Book by Lee Bruce: Thought-Provoking Reflections

This anthology of thoughts and aphorisms—more than 800 on 70 different topics ranging from spirituality to personal liberation and from personal life to his film career—offers the most direct, extraordinary, unique, and captivating way to discover the ideas that guided the life of the “little dragon.”

The extent to which he read—his library contained thousands of titles—and wrote gave a powerful impetus to an exceptional life and career, helping him to overcome, seemingly effortlessly, enormous obstacles, and to live happily and at ease.

Bruce Lee was always an inspiration to his family, friends, students, and colleagues, teaching each of them to overcome their doubts and find clarity in life. But that’s not all. Many of his admirers have repeatedly stated: “Bruce Lee helped my life take a different direction,” and many young people learned from him how to care for their bodies and souls, to nurture them, and to make the most of them. The pages of this book reveal, in a sense, the secret of his exceptional success as an actor, martial artist, and global icon, his interests in psychology, Western philosophy, Taoism, and Zen Buddhism, and offer us a fascinating portrait of a man who was not merely a fighting genius.

Bruce Lee

(San Francisco 1940 – Hong Kong 1973) In 1953, at the age of 13, he began practicing Kung Fu in the Wing Chun style. He seemed to have such a natural talent for this art that he gave up his career as a dancer. From that moment on, a new life began for the young Bruce. Throughout his life, Bruce not only studied martial arts but also learned from his master, Yip Man, various philosophical concepts, including the teachings of Buddha, Confucius, Lao Tzu, and the founders of Taoism. In 1959, Bruce returned to San Francisco, where he studied and began teaching Kung Fu. During this period, he won numerous tournaments and, through his many demonstrations, attracted the attention of several film directors. In Los Angeles, Bruce Lee began his acting career by starring in the popular television series The Green Hornet as Kato. During that time, Bruce also taught Kung Fu to many famous actors. He began publishing his first books on his new art, "Jeet Kune Do." Until then, he had limited himself to writing down all his thoughts on martial arts while developing this new style. With his extensive knowledge, he was able to refine and improve many techniques he had previously learned. Bruce starred in 25 films and television series. In 1972, in one of his best Kung Fu films, *Return of the Dragon*, Bruce starred alongside Chuck Norris, Danny D’Agostino, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. On July 20, 1973, he died in Hong Kong; the causes remain a mystery.