Jeet Kune Do: Toward Personal Liberation---IV	143	(10)
Jeet Kune Do: Toward Personal Liberation---V	153	(8)
Jeet Kune Do: Toward Personal Liberation---VI	161	(8)
Jeet Kune Do: Toward Personal Liberation---VII	169	(5)
Jeet Kune Do: Toward Personal Liberation---VIII	174	(8)
Notes on Jeet Kune Do	182	(2)
More Notes on Jeet Kune Do	184	(4)
Additional Notes on Jeet Kune Do	188	(3)
The Ultimate Source of Jeet Kune Do	191	(12)
The Theme	203	(2)
True Mastery	205	(2)
Martial Art	207	(1)
Obstacles in the Way of Knowledge	208	(1)
An Objective Evaluation of the Combative Skill of Bruce Lee---By Those Who Know What It Is	209	(8)
Part 6: Acting
What Exactly Is an Actor?	217	(1)
An Actor: The Sum Total	218	(2)
Self-Actualization and Self-Image Actualization in the Art of Acting	220	(2)
Another Actor Speaks His Mind	222	(3)
Part 7: Self-Knowledge
The First Article I Write in Hong Kong	225	(1)
In My Own Process---I	226	(3)
In My Own Process---II	229	(1)
In My Own Process---III	230	(2)
In My Own Process---IV: In Search of Someone Real	232	(2)
In My Own Process---V	234	(2)
In My Own Process---VI: On Self-Actualization	236	(1)
In My Own Process---VII	237	(1)
In My Own Process---VIII	238	(2)
The Passionate State of Mind	240	(7)
Part 8: Letters
``The True Meaning of Life---Peace of Mind''	247	(3)
``Use Your Own Experience and Imagination''	250	(3)
``Who Am I?''	253	(3)
``Turning Stumbling Blocks into Stepping Stones''	256	(2)
``It's All in the State of Mind''	258	(2)
``Art Lives Where Absolute Freedom Is''	260	(3)
Notes	263	(2)
Index	265	(5)
Acknowledgments	270