Fasting as Penance
- Two of Gandhi's followers at the ashram commit some sort of moral lapse, the nature of which he does not specify.
- Gandhi imposes on himself a fast as penance for their wrongdoing.
- He says teachers shouldn't undertake fasts for a pupil's delinquency unless the bond between them is close.
- He also advises drinking lots of water while fasting, even if it's nauseating to do so.