Bruce Lee - 'Like a finger pointing to the moon'

Bruce Lee- "like a finger pointing away to the moon, dont concentrate on the finger or you'll miss all the heavenly glory"

[rishipathak]

“Don’t concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory”. “Absorb what is useful, discard what is not and add what is uniquely your own”. True words🙌🏽

[BobSperber]

I’ve searched, found and shared this clip many times. It’s perfection.

[joesherry]

That line, ‘Don’t concentrate on the finger or you will miss all the heavenly glory’, could probably be interpreted in many ways, for me it kinda means don’t try too hard to get something perfect or you will miss the real answer, it’s like walking down the stairs, you don’t concentrate so hard on where each foot is going to go, you’re not trying to get each foot placement perfect. There is no right way to walk down stairs, you can do it easily without overthinking it trying to get it right. You will do far better by not thinking about it than you would trying to be perfect. So stop thinking and instead...

[xanderzane]

Classic Bruce Lee. Never take your eyes off your opponent. This is one of the first things you learn when you start sparring in martial arts. The other is "never underestimate your opponent."

[jonodistefano]

Bruce will always be the most greatest fighter of all and he will be missed and his spirit will live on for today of 2023

[mickeygreenberg]

There is a famous saying by a Zen teacher his name was Thich Nhat Hanh :
“A finger pointing at the moon is not the moon.” The finger is needed to know where to look for the moon, but if you mistake the finger for the moon itself, you will never know. the real moon.

[FistandFootMartialArts]

I LOVE this scene! I've been quoting it to my students for over 20yrs.

[CptGuapo]

Bruce is simply great! Emotional content is what lacks to the most of fighters today. Thanks for the vid.

[laforrestroxbury]

Till this day! These are words to live by! Miss you Bruce!

[julieclark]

Don't loose sight of the goal by focusing too much on the process.

[RichardStrong]

This is a Zen buddhist parable. It was originally about a monk who was asked to interpret text, to which he asked the student to read it to him. Confused the student asked how could he understand it if he can't read it. He equated the truth to a moon and the text to a finger pointing to that truth. Don't be stuck on dogma or else you'll miss the truth that it is pointing to.

[tesla]

Bruce Lee was entirety different from all fighters...that's why he says these extraordinary words

[kwelboss]

Now i know why we used to bow like that all those years ago. And it was wrestling school not even eastern martial arts. Thats how much of an influence Lee had.

[richfan]

You can a lot from those few short minutes thanks Mr Lee

[ritemfn]

A LEGENDARY SAYINGS FROM A LEGENDARY KID BRUCE LEE✌️

[bdary]

This scene is hilarious, but at the same time a great message.

[johnmariano]

Difficult to decipher the message here, all that resonates with me through all the years of rewatching all these is that Master Lee wanted to impart the knowledge specifically to those hardpressed and dedicated to their craft whatever it is. That, in the craft what matters is how you feel when in it, and that is what keeps you going and keeps you aiming high to achieve greatness and fulfillment on it. The finger- (process or techniques) are no more than boring routines that one should not focus on but the feeling and excitement and realizations out of the experience of it all of which no one will ever take away and that is what keeps the artist going for it. It is the experience and takeaway on an individual basis that makes it all worthwhile. Thanks and God bless.

[MrKuger]

Never focus on the finger or you’ll miss all that heavenly glory.

[ibuyfatpeople]

i'm so guilty of enjoying success too much. even the littlest success. Bruce hit the nail on the head with that part.

[myfrequencies]

Been looking for this particular quote, thank you for posting.