In this dynamic account, Chuck Norris explains how the ancient system of Zen-the core philosophy behind the martial arts-can help each of us achieve spiritual tranquility and real self-confidence.

Chuck Norris has spent a lifetime studying the martial arts, earning several black belts and world championships. 'These studies have changed my entire outlook on life,' he says. 'In gaining the ability to defend myself, I also learned the discipline and self-respect I needed for the rest of my life.' The rest of his busy life includes acting in his popular televisin series, Wallker, Texas Ranger, as well as producing, filming, and lecturing, and Norris explians how the secret power within has been the basis of his remarkable success.

Drawing on personal experience as well as ancient Zen aphorisms and the wisdom of modern martial arts masters, Norris makes Zen philosophy accessible and applicable to everyday situations, from the conference room to the living room. Chapters include:

Winning by Losing: If you have nothing to prove, you have no need to fight.
Complete the Wheel: How to balance your life to achieve success.
Your Master, Your Art: T maintain self-respect you must respect the work you do, and do it as well as possible.
My Way of Meditating: Norris's personal techniques for achieving tranquility under pressure.

The message is simple: There are no limits for the person who refuses to accept them. The Secret Power Within is essentially a personal quest, and when the individual's powers to achieve are released, the rewards are infinite.

Chuck Norris is a world-champion martial arts master and star of many popular action films. He is the author of The Secret of Inner Strength, his best-selling autobiography.

Contents

Preface
You can get there from here
Zen is where you find it
The taste of Zen
Winning by yielding
Becoming yourself
Stay with the moment
Just do it
Winning by losing
Success is in your mind's eye
Get out of your own way
Control your emotions
Slow down to go faster
Let it go
There are no limitations
Turing words
Conquering yourself
Complete the wheel
Calming the moving mind
The shadow warrior
Standing tall
The top of the fist
Your master, your art
Climbing the inner mountain
Ki: The universal power
My way of meditating
Yesterday I had tomorrow
How to live better and longer
The monk and Shane
The way of the warrior
Recoginizing yourself
In memorian
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