What does "Don't think! Feel!" in Bruce Lee's Gospel "Enter the Dragon" mean?

Did you enjoy the tea?

“In order for you to taste my tea, you must empty your cup.” This is Bruce Lee's favorite quote, based on an exchange between a Zen monk and a researcher. be.

A researcher who interviews a certain famous Zen monk. While listening to his story, he seemed to interrupt the discussion one by one, saying things like, ``That's what I put into practice in my research.'' After a few ``foldings'', the Zen monk finally stopped talking and served him tea.

The Zen monk pours tea into the bowl, and even though it is moderately full, he still does not stop pouring the tea. ``There's already enough tea,'' she said, but continued pouring it. Tea is now being poured to the brim. "There will be no more tea!" "You're right. To taste my tea, you must first empty your own teacup."

When Bruce Lee passed away from this world, various people announced their condolences. In their memorial service, many of Bruce's famous friends reminisced, saying, ``I talked to Bruce for hours.''

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Bruce was an avid student of all things, and no matter what field he studied, he had endless topics to talk about, and whenever he met someone to talk to, he would continue the conversation without hesitation. Anyone who tried to interject Bruce to hear what he had to say must have been told this story. It's absolutely admirable.

Unfortunately, the number of ``Bruce Lee quotes'' will not increase beyond those that currently exist. However, even now, the "tea" that Bruce has prepared has not run out. We still have to keep emptying our cups to enjoy Bruce's tea.

Empty your mind, abandon all form and form, and become water. Friend.

References

" Bruce Lee Memorial " (Kinema Junposha)

" Bruce Lee " (Chikuma Bunko)

Text: Samurai Isao

Designer by profession, film writer by profession. He is working hard to promote Indian films in Japan.

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