Bruce Lee : artist of life

251 Pages·2001·5.99 MB·English

by  Lee

The Bruce Lee Library
Bruce Lee
The Essential Writings
Artist of Life
Compiled and Edited by John Little

TUTTLE Publishing
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The Tuttle Story: “Books to Span the East and West”
Many people are surprised to learn that the world’s largest publisher of books on Asia
had its humble beginnings in the tiny American state of Vermont. The company’s
founder, Charles E. Tuttle, belonged to a New England family steeped in publishing.
Immediately after WW II, Tuttle served in Tokyo under General Douglas MacArthur
and was tasked with reviving the Japanese publishing industry. He later founded the
Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Company, which thrives today as one of the world’s leading
independent publishers.
Though a westerner, Tuttle was hugely instrumental in bringing a knowledge of
Japan and Asia to a world hungry for information about the East. By the time of his
death in 1993, Tuttle had published over 6,000 books on Asian culture, history and art—a
legacy honored by the Japanese emperor with the “Order of the Sacred Treasure,” the
highest tribute Japan can bestow upon a non-Japanese.
With a backlist of 1,500 titles, Tuttle Publishing is more active today than at any time
in its past— inspired by Charles Tuttle’s core mission to publish fine books to span the
East and West and provide a greater understanding of each.
All photos appearing in this book are courtesy of the archive of Linda Lee Cadwell, the Estate of Bruce Lee, and
Warner Brothers Films.
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
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Copyright © 1999 Linda Lee Cadwell
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means,
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ISBN 978-0–8048–3263–2
ISBN 978-1-4629-1790-7 (ebook)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lee, Bruce, 1940–1973.
Bruce Lee : artist of life / compiled and edited by John Little. — 1st pb ed.
xv, 269 p. : ill. ; 24 cm—(The Bruce Lee library : v. 6)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-264) and index.
ISBN 0–8048–3131–9 (hc) ISBN 0–8048–3263–3 (pb)
1. Lee, Bruce, 1940–1973. 2. Martial artists—United States
Biography 3. Actors—United
States Biography. I. Little, John R., 1960– . II. Title. III.
Series: Lee, Bruce, 1940–1973.
Bruce Lee library : v. 6.
GV1113,L44A3 1999
791.43’028’092—dc21
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For Shannon and Ian—
Because Bruce and Brandon would wish them
the richness of a happy marriage,
which comes from the artful blending of two souls
C
ONTENTS
Foreword by Linda Lee Cadwell
Introduction
P 1: G F
ART UNG U
1-A The Tao of Gung Fu: A Study in the Way of the Chinese Martial Art
1-B Gung Fu:The Center of the Oriental Arts
1-C A Moment of Understanding
1-D Reflections on Gung Fu
1-E Teach Yourself Self-Defense
1-F Psychology in Defense and Attack
1-G How to Choose a Martial Art Instructor
1-H The Unity of Gentleness/Firmness
1-I My View on Gung Fu
P 2: P
ART HILOSOPHY
2-A Why I Took to Philosophy
2-B Regarding Human Understanding
2-C Living:The Oneness of Things
2-D The Unity of Firmness and Softness
2-E Taoism
2-F Yin-Yang
2-G Wu-hsin (No-Mindedness)
2-H Wu Wei (Non-Action)
2-I The Letting Go
2-J On Western Philosophy
2-K Plato
2-L Plato’s “Gorgias”
2-M Socrates
2-N The Nature of Humankind
2-O Moral Conduct: Relative versus Absolute
2-P Objective and Subjective Judgments
2-Q Rene Descartes
2-R Descartes’ “Meditations”
2-S Descartes—An Opinion
2-T On Descartes’ “Cogito”
2-U “Any Color I Want”
P 3: P
ART SYCHOLOGY
3-A Notes on Gestalt Therapy
3-B The Relationship of the Organism to Its Environment
3-C Three Types of Philosophy
3-D Self-Regulation versus External Regulation
3-E The Top Dog and the Underdog
3-F The Four Basic Philosophical Approaches
3-G Thinking Is Rehearsing
3-H Learning
3-I The Process of “Centering”
3-J Process
3-K Sticking Point (Impasse—Phobic Layer)
3-L Hesse on Self-Will
3-M Toward Liberation
P 4: P
ART OETRY
4-A Rain, Black Clouds
4-B Down the Western Hill
4-C The Dying Sun
4-D Love Is a Friendship Caught on Fire
4-E Once More I Hold You in My Arms
4-F All Streams Flowing East or West
4-G Boating on Lake Washington
4-H For a Moment
4-I Walking Along the Bank of Lake Washington
4-J Night Rain
4-K Our Togetherness Is Like a Sweet Dream
4-L The Surroundings Utter No Sound
4-M It Is Spring
4-N Things I See
4-O The Humming Bird
4-P The Frost
4-Q The Falling Leaf
4-R Though the Night Was Made for Loving
4-S The Silent Flute
4-T Since You Left
4-U Parting
P 5: J K D —T L
ART EET UNE O HE IBERATION
5-A Jeet Kune Do:The Way of the “Stopping Fist”
5-B Jeet Kune Do:Toward Personal Liberation—I
5-C Jeet Kune Do:Toward Personal Liberation—II
5-D Jeet Kune Do:Toward Personal Liberation—III
5-E Jeet Kune Do:Toward Personal Liberation—IV
5-F Jeet Kune Do:Toward Personal Liberation—V
5-G Jeet Kune Do:Toward Personal Liberation—VI
5-H Jeet Kune Do:Toward Personal Liberation—VII
5-I Jeet Kune Do:Toward Personal Liberation—VIII
5-J Notes on Jeet Kune Do
5-K More Notes on Jeet Kune Do
5-L Additional Notes on Jeet Kune Do
5-M The Ultimate Source of Jeet Kune Do
5-N The Theme
5-O True Mastery
5-P Martial Art
5-Q Obstacles in the Way of Knowledge
5-R An Objective Evaluation of the Combative Skill of Bruce Lee—By Those Who Know What It Is
P 6:A
ART CTING
6-A What Exactly Is an Actor?
6-B An Actor:The Sum Total
6-C Self-Actualization and Self-Image Actualization in the Art of Acting
6-D Another Actor Speaks His Mind
P 7: S -K
ART ELF NOWLEDGE
7-A The First Article I Write in Hong Kong
7-B In My Own Process—I
7-C In My Own Process—II
7-D In My Own Process—III
7-E In My Own Process—IV: In Search of Someone Real
7-F In My Own Process—V