Shih

Sun Tzu in ‘The Art of War’ tells us that the sage commander who can comprehend and use ‘Shih’ will more often than not be successful. ‘Shih’ is the power inherent in every situation. Sun Tzu deals specifically with situations of conflict, where ‘Shih’ is very nearly tangible. ‘Shih’ also ties in with the concept of ‘taking whole’ that Sun Tzu extols. At its core, ‘taking whole’ is about nonaggression in dealing with situations of conflict. As Sun Tzu says, winning 100 battles out of 100 is not the greatest – winning every battle without fighting is the greatest.