According to the letter of the Gita, it is possible to say that warfare is consistent with renunciation of fruit.
The devotion of such titans of spirit as Lenin to an Ideal must bear fruit. The nobility of his selflessness will be an example through centuries to come, and his Ideal will reach perfection.
I submit that scientists have not yet explored the hidden possibilities of the innumerable seeds, leaves and fruits for giving the fullest possible nutrition to mankind.
Renunciation means absence of hankering after fruit.
Knowledge and devotion, to be true, have to stand the test of renunciation of the fruits of action.
When there is no desire for fruit, there is also no temptation for untruth or himsa.
Truth is self-evident, nonviolence is its maturest fruit. It is contained in truth, but is not self-evident.
My interest in India's freedom will cease if she adopts violent means, for their fruit will not be freedom but slavery in disguise.