Beyond Life and Death: The Way of True Freedom

Martial arts legend and international movie star Jet Li distils 10 powerful insights from his iconic career, personal life and philosophies, and his 30-year Buddhist practice After a near-death encounter in the 2004 tsunami, Li dedicated his life to philanthropy, and here, shares his insights on how to live a healthy and happy life. Jet Li has lived many lives, and he’s ready to share the wisdom behind them. The martial arts champion, international film star and director, spiritual seeker and humanitarian opens up for the first time to share the 10 core lessons that have shaped his extraordinary journey – from childhood poverty in Beijing to international superstardom. Through deeply personal and reflective storytelling, he shares how martial arts, Taoism and Buddhism helped him move beyond fear, ego and external validation – and how anyone can use these teachings to live with more courage, clarity and compassion. His 10 powerful and actionable lessons include:

• Life is movement: embrace change as the only constant;
• True self-defence is rooted in awareness, interconnection and softness;
• End suffering by shifting your relationship with pain;
• Be a grandchild to the world: let go of entitlement and receive life with humility;
• Learn from everyone, dissolve ego and rediscover interconnection.

For the first time, Jet publicly illuminates the spiritual and philosophical codes behind his cinematic legacy, using vivid storytelling and deeply reflective insight to offer others a powerful new way to see the world and their place in it.