Om Swami
How do I stay free of violence and wrong conduct of the body?
Non-violence as bodily austerity
Respecting elders, the devas, the twice-born and the thoughtful, staying in brahmacharya and not committing violence is the best austerity of the body. Violence is a natural tendency in every human, like cancer cells that come out in some and stay within in others.
Committing violence is a natural tendency of a human being. Every human being has violence in them, just as every body has cancer cells.