Sun Tzu's Art of War--Spirituality for Conflict: Annotated and Explained »

Written 2,500 years ago by Chinese general Sun Tzu, The Art of War is 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 lives-in 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 of The 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.

Graham Christian Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information - School Library Journal

In Japan and China, certain kinds of athletic and military practices are absolutely continuous with self-knowledge and spiritual awareness. No rediscovered classic has enjoyed greater currency than Sun Tzu's Art of War, which has been repackaged as a kind of ancient business manual. Skylight Paths has restored Sun's place among spiritual classics of the East with this fresh, new, annotated translation of a timely and perennially popular classic for a nonscholarly audience.

Foreword Marc Benioff Benioff, Marc

Preface Thomas Cleary Cleary, Thomas

Introduction

A Note on the Translation

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