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Tzu's Art Of Warfare[edit]
The Art Of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from roughly 5th century BC. The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu, is composed of 13 chapters. Each one is devoted to an aspect of warfare and how it applies to military strategy and tactics. For almost 1,500 years it was the lead text in an anthology that would be formalised as the Seven Military Classics by Emperor Shenzong of Song in 1080. The Art of War remains the most influential strategy text in East Asian warfare and has influenced both Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, legal strategy and beyond.
Sun Tzu is traditionally credited as the author of The Art of War, an influential work of military strategy that has affected both Western and East Asian philosophy and military thinking. His works focus much more on alternatives to battle, such as stratagem, delay, the use of spies and alternatives to war itself, the making and keeping of alliances, the uses of deceit and a willingness to submit, at least temporarily, to more powerful foes.
The Art of War has been one of the most influential guides in human history. Leaders from around the world in many different areas and backgrounds have applied Sun Tzu’s teachings to achieve their goals.
The art of war is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field.
These are:
- The Moral Law;
- Heaven;
- Earth;
- The Commander;
- Method and discipline.
On the surface, the notion of the art of war seems quite sinister, but it’s lessons are actually peaceful in nature and teach you to get ahead, but not necessarily at the expense of others. To really get a grasp on these concepts, one of the best resources is, Zhao An Xin’s Four Quadrants of Power. It uses the Art of War among other Asian knowledge systems to create a very powerful mental, social, physical and structural power that really makes you unstoppable in life.
Psychological warfare has very little to do with actual war. The costly destruction of life and resources should be the very last alternative. What you are really trying to do in the art of war is to get your enemy to defeat themselves by making them believe the fight is unwinnable or that they have already won by embracing your way of thinking.
The real art of war is about knowledge: knowledge of your enemy and knowledge of yourself. It is how you manage the conflict in the world and inside ourselves; to face it directly and deliberately to achieve the outcome you most desire. This originates from an inner peace that creates a wise fearlessness that finally allows you to see the angles.