The Art of Non-war

226 pages, 5.25 X 8, soft cover, $14.99

Why the next American president should bring this book to the White House

The book to end all wars!

This book gives a very clear and concise explanation of the difference between dualistic and non-dualistic thinking.

For those who want to bring peace

Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is by many considered the definitive commentary on war. Yet the non-dualistic teachings in this
book expose the limitations of Sun Tzu’s thinking with undeniable clarity.

Never before has a book exposed the dualistic causes of war with such penetrating wisdom. This teaching desribes a realistic
way for humanity to finally shake off the consciousness of war and manifest an age of lasting peace and abundance.

Without commenting directly on current events, this book gives a penetrating commentary on why our world is still flirting with
war as a justifiable means to a desirable end.

A must-read for all who want to make a non-dualistic
contribution to peace.

This book is ingenious because it is written in such a universal way that it can appeal to just about anyone who is concerned about war and peace. It does not require the reader to believe in ascended masters or channeling but simply states teachings that have such an appeal to the heart that the spiritually aware people will feel it resonating with something in their beings.

As such is is the perfect gift to friends or family who cannot quite follow your spiritual beliefs. It will give them a very profound teaching, no matter what they believe or don't believe.

Many people have heard about or read Sun Tzu's The Art of War and this book comments on Sun Tzu's text but then goes way beyond to show how the consciousness of war has permeated people's thinking and what can be done about it. It is a rallying cry for those who are willing to become practitioners of the art of non-war and thereby bring an invaluable contribution to real peace.

How this book came forth - By Kim Michaels
I want to share with you how this book came forth because it is quite unusual. Since finishing Maitreya's book in the spring of 2007, I had been working on the next book in the Master Keys series, which is a book by Jesus on personal Christhood. It is at least as large as the other books, so it was consuming a lot of my time and attention, and the last thing on my mind was doing another book before Jesus' book was finished.

One day in early October of 2007 I walked out into the living room, where we have a large bookshelf. With no prior thoughts, I suddenly thought about Sun Tzu's The Art of War and took it off the shelf.

Upon holding it in my hand, the thought came to me, "Someone ought to do a book called the Art of Non-war and expose the dualistic thinking of this book!" After a few seconds, it hit me who that "someone" had to be and after a minute or two to adjust my thinking, I sat down at the computer, opened a new word processing document and typed, "The Art of Non-war."

I then found a translation of Sun Tzu's book that is in the public domain and used that as a foundation. I have rarely felt such a flow of inspiration as I felt for the writing of this book. The words flowed effortlessly and as soon as I read a sentence from Sun Tzu, the non-dualistic countermeasure started flowing as fast as I could type.

This book really wanted to be written and I was at the computer 10-12 hours a day, often getting inspiration while I was eating, having to put down my food to go write another paragraph. It took a little over a week to write the entire book and there was very little editing to do afterwards.

Who dictated this book? Well, the book doesn't say—simply saying it is from a teacher of non-duality and leaving the rest to the reader's imagination. However, the book is given under the lineage of Jesus, Lord Maitreya, Gautama Buddha and Sanat Kumara. These are the primary teachers of peace for humankind, and the book is sponsored by all of them. As you read it, you will see that they have put their combined insights into the psychology of war and peace into every sentence.

It really is a marvel to see how the masters bring forth new ideas, and it certainly is a privilege to be a part of this endeavor to change the thinking of humankind. I sense this book has the potential to reach a broad audience and I hope it gets out there before someone starts a war that might escalate into something that cannot be stopped.

What Master MORE said about this book:

And so, in order to suppress the people, they must take away that key of knowledge. They must create this false reality, where they have now created two dualistic polarities that seem to be inseparably linked in a dualistic struggle for supremacy. Yet both of them are lies.

And so this, my beloved, is one realization that needs to be brought out at this time in Britain and elsewhere, for it is the essential realization that must be spread before a Golden Age can dawn—namely the whole nature of duality. And this, my beloved, is of course why we of the Ascended Host have brought forth the new book, The Art of Non-War, which is written in a way that is more universal than any other book we have brought forth through any dispensation whatsoever. Thus, it has a potential to reach the people and awaken them to the basic dynamic of the duality consciousness and how it prevents them from discerning what is real and what is unreal. So every action they take, every idea they believe in, does not really lead to change because it merely perpetuates the dualistic struggle which is the very root of their suffering and their limitations.

What Gautama Buddha said about this book:

Well my beloved, it is indeed possible, as other masters have said, that the collective consciousness can go through a revolutionary shift, almost instantly at least as measured with historical time. And my beloved, we of the Ascended Host are of course ever hopeful that many more people, certainly many among the top 10 percent, will come to a recognition of our existence and of the teachings we have given, as you have done. But from a realistic viewpoint, it would be far too optimistic to hope that a large percentage of the population within the near future would come to accept the highly advanced world view that you have adopted. So we are not asking you to go out and seek to convert the entire population to that world view. Which is why we have talked about giving people universal principles, and so, naturally, we are always seeking to give you the tools that will help you in this quest.

And in this context let me say that this forthcoming book The Art of Non-War is indeed our latest effort in this ongoing process of making spiritual teachings and concepts more universal, more easy to understand for a wider audience. And so I can assure you that we have great hopes that this book can indeed reach a wide audience and become somewhat the talk of the town that will contribute to a shift in the collective consciousness, where people begin to understand the nature of the dualistic mind and the ego. Thus coming to see that all of the things they don't like about their society, all of the things they don't like about history, can be traced back to one cause—namely the existence of the human ego and how it turns every idea into a dualistic idea that will inevitably create tension and conflict that so often leads to war.

And so, my beloved, if people in great numbers can come to realize and acknowledge these simple ideas – yet very profound ideas – put forth in this book, well I can assure you that we can greatly accelerate the movement away from war and the rumors of war and the potential for war. And indeed have a true state of peace that is not a forced peace, not based on the fear of what would happen if nuclear weapons were unleashed, but indeed is a peace that although based on understanding, it passes understanding. For people have gone beyond understanding but have actually come to experience what we in the book call “the Infinite” within themselves.

So, my beloved, take this book as an inspiration of how you might see how you yourself can learn how to express spiritual principles in a universal way that is very difficult for people to argue against with the dualistic mind, although, of course, the dualistic mind can argue against any idea expressed in words.

Yet it is possible to find a way to baffle the dualistic mind, as has been done in Zen Buddhism through the koans, as was done by Jesus in many of his koan-like statements. But you will see that it is possible to do this even in a contemporary language, where you can simply state a truth in such a way that the linear, analytical, dualistic mind is baffled, is shocked and therefore it does not know immediately how to respond. And therefore there is a moment of silence, an interval of silence, in people's minds and that gives their Christ selves an opportunity to come in and help them actually feel in their hearts that there is a truth here that goes beyond what they have been taught and what they have believed so far.

And this then forms the basis for a new world view, a shift in perception. And as that world view grows and spreads, my beloved, the sky is literally the limit for how Western civilization can shift away from duality—away from using force to get everything, but shift into the abundance consciousness of realizing that nature is not our enemy, other people do not represent an enemy, and God is not the enemy. For indeed they could realize the truth in Jesus' words, "Fear not little flock, for it is the Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom."

Read the first chapter of the book

Copyright © 2006 by Kim Michaels