On Advait Vedanta: Non-violence is to fight that which makes you forget the Truth

The following excerpt is from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.

Questioner (Q): The Sikh Gurus gave swords to the Khalsa to protect their religion. Gandhi Ji used non-violence to get freedom for the Indians. Jainism, too, gives a lot of emphasis to non-violence. I don’t understand the concept of non-violence…