Reflections on Sawyer's 100 Unorthodox Strategies
- General Intro, General Introductory Poems Relating To The Entire Book [Backlog Not Posted Yet]
Subset of poems written in reflection on Sawyer's Translation of 100 Unorthodox Strategies, from a Business-Finance, and/or Christian Point of View. These poems will be posted sequentially with the other poems and this index will identify items relating to this sub-set.
Note: This book was written several hundred years after Sun Tsu's Art Of War, and has the tone of somebody's study notes in preparation for an exam. It draws on the 7 (8 actually, a missing one was located in 1970) core books from which the military civil service exam questions were drawn. 100 key ideas (from the point of view of its writer) were assembled, along with an illustration from history for each one, just as one might do in order to prepare for an exam. About one half of the material was drawn from Sun Tsu apparently. Sun Tsu's book is the core piece in the larger set of resources.
The presence of the historical material is what makes the book enduring. Sawyer's translation and notes are fascinating to the modern reader as well.
The chapters are in pairs for the most part, making more or less 50 paired chapters (mountains and valleys; offense defense, etc.)
One To Twenty
- "To Calculate" [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #1) (John 15: 1-16; 1 Cor 2:6-16; 2 Cor.12:7-10 )- Mar/23-4/2013
- “Historical Illustration” ( )[Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare Intro ] (08/June/2019)
- “A Place To Reflect” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 01 ] (Mk.11:24;Matt.5:43-48; John 3:16; 20:28; Rom.12:21; 1 Cor.15:24-28) (08/June/2019)
- “The Easement” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 02 ] (09/June/2019)
- “Word Plays” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 03 ] (09/June/2019)
- “The Van” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 04 ] (Is.2:4; 35:3; 40:31; Rom.12:20; Matt.10:41; 5:14-16; 8:3; 6:13; Lk.10:25-37) (10/June/2019)
- “The Inverse Pair” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 05 and 06 ] (Jn.1:5;23:46; Lk10:11;Matt.5:16;8:3; Rom.10:14; Is40:4; Ps42:7) (12/June/2019)
- “When Not A Water People” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 07 ] (Rom.5:35; Ps.139:7; 107:23-32; Lk.5:3; 8:42; Matt.14:29; Gen1:2;,10) (13/June/2019)
- “Focused Love” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 08 ] (Rom12:20;Matt.6:33;13:45) (15/June/2019)
- “Trust” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 09 ] (Matt.5:37;prov.3:5-6; Jer.17:51;1Cor.13) (15/June/2019)
- “Drill Time” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 10 ] (Eph.4:6,11 ;Phil.4:8;Lk.6;31;1Cor.13;) (15/June/2019)
- “The Last Garden” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 11 and 12] ( Ps.11; Mk.11:41; Eccl.9:11; Jn.15:4-5) (16/June/2019)
- “The Balance of Love And Awe” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 13 and 14] (Matt.6:24;1 Jn.4:18;1 Sam.15:22) (17/June/2019)
- “Incentives and Dis-Incentives” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 15 and 16] (Heb.11:16;Matt.25:42) (18/June/2019)
- “Host And Guest” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 17 and 18] (Rom.8:28, 35; Ps.2; Lk.10:29; Matt.18:3) (19/June/2019)
- “Relative Strength ” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 19 and 20] (Jn.15; 8:44;Matt.5:37;24:14;28:20) (19/June/2019)
Twenty-One To Forty
- “The Arrogance Of The Stand-Alone” (Eph.6:10;Is.58:11; Mt.5:43-48; Jn.9:4; 17:5; 1Cor.2:16) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 21 and 22A] (19/June/2019)
- “Achilles Heel”(Jn.15;3:16) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 21 and 22B -1/10] (19/June/2019)
- “Persistence” (Heb.2:7; 1Cor 12:21; 2 Tim.3:10; Eph.5:18) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 21 and 22A - 2/10] (19/June/2019)
- “Greed” (1Tim.6:6; Mt.6:24-25; 4:1; James 4:1; John 14:6; Ps.131; 2Tim.6:6) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 21 and 22A - 3/10] (19/June/2019)
- “Doing The Hard Thing”(Gen.22;Mt.5:37;1Tim.6:6) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 21 and 22A - 4/10] (19/June/2019)
- “The Distressing Side Of Fear”(1Jn.4:18; Mt.10:31) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 21 and 22A - 5/10] (19/June/2019)
- “Trust” (Is.58:11;Mt.5:43-48;Jer.9:4; 17:5; Lk.10:29ff;Gen.4:9) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 21 and 22A - 6/10] (19/June/2019)
- “Javert” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 21 and 22A - 7/10] (19/June/2019)
- “Choosing” (Rom.8:1ff;Jn.15;; Mt.10:16) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 21 and 22A - 8/10] ] (19/June/2019)
- “Solo - So Low” (1Cor.12; 15:24-28) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 21 and 22A - 9/10] (19/June/2019)
- “The Dupe” (Jn.8:44)[Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 21 and 22A - 10/10] (19/June/2019)
- “Alliances” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 22] (19/June/2019)
- “Focus And Dispersion” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 23 and 24] (25/June/2019)
- “Pennants And Cook-fires” (Mt.4:16;10:31; Joshua 6; Judges 6; Jn.8:44) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 25 and 26] (29/June/2019)
- “Defensive Driving” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 27 and 28] (30/June/2019)
- “Knowledge Puffs Up” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 29 and 30] (01/July/2019)
- “Take A Good Look Around”(1Cor.2:16; Jn.15; 1Pet.5:8) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 31 and 32] (01/July/2019)
- “For Goose And Gander” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 33 and 34] (02/July/2019)
- “Mutually Trapped”(1 Cor.15:24-28) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 35 and 36] (02/July/2019)
- “Strength And Weakness” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 37 and 38] (02/July/2019)
- “Timing” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 39 and 40] (02/July/2019)
Forty-One To Sixty
- “The Philosophy Of Education” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 41 and 42] (03/July/2019)
- “Truth As The Feint” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #43 and44 ] (05/July/2019)
- “The Rythm” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #44-45 General ] (06/July/2019)
- “Gravatas (Or Not)” (9Matt.13) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare At #45 and 46 - General] (07/July/2019)
- “Stupidity And Fear Of Harm” (Matt.6:21; 13; ) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #47 and 48] (08/July/2019)
- “C-Student?” (Matt.13; John 15) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #49 and 50] (09/July/2019)
- “Baptism And Then Fire” (Matt. 10:39; 16:25; 3:10; 6:9ff; 1 Jn.4:18; 2 Cor.6:9; Rom.11:16ff; 1Cor.15:24-28) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #51 and 52] (10/July/2019)
- “Supplies And Resources” (Matt.13; Rom.8:1; 12:20; James 4:1; Prov.25:1) ;[Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare # 53 and 54] (11/July/2019)
- Twin Dangers” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #55 and 56](12/July/2019)
- “On Tools And Toys” (1Cor.15:24-28; Jn.15: Eph 6:10-20) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #57 and 58] (13/July/2019)
- “Exploit Or Retreat” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #59 and 60] (14/July/2019)
Sixty-One To Eighty
- “The Issue Of Provocation” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #61 and 62](15/July/2019)
- “Misdirection” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #63 and 64] (16/July/2019)
- “On Bogging Down And Getting Stuck” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #65 and 66] (16/July/2019)
- “The Big Picture” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #67 and 68] (17/July/2019)
- “The Many Uses Of Chaos” (Rom.8:1ff; Mt.23:37; Is.30:21) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #69 and 70] (17/July/2019)
- “Strategic Fun” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #71 and 72] (17/July/2019)
- “Withholding Aid” (Lk.2:52)[Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #73 and 74] (18/July/2019)
- “Addressing Defeat” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #75-76] (19/July/2019)
- “Flexibility” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #77-78] (04/July/2019)
- “Contrasting Principles” (Gen.2-3; Matt:4:1-11) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #79-80] (04/July/2019)
Eighty-One To One Hundred
- “Trustworthy” (Prov.3:5-6; Matt.22:36-40; Ps. 146:3; Jn.3:16) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #81-82](20/July/2019)
- “Bad Scenes” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #83-84] (20/July/2019)
- “Of Culture And Spirit” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #85-86] (20/July/2019)
- “Degree Of Difficulty” (Deut.31:6; Mt. 27:46; Jn.12:27; 14:2-3) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #87-88] (20/July/2019)
- “Weaponizing Relationships” (Ps.11) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #89-90] (20/July/2019)
- “Micro-Foe” [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #91-92] (20/July/2019)
- “Inclement Weather” (Lk.15; Rom.12:21; Deut.31:6) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #93-94] (20/July/2019)
- “How Much It Takes” (Heb.12:2; Jn.3:16;Mt.21:26; Lk.15) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #95-96] (20/July/2019)
- “External Influences” (Mt.19:29; 8:21; 12:28; Lk.9:62) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #97-98] (20/July/2019)
- “De-Mobilization” (1 Cor.15:24-28) [Reflections on Ralph D. Sawyer's Translation of One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies - Battle Tactics of Chinese Warfare #99-100] (20/July/2019)
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