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Bruce Lee, , urodz. Lee Jun-fan ; – amerykański aktor i mistrz sztuk walk pochodzenia chińskiego. Ikona kina akcji oraz znana postać najnowszej kultury. Był synem Lee Hoi-chuena, aktora opery chińskiej i śpiewaczki Grace. Wikipedia  

✵ 27. Listopad 1940 – 20. Lipiec 1973   •   Natępne imiona 李小龍
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Bruce Lee słynne cytaty

To tłumaczenie czeka na recenzję. Czy to jest poprawne?

Bruce Lee Cytaty o myślach

Bruce Lee Cytaty o sile

„Sama technika jest niczym, jeżeli nie jest podparta siłą i gibkością.”

Źródło: John Little, Bruce Lee…, op. cit.

„Aby wygenerować wielką moc, najpierw trzeba być całkowicie rozluźnionym i zebrać siły, aby nagle skoncentrować cały umysł i całą siłę na uderzeniu w cel.”

Źródło: John Little, Bruce Lee. Sztuka kształtowania ciała, wyd. Budo-Sport, Warszawa 2005.

Bruce Lee cytaty

„Aby przebyć tysiąc mil, trzeba zrobić pierwszy krok.”

tłum. Bartosz Oczko

„Typowy człowiek jest zlepkiem rutyny, idei i tradycji.”

Tao of Jeet Kune Do

„Obserwuj to, co jest z niepodzielną świadomością.”

Tao of Jeet Kune Do

„Nie nauczysz się pływać, nie wchodząc do wody.”

tłum. Bartosz Oczko

„Warunkowanie przeszkadza w widzeniu rzeczywistości.”

Nie widzimy JEJ w jej istocie z powodu oszukańczej i wypaczonej indoktrynacji.

Bruce Lee: Cytaty po angielsku

“In Science we have finally come back to the pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus, who said everything is flow, flux, process. There are no "things."”

Źródło: Striking Thoughts (2000), p. 16
Kontekst: In Science we have finally come back to the pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus, who said everything is flow, flux, process. There are no "things." NOTHINGNESS in Eastern language is "no-thingness". We in the West think of nothingness as a void, an emptiness, an nonexistence. In Eastern philosophy and modern physical science, nothingness — no-thingness — is a form of process, ever moving.

“To grow, to discover, we need involvement, which is something I experience every day — sometimes good, sometimes frustrating. No matter what, you must let your inner light guide you out of the darkness.”

Źródło: The Warrior Within : The Philosophies of Bruce Lee (1996), p. 126
Kontekst: In life, what more can you ask for than to be real? To fulfill one’s potential instead of wasting energy on [attempting to] actualize one’s dissipating image, which is not real and an expenditure of one’s vital energy. We have great work ahead of us, and it needs devotion and much, much energy. To grow, to discover, we need involvement, which is something I experience every day — sometimes good, sometimes frustrating. No matter what, you must let your inner light guide you out of the darkness.

“Flow in the living moment. — We are always in a process of becoming and NOTHING is fixed.”

Źródło: Striking Thoughts (2000), p. 13; Unsourced variant: Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way round or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.
Kontekst: Flow in the living moment. — We are always in a process of becoming and NOTHING is fixed. Have no rigid system in you, and you'll be flexible to change with the ever changing. OPEN yourself and flow, my friend. Flow in the TOTAL OPENNESS OF THE LIVING MOMENT. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Moving, be like water. Still, be like a mirror. Respond like an echo.

“Of course you’re there. Death is always there.”

Źródło: The Warrior Within : The Philosophies of Bruce Lee (1996), p. 77, spoken by Cord, the protagonist of the unproduced film The Silent Flute
Kontekst: Of course you’re there. Death is always there. So why was I afraid? Your leap is swift. Your claws are sharp and merciful. What can you take from me which is not already yours?... Everything I have done until now has been fruitless. It has led to nothing. There was no other path except that it led to nothing — and before me now there is only one real fact — Death. The truth I have been seeking — this truth is Death. Yet Death is also a seeker. Forever seeking me. So — we have met at last. And I am prepared. I am at peace. Because I will conquer death with death.

“Life is better lived than conceptualized.”

This writing can be less demanding should I allow myself to indulge in the usual manipulating game of role creation. Fortunately for me, my self-knowledge has transcended that and I've come to understand that life is best to be lived — not to be conceptualized. If you have to think, you still do not understand.
Źródło: Striking Thoughts (2000), p. 45

“A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready.”

Bruce Lee: Enter the Dragon (1973); In a conversation with an older member of the temple.
Kontekst: A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready. Not thinking, yet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come. When the opponent expands, I contract; and when he contracts, I expand. And when there is an opportunity, "I" do not hit, "it" hits all by itself.

“He may be severely beaten up, too, but that will not stop him from carrying out his objective. That is the real fighter.”

Źródło: The Warrior Within : The Philosophies of Bruce Lee (1996), p. 161
Kontekst: You must have complete determination. The worst opponent you can come across is one whose aim has become an obsession. For instance, if a man has decided that he is going to bite off your nose no matter what happens to him in the process, the chances are he will succeed in doing it. He may be severely beaten up, too, but that will not stop him from carrying out his objective. That is the real fighter.

“If thought exists, I who think and the world about which I think also exist; the one exists but for the other, having no possible separation between them.”

Źródło: Striking Thoughts (2000), p. 21
Kontekst: If thought exists, I who think and the world about which I think also exist; the one exists but for the other, having no possible separation between them. Therefore, the world and I are both in active correlation; I am that which sees the world, and the world is that which is seen by me. I exist for the world and the world exists for me. … One sure and primary and fundamental fact is the joint existence of a subject and of its world. The one does not exist without the other. I acquire no understanding of myself except as I take account of objects, of the surroundings. I do not think unless I think of things — and there I find myself.

“One should be in harmony with, not in opposition to, the strength and force of the opposition.”

Źródło: Striking Thoughts (2000), p. 20
Kontekst: One should be in harmony with, not in opposition to, the strength and force of the opposition. This means that one should do nothing that is not natural or spontaneous; the important thing is not to strain in any way.

“You must have complete determination.”

Źródło: The Warrior Within : The Philosophies of Bruce Lee (1996), p. 161
Kontekst: You must have complete determination. The worst opponent you can come across is one whose aim has become an obsession. For instance, if a man has decided that he is going to bite off your nose no matter what happens to him in the process, the chances are he will succeed in doing it. He may be severely beaten up, too, but that will not stop him from carrying out his objective. That is the real fighter.

“All of his classical techniques and standard styles are minimized, if not wiped out, and nothingness prevails. He is no longer confined.”

Źródło: The Warrior Within : The Philosophies of Bruce Lee (1996), p. 108-109
Kontekst: The Three Stages of Cultivation — The first is the primitive stage. It is a stage of original ignorance in which a person knows nothing about the art of combat. In a fight, he simply blocks and strikes instinctively without a concern for what is right and wrong. Of course, he may not be so-called scientific, but, nevertheless, being himself, his attacks or defenses are fluid. The second stage — the stage of sophistication, or mechanical stage — begins when a person starts his training. He is taught the different ways of blocking, striking, kicking, standing, breathing, and thinking — unquestionably, he has gained the scientific knowledge of combat, but unfortunately his original self and sense of freedom are lost, and his action no longer flows by itself. His mind tends to freeze at different movements for calculations and analysis, and even worse, he might be called “intellectually bound” and maintain himself outside of the actual reality. The third stage — the stage of artlessness, or spontaneous stage — occurs when, after years of serious and hard practice, the student realizes that after all, gung fu is nothing special. And instead of trying to impose on his mind, he adjusts himself to his opponent like water pressing on an earthen wall. It flows through the slightest crack. There is nothing to try to do but try to be purposeless and formless, like water. All of his classical techniques and standard styles are minimized, if not wiped out, and nothingness prevails. He is no longer confined.

“Because I will conquer death with death.”

Źródło: The Warrior Within : The Philosophies of Bruce Lee (1996), p. 77, spoken by Cord, the protagonist of the unproduced film The Silent Flute
Kontekst: Of course you’re there. Death is always there. So why was I afraid? Your leap is swift. Your claws are sharp and merciful. What can you take from me which is not already yours?... Everything I have done until now has been fruitless. It has led to nothing. There was no other path except that it led to nothing — and before me now there is only one real fact — Death. The truth I have been seeking — this truth is Death. Yet Death is also a seeker. Forever seeking me. So — we have met at last. And I am prepared. I am at peace. Because I will conquer death with death.

“What we are after is the ROOT and not the branches.”

Źródło: Striking Thoughts (2000), p. 11
Kontekst: What we are after is the ROOT and not the branches. The root is the real knowledge; the branches are surface knowledge. Real knowledge breeds "body feel" and personal expression; surface knowledge breeds mechanical conditioning and imposing limitation and squelches creativity.

“My friend, drop all your preconceived and fixed ideas and be neutral. Do you know why this cup is useful? Because it is empty.”

Źródło: Striking Thoughts (2000), p. 2
Kontekst: Emptiness the starting point. — In order to taste my cup of water you must first empty your cup. My friend, drop all your preconceived and fixed ideas and be neutral. Do you know why this cup is useful? Because it is empty.

“What can you take from me which is not already yours?”

Źródło: The Warrior Within : The Philosophies of Bruce Lee (1996), p. 77, spoken by Cord, the protagonist of the unproduced film The Silent Flute
Kontekst: Of course you’re there. Death is always there. So why was I afraid? Your leap is swift. Your claws are sharp and merciful. What can you take from me which is not already yours?... Everything I have done until now has been fruitless. It has led to nothing. There was no other path except that it led to nothing — and before me now there is only one real fact — Death. The truth I have been seeking — this truth is Death. Yet Death is also a seeker. Forever seeking me. So — we have met at last. And I am prepared. I am at peace. Because I will conquer death with death.

“Forget about winning and losing; forget about pride and pain.”

As quoted in Bruce Lee : Artist of Life (1999) edited by John R. Little, p. 192
Kontekst: Forget about winning and losing; forget about pride and pain. Let your opponent graze your skin and you smash into his flesh; let him smash into your flesh and you fracture his bones; let him fracture your bones and you take his life. Do not be concerned with escaping safely — lay your life before him.

“The happiness that is derived from excitement is like a brilliant fire — soon it will go out.”

Źródło: The Warrior Within : The Philosophies of Bruce Lee (1996), p. 66
Kontekst: The happiness that is derived from excitement is like a brilliant fire — soon it will go out. Before we married, we never had the chance to go out to nightclubs. We only spent our nights watching TV and chatting. Many young couples live a very exciting life when they are in love. So, when they marry, and their lives are reduced to calmness and dullness, they will feel impatient and will drink the bitter cup of a sad marriage.

“I have changed from self-image actualization to self-actualization, from blindly following propaganda, organized truths, etc. to searching internally for the cause of my ignorance.”

Źródło: The Warrior Within : The Philosophies of Bruce Lee (1996), p. 133
Kontekst: I have come to discover through earnest personal experience and dedicated learning that ultimately the greatest help is self-help; that there is no other help but self-help— doing one’s best, dedicating one’s self wholeheartedly to a given task, which happens to have no end but is an ongoing process. I have done a lot during these years of my process. A swell in my process, I have changed from self-image actualization to self-actualization, from blindly following propaganda, organized truths, etc. to searching internally for the cause of my ignorance.

“Meaning is found in relationship.”

Meaning is the relationship of the foreground figure to the background.
Źródło: Striking Thoughts (2000), p. 4

“Be aware of doing your best to understand the ROOT in life, and realize the DIRECT and the INDIRECT are in fact a complementary WHOLE.”

Źródło: Striking Thoughts (2000), p. 11
Kontekst: Be aware of doing your best to understand the ROOT in life, and realize the DIRECT and the INDIRECT are in fact a complementary WHOLE. It is to see things as they are and not to become attached to anything — to be unconscious meant to be innocent of the working of a relative (empirical) mind — where there is no abiding of thought anywhere on anything — this is being unbound. This not abiding anywhere is the root of our life.

“I do not think unless I think of things — and there I find myself.”

Źródło: Striking Thoughts (2000), p. 21
Kontekst: If thought exists, I who think and the world about which I think also exist; the one exists but for the other, having no possible separation between them. Therefore, the world and I are both in active correlation; I am that which sees the world, and the world is that which is seen by me. I exist for the world and the world exists for me. … One sure and primary and fundamental fact is the joint existence of a subject and of its world. The one does not exist without the other. I acquire no understanding of myself except as I take account of objects, of the surroundings. I do not think unless I think of things — and there I find myself.

“Truth has no path. Truth is living and, therefore, changing.”

Bruce Lee książka Tao of Jeet Kune Do

This statement probably derives from a famous one of Jiddu Krishnamurti: "Truth is a pathless land."
Tao of Jeet Kune Do (1975)
Kontekst: Truth has no path. Truth is living and, therefore, changing. Awareness is without choice, without demand, without anxiety; in that state of mind, there is perception. To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person. Awareness has no frontier; it is giving of your whole being, without exclusion.

“Instead of dedicating your life to actualize a concept of what you should be like, ACTUALIZE YOURSELF.”

Źródło: Striking Thoughts (2000), p. 44
Kontekst: Concepts vs. self-actualization. — Instead of dedicating your life to actualize a concept of what you should be like, ACTUALIZE YOURSELF. The process of maturing does not mean to become a captive of conceptualization. It is to come to the realization of what lies in our innermost selves.

“Neither. I think of myself as a human being.”

Źródło: The Warrior Within : The Philosophies of Bruce Lee (1996), p. 87, when asked if he thought of himself as Chinese or American

“When our mind is tranquil, there will be an occasional pause to its feverish activities, there will be a let-go, and it is only then in the interval between two thoughts that a flash of UNDERSTANDING — understanding, which is not thought — can take place.”

Źródło: Striking Thoughts (2000), p. 43
Kontekst: Liberate yourself from concepts and see the truth with your own eyes. — It exists HERE and NOW; it requires only one thing to see it: openness, freedom — the freedom to be open and not tethered by any ideas, concepts, etc. … When our mind is tranquil, there will be an occasional pause to its feverish activities, there will be a let-go, and it is only then in the interval between two thoughts that a flash of UNDERSTANDING — understanding, which is not thought — can take place.

“The Three Stages of Cultivation”

The first is the primitive stage. It is a stage of original ignorance in which a person knows nothing about the art of combat. In a fight, he simply blocks and strikes instinctively without a concern for what is right and wrong. Of course, he may not be so-called scientific, but, nevertheless, being himself, his attacks or defenses are fluid. The second stage — the stage of sophistication, or mechanical stage — begins when a person starts his training. He is taught the different ways of blocking, striking, kicking, standing, breathing, and thinking — unquestionably, he has gained the scientific knowledge of combat, but unfortunately his original self and sense of freedom are lost, and his action no longer flows by itself. His mind tends to freeze at different movements for calculations and analysis, and even worse, he might be called “intellectually bound” and maintain himself outside of the actual reality. The third stage — the stage of artlessness, or spontaneous stage — occurs when, after years of serious and hard practice, the student realizes that after all, gung fu is nothing special. And instead of trying to impose on his mind, he adjusts himself to his opponent like water pressing on an earthen wall. It flows through the slightest crack. There is nothing to try to do but try to be purposeless and formless, like water. All of his classical techniques and standard styles are minimized, if not wiped out, and nothingness prevails. He is no longer confined.
Źródło: The Warrior Within : The Philosophies of Bruce Lee (1996), p. 108-109

“When there is freedom from mechanical conditioning, there is simplicity.”

Bruce Lee książka Tao of Jeet Kune Do

Tao of Jeet Kune Do (1975)
Kontekst: When there is freedom from mechanical conditioning, there is simplicity. The classical man is just a bundle of routine, ideas and tradition. If you follow the classical pattern, you are understanding the routine, the tradition, the shadow — you are not understanding yourself.

“Awareness has no frontier; it is giving of your whole being, without exclusion.”

Bruce Lee książka Tao of Jeet Kune Do

This statement probably derives from a famous one of Jiddu Krishnamurti: "Truth is a pathless land."
Tao of Jeet Kune Do (1975)
Kontekst: Truth has no path. Truth is living and, therefore, changing. Awareness is without choice, without demand, without anxiety; in that state of mind, there is perception. To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person. Awareness has no frontier; it is giving of your whole being, without exclusion.

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