• Striking Thoughts

  • Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
  • By: Bruce Lee
  • Narrated by: Peter Kim
  • Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (310 ratings)

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Striking Thoughts

By: Bruce Lee
Narrated by: Peter Kim
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"A teacher is never a giver of truth - he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself. A good teacher is merely a catalyst." (Bruce Lee)

Within the chapters of Striking Thoughts, you will find the secrets of Bruce Lee's incredible success - as an actor, martial artist, and inspiration to the world. Consisting of eight sections, Striking Thoughts covers 72 topics and 825 aphorisms - from spirituality to personal liberation and from family life to filmmaking - all of which Bruce lived by.

His ideas helped energize his life and career and made it possible for him to live a happy and assured life, overcoming challenging obstacles with seeming ease. They also inspired his family, friends, students, and colleagues to achieve success in their own lives, and this personal collection will help you in your journey, too.

The sections include:

  • On First Principles - life, existence, time, and death
  • On Being Human - the mind, happiness, fear, and dreams
  • On Matters of Existence - health, love, marriage, raising children, ethics, racism, and adversity
  • On Achievement - work, goals, faith, success, money, and fame
  • On Art and Artists - art, filmmaking, and acting
  • On Personal Liberation - conditioning, Zen Buddhism, meditation, and freedom
  • On the Process of Becoming - self-actualization, self-help, self-expression, and growth
  • On Ultimate (Final) Principles - yin-yang, totality, Tao, and the truth
©2016 Bruce Lee Enterprises, LLC (P)2019 Echo Point Books & Media, LLC

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Striking indeed

Great book. I did not realize Bruce Lee was such a philosopher. I only wish this was also narrated by Bruce Lee.

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All that heavenly glory!

What a great book by a man wise long beyond his years! I will most likely listen to this again and again over my years just to find out how I hear it differently as I grow and change. The cup’s usefulness is in its emptiness.

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brilliant philosophy. from a brilliant human being

I've listened to a different perspective on life. that i will never forget. I will not let what I've learned go to waste.

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  • 01-17-22

This hit all of Bruce Lee’s great points!

What an amazing piece of work from non other than one of the greatest artist and philosopher in life! This book will definitely provide the right perspective needed to achieve a successful life. Highly recommended!

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Very good listen

I've read the book. Love it. I really enjoyed the narrators voice. I believe he did a great job.

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  • 08-25-23

Life boiled down to 5 hours of endless wisdom.

I can't say more than the title. Life changing if you're ready to change your life.

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nuanced answer to questionable questions.

it was nice to hear things explained in a philosophy kind of way. I like the narrators voice reminded me of home.

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Life Changing

Mr. Kim is an excellent narrator who exudes presence, gentility and fluid delivery.

Bruce’s observations - and the different philosophies they are based on - are a truly helpful contrast to our full-of-distraction world.

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Amazing Helpful Book

It has alot of knowledge for pepole to learn , understand and implement right away .
I recomend listen well to understand fully.

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Bruce Lee introduces himself through philosophy.

It is intriguing how Bruce Lee does not write a biography on his life, but instead, he writes a book sharing the wisdom that he has gained throughout his life.

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