A selection of writings that illustrates the fact that Bruce Lee was a man of words as well as action, and which explains the theories behind his personal philosophy and his fighting system, Jeet Kun Do. 75,000 copies sold in hardback In this text, John Little, who was granted exclusive access to Bruce Lee's notebooks, presents Lee's writing, which outlines the techniques and philosophies Lee used to develop his personal philosophy and the fighting system of Jeet Kune Do. Recollections on the Thought of Bruce Lee xiii Preface xv Linda Lee Cadwell Introduction xix John Little PART I On First Principles Life 2(5) Existence 7(2) Time 9(2) The Root 11(1) The Now 12(3) Reality 15(4) The Laws 19(2) Interdependency 21(2) The Void 23(2) On Death 25(3) PART II On Being Human The Human Being 28(3) Action 31(1) Wu-wei (natural action) 32(3) The Mind 35(5) Thinking 40(3) Concepts (Abstracting) 43(3) Knowledge 46(1) Ideas 47(3) Perception 50(3) The Ego (Self consciousness) 53(4) Concentration 57(1) On Reason 58(6) Emotion 64(1) Happiness 65(1) Fear 66(2) Will 68(3) Good Will 71(2) Dreams 73(1) Spirituality 74(8) PART III On Matters of Existence Health 82(1) Courtship 83(1) Love 84(1) Marriage 85(2) On Raising Children 87(1) Education 88(1) Teaching 89(4) Ethics 93(4) Racism 97(1) Adversity 98(5) Confrontation 103(2) Adaptability 105(3) Philosophy 108(6) PART IV On Achievement On Work 114(2) Quality 116(2) Motivation 118(3) Goals 121(2) Faith 123(2) Success 125(2) Money 127(1) Fame 128(2) Flattery 130(4) PART V On Art and Artists Art 134(7) Film making 141(1) Acting 142(6) PART VI On Personal Liberation Conditioning 148(2) Systems 150(5) Detachment 155(2) No-mindedness (Wu-hsin) 157(3) Zen Buddhism 160(4) Meditation 164(3) On Being Centered 167(1) Freedom 167(5) PART VII The Process of Becoming Self-actualization 172(6) Self-help 178(3) Self-knowledge 181(4) Self-expression 185(1) On Growth 186(3) Simplicity 189(3) PART VIII On Ultimate (Final) Principles Yin-yang 192(6) Totality 198(2) Tao 200(2) Truth 202(9) Index 211