Bruce Lee is often described as a philosopher
it is also true that Bruce had a unique & interesting view
of what we might call the “..intellectual philosophers..” and their thoughts and writings.
Here is what he said
“..Philosophy, however, does not accept what life believes
it strives to convert reality into a problem.
Like asking such questions as:
“..Is this chair that I see in front of me really there..?”
“..Can it exist by itself..?”
Thus, rather than making life easy for living
by living in accord with life
philosophy complicates it
by replacing the world’s tranquillity with the restlessness of problems.
It is like asking a normal person how he actually breathes!
That will immediately choke the breath out of him when
he consciously describes the process.
Why try to arrest and interrupt the flow of life? Why create such fuss?
A person simply breathes..”
To the dragon, philosophy was something to ease our journey through this life
- something to enhance and uplift our experience
- like the way of the Tao
and the elegant simplicity of Zen.
The so-called "..wisdom.." is a trade-off
a choice
between good and evil, good and bad, right and wrong
&
the prerequisite for us to allow wisdom to develop
is to first cultivate correct views and ideas.
The important basic concept in Buddhism
is "..selfless.." & "..emptiness.."
In other words, we need to be able to face all kinds of people and things in life
understand the "..selfless.." and "..emptiness.." perspective.
"..No-self.." is divided into "...no-self.."
and
"..no-self.." and "..no-self.."
while
"..emptiness.." can belong to "..no-self.."
In short, although there are differences in names
the core concepts of "..selflessness.." and "..emptiness.." are the same. 17th Karmapa Karmapa
Good and bad don't exist.
Happiness is just a feeling, so if I feel like doing bad so that I am happy, that's how to always be happy.
I am affected because you did something to cause me to feel bad, then you are wrong.
Morals are selfish and limiting, it is true to be this way if someone always has something to gain.
Abstract. This chapter opens with a claim that the harm that lies do results from their interference with one's efforts to understand things as they truly are.
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