is sun tzu zen like or buddhist the art of war?

sun tzu does use zen like simplicity but is brutal with his actions, so is sun tzu zen like or buddhist or just using some buddhist techniques for his military might and arts of war.

i think sun tzu is just looking for techniques that work in his military settings so is taking in some religious or spiritual practices and turning them to brutal ends, via using them to create ruthless killing machines.

in this segment of sun tzu you can see how he uses violence to get totally obedience and fear of failure from his generals, he does this by murder though, so i would not say that sun tzu is really a buddhist but more a opportunist, with his use of clever techniques and tactics in war.



"Sun Tzu Wu was a native of the Ch`i State. His ART OF
WAR brought him to the notice of Ho Lu, [2] King of Wu. Ho
Lu said to him: "I have carefully perused your 13 chapters.
May I submit your theory of managing soldiers to a slight
test?"
Sun Tzu replied: "You may."
Ho Lu asked: "May the test be applied to women?"
The answer was again in the affirmative, so arrangements
were made to bring 180 ladies out of the Palace. Sun Tzu
divided them into two companies, and placed one of the King's
favorite concubines at the head of each. He then bade them
all take spears in their hands, and addressed them thus: "I
presume you know the difference between front and back, right
hand and left hand?"
The girls replied: Yes.
Sun Tzu went on: "When I say "Eyes front," you must
look straight ahead. When I say "Left turn," you must face
towards your left hand. When I say "Right turn," you must
face towards your right hand. When I say "About turn," you
must face right round towards your back."
Again the girls assented. The words of command having
been thus explained, he set up the halberds and battle-axes
in order to begin the drill. Then, to the sound of drums, he
gave the order "Right turn." But the girls only burst out
laughing. Sun Tzu said: "If words of command are not clear
and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, then
the general is to blame."
So he started drilling them again, and this time gave
the order "Left turn," whereupon the girls once more burst
into fits of laughter. Sun Tzu: "If words of command are
not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly
understood, the general is to blame. But if his orders ARE
clear, and the soldiers nevertheless disobey, then it is the
fault of their officers."
So saying, he ordered the leaders of the two companies
to be beheaded. Now the king of Wu was watching the scene
from the top of a raised pavilion; and when he saw that his
favorite concubines were about to be executed, he was greatly
alarmed and hurriedly sent down the following message: "We
are now quite satisfied as to our general's ability to handle
troops. If We are bereft of these two concubines, our meat
and drink will lose their savor. It is our wish that they
shall not be beheaded."
Sun Tzu replied: "Having once received His Majesty's
commission to be the general of his forces, there are certain
commands of His Majesty which, acting in that capacity, I am
unable to accept."
Accordingly, he had the two leaders beheaded, and
straightway installed the pair next in order as leaders in
their place. When this had been done, the drum was sounded
for the drill once more; and the girls went through all the
evolutions, turning to the right or to the left, marching
ahead or wheeling back, kneeling or standing, with perfect
accuracy and precision, not venturing to utter a sound. Then
Sun Tzu sent a messenger to the King saying: "Your soldiers,
Sire, are now properly drilled and disciplined, and ready for
your majesty's inspection. They can be put to any use that
their sovereign may desire; bid them go through fire and
water, and they will not disobey."
But the King replied: "Let our general cease drilling
and return to camp. As for us, We have no wish to come down
and inspect the troops."
Thereupon Sun Tzu said: "The King is only fond of
words, and cannot translate them into deeds."
After that, Ho Lu saw that Sun Tzu was one who knew how
to handle an army, and finally appointed him general. In the
west, he defeated the Ch`u State and forced his way into
Ying, the capital; to the north he put fear into the States
of Ch`i and Chin, and spread his fame abroad amongst the
feudal princes. And Sun Tzu shared in the might of the King."

sun tzu has used a simple technique to get a fearless or they have more fear of sun tzu then there enemies, through his use of the art of war, a lot of people see zen simplicity in sun tzu, but i am not so sure on how war and the like fit in really to zen.

only really in the simplicity and effectiveness of sun tzu's thinking and actions in his war arts.

zen buddhist mystical thinking magic of the mind and soul for success in life

there is mystical thinking in the way you live your life and how your life plays out, what is mystical thinking?, it could be looked at a way to make your life more successful and more productive in the way you want things to be and how you want your world to be shaped.

is mystical and magical thinking something that is difficult to achieve or is it easy, it is only as difficult as your current thinking makes it.

if you want change in your life then you need to be the change you want to see in your life, your thoughts are usually the first things that are happening in your world, and then you act out your thoughts which shapes your world.

so what you need to do is change the way you think to be like the changes you want to see in your life.

if you think negatively all the time then most or all of the time your life will follow or you will create negative life situations around yourself, sometimes you just need to let go of your negative ways of thinking first, to let the light shine into your life and create more success.

if you observe people you will people who are in a rut in life continue to be negative and get more negative until they are getting stuck in a negative cycle, whereas people who are positive in life seem to do better and better in life.

so a start to your magical thinking and soul improvement and thus an improvement in life whether that be jobs or money or girlfriends would be to change the way you think in life.

this way your starting points in life your thoughts will help shape a much more positive future for you and help you achieve your goals, and get you out of that rut you seem to be getting stuck in.

zen buddhist meditation how to energise soul chakras

well when doing zen buddhist meditation or in a deep state of meditation or relaxation this picture below shows some of the vibrations and felling you can get when in these states, as your energy and electricity and soul are activated to a kind of vibration.

might be a bit like the buddhist or buddhism kundalini activation as well, or just a energy style force around the body, that vibrates and repairs the body and soul connection.

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what the picture shows can be the kind of meditation you can try to achieve by activating a circuit around your body and creating a healthy energy flow of sorts.

zen in the summertime best time for zen though there is no time in zen buddhism

summertime is probably the best time for zen though there probably is no such thing as time in zen buddhism, but for meditation purposes the warm weather is always best for meditation as blood flow is much better and energy movement in your zen meditations will be easier.

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Zen Buddhist buddhism blog - The Discovering of Buddhism religion video, interesting video about buddhism, starts out with a introduction from buddhist richard gere, this video also has keanu reeves, so keanu reeves must be a buddhist as well, also in this video is the dalai lama, so comments and quotes from the famous buddhists in this short buddhism video.

gives some quotes and there buddhist beliefs.

The Discovering Buddhism

zen buddhism blog - it is the chinese new year 2010 - year of the white tiger

zen buddhism blog - it is now the chinese new year, and this year it will be the year of the white tiger, chinese horoscope zodiac as animal symbols to symbolise each new year from the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig.

this chinese new year is the year of the tiger but also called the year of the white tiger 2010.

Zen Buddhist meditation music

just been listening to this Zen Buddhist meditation music - Buddhist Meditation Music Zen Garden, has a nice balance to it, not too mellow, but not noisy that you cannot concentrate or meditate.

you do not want your zen meditation music to be too mellow that you fall to sleep, but mellow with thought provoking sounds, or zen buddhism meditation helping sounds.

Zen Buddhism a look around a American Zen Buddhist Monastery part 1

a look at a zen buddhist monastery in america, this is a interesting video about a zen buddhist monastery, but also goes into the beliefs of buddhism as well.

take a look around this zen buddhist monastery to get some ideas about what zen buddhism is about, its meanings and its practice.

this video shows the zen buddhists at this monastery and how they got to where they are now and there zen qualifications or knowledge about zen.

quite a good video it is interesting to see what monastery's are like on the inside, as usually a monastery is a closed off building.

the most important practice of zen is meditation as can be seen in this video, the day in the monastery is all based around meditation.

Zen Buddhist and the new year? new years resolution meditation

thinking the new year, now in 2010, could be a good time to kind of take a Zen Buddhist look at the year ahead and plan out what you can and can't achieve in the forthcoming year, like a new years resolution.

zen would be to focus on the now though mostly, but also think of how you can proceed in the now in the coming year or through the year as it is now 2010, though in zen buddhism there probably is no time as such.

like for example plan to keep up to meditation in 2010.