{"id":1492,"date":"2016-08-08T11:49:44","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T06:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therunningsoul.com\/?p=1492"},"modified":"2016-08-08T11:49:44","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T06:19:44","slug":"the-greatness-of-bruce-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therunningsoul.com\/2016\/08\/the-greatness-of-bruce-lee\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greatness of Bruce Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"brucelee3\"<\/a>Although\u00a0Bruce Lee<\/strong>\u00a0(November 27, 1940\u2013July 20, 1973) is best known for his legendary legacy in martial arts and film, he was also one of the most underappreciated philosophers of the twentieth century, instrumental in introducing Eastern traditions to Western audiences. A philosophy major in college, he fused ancient ideas with his own singular ethos informed by the intersection of physical and psychological discipline.<\/p>\n

Lee saw philosophy as inseparable from everyday life, just as he saw the mind as inseparable from the body, each end of the battery constantly charging the other. He recorded his rigorous workout routine alongside his philosophical meditations, which he fleshed out in the course of living. \u00a0Lee always had a tiny 2\u00d73\u2033 pocketbook with him, which he filled with everything from training regimens to the phone numbers of his pupils (who included trainees like Chuck Norris and Steve McQueen) to poems, affirmations, and philosophical reflections. Even his handwriting, meticulously neat and measured to fit the tiny page, radiates Lee\u2019s formidable discipline and orderliness.<\/p>\n

WILL POWER: \u2014<\/p>\n

Recognizing that the power of will is the supreme court over all over departments of my mind, I will exercise it daily, when I need the urge to action for any purpose; and I will form HABIT designed to bring the power of my will into action at least once daily.<\/p>\n

\"brucelee_notebook_brainpickings\"<\/a>EMOTION: \u2014<\/p>\n

Realizing that my emotions are both POSITIVE and negative I will form daily HABITS which will encourage the development of the
\nPOSITIVE\u00a0EMOTIONS, and aid me in converting the negative emotions into some form of useful action.<\/p>\n

REASON: \u2014<\/p>\n

Recognizing that both my positive & negative emotions may be dangerous if they are not controlled and guided to desirable ends, I will submit all my desires, aims and purposes to my faculties of reason, and I will be guided by it in giving expression to these.<\/p>\n

SUBCONSCIOUS MIND: \u2014<\/p>\n

Recognizing the influence of my subconscious mind over my power of will, I shall take care to submit to it a clear and definite picture of my CLEAR PURPOSE in life and all minor purposes leading to my major purpose, and I shall keep this picture CONSTANTLY BEFORE my subconscious mind by REPEATING IT DAILY.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeep your mind on the things you want and off those you don\u2019t
\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Things live by moving and gain strength as they go<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Be a calm beholder of what is happening around you<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

There is a difference a) the world b) our reaction to it<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Be aware of our conditioning! Drop and dissolve inner blockage<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Inner to outer ~~~ we start by dissolving our attitude not by altering outer condition<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

See that there is no one to fight, only an illusion to see through<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

No one can hurt you unless you allow him to<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Inwardly, psychologically, be a nobody\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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