The second principle might sound contradictory at first. I call it Engaged Detachment, to be fully committed to the present action while remaining completely unconcerned with its outcome. 

In 1967 I participated in a karate tournament in Long Beach. Before my match, I observed my opponent pacing, rehearsing moves, visualizing victory. His desire to win created tension in his body, narrowed his vision. When we faced each other, something unusual happened. As he attacked with intense determination to defeat me, I found myself in a state I hadn’t planned, completely present yet strangely detached. I was fully engaged in each movement, every block, every strike executed with total commitment. Yet simultaneously I held no attachment to winning or losing. This paradoxical state allowed me to see openings invisible to him, to respond without the delay of thought or the hesitation of fear. 

This principle applies far beyond combat. Consider how attachment to outcomes affects your daily life. When you desperately need a particular result, your body tenses, your mind narrows, your breathing becomes shallow. You become blind to alternatives, deaf to subtle information. 

Many believe detachment means not caring, being passive, or indifferent. This misses the point entirely. True detachment isn’t about caring less. It’s about clinging less. You can care deeply about what you do while releasing your grip on how things must turn out. 

In my film work, I discovered this same principle. The scenes that worked best weren’t when I focused on impressing the audience, but when I immersed myself completely in the moment with no concern for how I would be perceived. Total engagement with the action, total detachment from its reception - here’s the practice I developed. 

Before any important event I asked myself, can I give everything to this moment while holding nothing about its outcome? This shift my energy from the future which doesn’t exist, to the present which is the only place power resides. Engaged detachment creates a curious freedom. When you’re no longer constrained by the need for things to unfold in a specific way, you discover an expansive power to respond to what actually is. Your mind becomes like a skilled sailor who works with whatever wind arises, neither fighting against it nor waiting for prefect conditions. 

This balance of caring deeply without clinging desperately transforms not just how you fight, but how you live. It allows you to bring your full energy to life without becoming a prisoner to the results of your actions. 

The third principle - Emotional Fluidity... to be continued.

第二条原则乍一听可能有些矛盾，我称之为“超然投入”——即全身心投入当下的行动，同时对结果毫无挂碍。

1967年，我参加了在长滩举行的一场空手道锦标赛。比赛前，我看到对手在踱步、预演动作、想象胜利。他对胜利的渴望使他的身体紧张、视野变窄。当我们交手时，不寻常的事情发生了。当他带着强烈的决心攻击我、意图击败我时，我发现自己进入了一种未曾预想的状态：完全临在当下，却又异常地超脱。我全情投入于每一个动作、每一次格挡、每一次击打，全力以赴的同时，我对输赢毫无执着。正是这种矛盾状态，使我看到了他无法察觉的空隙，并不加思索、毫无恐惧地做出反应。

这条原则远不止适用于格斗，想想对结果的执着如何影响你的日常生活。当你极度渴望某个预设结果时，你的身体会紧张，思维会狭隘，呼吸会变浅。你会对其他可能性视而不见，对精微的信息充耳不闻。

许多人认为超脱意味着不在乎、被动或冷漠。这完全误解了其精髓。真正的超脱并非不在意，而是减少执念。你可以非常投入你所做的事，同时松开对事情必须如何发展的念头。

在我的电影工作中，我发现了同样的原则。效果最好的镜头，并非我专注于取悦观众之时，而是我完全沉浸在当下、无所谓观众如何评价。对行动的全然投入，对结果的彻底超脱——这就是我的实践。

在做任何重要事件之前，我都会问自己：我能为此刻付出一切，同时对结果毫无挂碍吗？这种转变将我的能量从虚幻的未来，拉回到当下——这是唯一蕴藏力量的地方。超然的投入创造了一种奇妙的自由。当你不再受困于事情必须按特定方式发展的念头时，你会拥有更广阔的力量，能够回应现实本身。你的心智变得如同一个熟练的水手，无论起什么风，都能驭风而行，既不与之对抗，也不等待完美天气。

这种全情投入又不执着的平衡，不仅改变你的格斗方式，更升华了你的生活之道。它让你能倾尽热忱活着，却不为结果所役。

编者注：古印度史诗《博伽梵歌》（Bhagavad Gita）中大篇幅讲到的“业瑜伽 Karma Yoga”是同样的观点，而且它深挖到了灵性层面，很值得一读。

原则三：情绪流动，敬请期待～

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