Bruce Lee is considered to be the rebel of martial arts. His conviction regarding classical styles was to ‘absorb what is useful and reject what is useless.’
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I have little doubt that the original masters of each style saw eye to eye with Bruce Lee. However, over time, their knowledge was reduced to a rigid system, i.e. their knowledge was lost to a degree.
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It is the obligation of each generation to pursue and uphold the purity of the knowledge. However, Knowledge does not exist in books or rules. It exists only in the awareness of the enlightened. Now I am not saying that Bruce Lee was or was not enlightened. However, I am saying his approach to martial arts maps on to (corresponds with) the principle stated here.
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My work is to bring this principle to spirituality… to re-enliven the knowledge in its purity at the only place it dwells… within the awareness of the individual. Of course to do so, means we must enlighten the individual. That is no small task.
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Unfortunately, spiritual scholars today are more often historians than they are true scholars. A true scholar knows Truth from within their being. A historian recites memorized informational residue from the past and thinks of that as Knowledge. Though it is correct to revere the ancient Masters, it is incorrect to think that a historical record of their teaching embodies their Knowledge. When the Master speaks, it immediately ceases to be what the Master said and becomes what the listener heard. This is, of course, equally true of their written words.
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Bruce Lee met with great resistance as he pursued his goal. Martial artists felt he was disrespectful of the traditions of Masters. Actually, the opposite was true. Likewise, I certainly have been, and will meet with, resistances as I pursue my goal to bring forth Knowledge. It is my mission, my purpose in life, to do so.
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For us all, Bruce Lee stands as a symbol of dedication to that type of journey.
