The strength to kill is not essential for self-defence; one ought to have the strength to die.
The final goal of all religions is to realise the essential oneness.
Nothing is impossible for pure love.
I consider myself a Hindu, Christian, Moslem, Jew, Buddhist and Confucian.
I am but a poor struggling soul yearning to be wholly good, wholly truthful and wholly non-violent in thought, word and deed, but ever failing to reach the ideal which I know to be true. It is a painful climb, but each step upwards makes me feel stronger and fit for the next.
A nonviolent occupation is that occupation which is fundamentally free from violence and which involves no exploitation or envy of others.