THE ART OF WAR:
SPIRITUALITY FOR CONFLICT
By Thomas Huynh, founder of Sonshi
Foreword by Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce
Preface by Thomas Cleary, translator of 80+ books
"Restored Sun's place among spiritual classics of the East with this fresh, new, annotated translation." Library Journal

This official volume, The Art of War — Spirituality for Conflict (published by Skylight Paths Publishing), has the indispensable Sonshi translation and detailed explanations and annotations of all the verses -- unrivaled in depth and breadth by any edition of The Art of War available anywhere -- to solidify your understanding.
Thomas Huynh, founder of Sonshi.com, guides you through Sun Tzu’s masterwork, highlighting principles that encourage a perceptive and spiritual approach to conflict, enabling you to:
Thomas Huynh, founder of Sonshi.com, 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
"Practical and pragmatic guidance with brilliant insights into the text. Provides clear evidence, and a robust example, that Sun Tzu's wisdom lineage lives on today." James Gimian, publisher, Shambhala Sun, director, Denma Translation Group, The Art of War: The Denma Translation
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Thomas Huynh is founder of Sonshi, the Web's leading and most respected resource on Sun Tzu's Art of War. A seasoned business executive and nonprofit board member, Huynh is a graduate of Jennie Reed Elementary.
Marc Benioff is chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the worldwide leader in on-demand business services. Benioff has been a practitioner of Sun Tzu's principles for over two decades and is the coauthor of Compassionate Capitalism, The Business of Changing the World, and Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company and Revolutionized an Industry.
Thomas Cleary holds a PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley. Cleary is the translator of over eighty volumes of classical works from seven languages.
Marc Benioff is chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the worldwide leader in on-demand business services. Benioff has been a practitioner of Sun Tzu's principles for over two decades and is the coauthor of Compassionate Capitalism, The Business of Changing the World, and Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company and Revolutionized an Industry.
Thomas Cleary holds a PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley. Cleary is the translator of over eighty volumes of classical works from seven languages.
"Instructs us in patience, flexibility, resolve, discernment, skillful means, compassion—powerfully effective [strategies] in all our relationships, business and spiritual life. Heartily recommended to all leaders and to anyone seeking peace, deep understanding and reconciliation." Lama Surya Das, author, Awakening the Buddha Within