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Ideas encountered in his reading often surfaced in his private moments. For example, in his essays on acting, he explores Perls’ tenets regarding self-actualization versus self-image actualization. Finding a truth in one discipline and then applying that truth to an entirely unrelated discipline is a hallmark of Lee’s genius: he saw the connections where others did not. Lee read Krishnamurti and Alan Watts on spirituality and saw a direct application to a divergent activity, martial arts. He also examined Perls’ work in psychology and saw an application, not for the treatment of neuroses and depression, but for truer and more dynamic acting.

Even though these were Lee’s private papers never intended for publication, they are important documents that allow us to see the evolution of Lee’s beliefs and art in context. In addition to his journal entries, this volume also includes Lee’s personal essays, poems, and philosophic writings on a wide range of subjects. It is therefore ironic that for over a quarter of a century Lee has been recognized primarily for his physical skills and tactical principles in the art of unarmed combat. But as Bruce Lee, Artist of Life reveals, such a shallow perspective is completely inaccurate.