The Art of War}}}Spirituality for Conflict Annotated & Explained [Hardcover]

Discover the spiritually incisive strategies for peacefully resolving conflict
in this masterpiece of military strategy.

Written 2,500 years ago by Chinese general Sun Tzu,The Art of Waris a poetic and potent treatise on military strategy still in use in war colleges around the world. Yet its principles transcend warfare and have practical applications to all the conflicts and crises we face in our livesin our workplaces, our families, even within ourselves.

Thomas Huynh guides you through Sun Tzu's masterwork, highlighting principles that encourage a perceptive and spiritual approach to conflict, enabling you to:

• Prevent conflicts before they arise
• Peacefully and quickly resolve conflicts when they do arise
• Act with courage, intelligence and benevolence in adversarial situations
• Convert potential enemies into friends
• Control your emotions before they control you

Now you can experience the effectiveness of Sun Tzu's teachings even if you have no previous knowledge ofThe Art of War.Insightful yet unobtrusive facing-page commentary explains the subtleties of the text, allowing you to unlock the power of its teachings and help prevent and resolve the conflicts in your own life.

Foreword by Marc Benioff ix
Preface by Thomas Cleary xv
Introduction xxiii
A Note on the Translation xxxvii

1. Calculations 3
2. Doing Battle 17
3. Planning Attacks 29
4. Formation 47
5. Force 57
6. Weakness and Strength 67
7. Armed Struggle 83
8. Nine Changes 99
9. Army Maneuvers 111
10. Ground Formation 131
11. Nine Grounds 149
12. Fire Attacks 179
13. Using Spies 189

Acknowledgments 201
Notes 205
Suggestions for Further Reading 209

Instructs us in patience, flexibility, resolve, discernment, skillful means, compassionpowerfully effective [strategies] in all our relationshipsl“Ô