With Bruce Lee's words as a guide, she encourages readers to pursue their essential selves and apply these ideas and practices to their everyday lives-whether in learning new things, overcoming obstacles, or ultimately finding their true path. Through previously untold stories from her father's life and from her own journey in embodying these lessons, Shannon presents these philosophies in tangible, accessible ways. ($35 tickets include a copy of Be Water, My Friend and a bookplate signed by Shannon Lee) Please join us for a talk and onstage conversation with Shannon Lee. Over the course of the book, we discover how being like water allows us to embody fluidity and naturalness in life, bringing us closer to our essential flowing nature and our ability to be powerful, self-expressed, and free. Each chapter brings a lesson from Bruce Lee's teachings, expanding on the foundation of his iconic 'be water' philosophy.

In her new book, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee (Flatiron Press), Bruce Lee's daughter Shannon Lee shares the concepts at the core of his philosophies, showing how they can serve as tools of personal growth and self-actualization. But Lee was also a deeply philosophical thinker, learning at an early age that martial arts are more than just an exercise in physical discipline-they are an apt metaphor for living a fully realized life. This is an inspirational call to action to consider our lives with new eyes and a testament to Lee's unique power to ignite our imaginations and transform our lives.Bruce Lee is a cultural icon, renowned the world over for his martial arts and film legacy. Each chapter reveals a lesson from Bruce Lee, expanding on the foundation of his iconic 'be water' philosophy to reveal a path to an enlightened way of being.

In Be Water, My Friend, Shannon Lee shares previously untold stories from her father's life along with the concepts at the core of his teachings. But Lee was also a deeply philosophical thinker, believing that martial arts are more than just an exercise in physical discipline - they are a perfect metaphor for personal growth. 'Empty your mind be formless, shapeless like water'īruce Lee is a cultural icon, world renowned for his martial arts and film legacy.

Bruce Lee's daughter illuminates her father's most powerful life philosophies, and how we can apply his teachings to our daily lives

Be Water, My Friend by Shannon Lee