Gandhi, like most mystics, was a complicated person in his thoughts and convictions. His ideas, be it Sathyagraha (hunger strike) or Ahimsa (Non-violence), are synonymous to Quantum theory in Physics; no one completely understands it, but it works. Throughout his life he experimented with truth, non-violence, celibacy and even with dietary practices. By this constant testing, he cemented his own belief in his principles.