Comments on: Breaking Someone’s Sugar Habit – Gandhi’s Story

By: Be the change you want to see… | Yves Hanoulle

Be the change you want to see… | Yves Hanoulle — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:15:17 +0000

[...] Not just standing on barricades, but also taking stand in my personal life. A little bit like the famous story about Gandhi and eating sugar. Gandhi knew that he could not ask people to do something he was not prepared todo himself. I can [...]

By: Being the Change and Encouraging Meditation | attentiondimension

Being the Change and Encouraging Meditation | attentiondimension — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:38:29 +0000

[...] I am attaching the story about Gandhi that I mentioned in my last post. Go read this before reading the rest of my blog: http://www.avani-mehta.com/2008/08/14/breaking-someones-sugar-habit-gandhis-story/ [...]

By: Tirupathi rao. Ganta

Tirupathi rao. Ganta — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:32:57 +0000

I want to see d more of gandi’s.. Gandiji every green.. Hat’s up

By: 甘地吃糖 | 文武都不全

甘地吃糖 | 文武都不全 — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 13:54:59 +0000

[...] Be The Change You Want To See In This World – Mahatma Gandhi 有一天，一位母亲带着小儿子去拜见甘地，对他说：“我儿子非常喜欢吃糖，医生说这样对他不好，但没人能够阻止他。我儿子非常崇拜您，只有您能制止他这种行为。请帮帮忙。” 甘地对这位母亲说：“你们下个月再来。” “可是我们走了三天三夜才来到这里。”妈妈抗议。甘地仍说：“你们下个月再来。” 一个月后，母子俩再度出现。“甘地先生，请告诉我儿子不要再吃太多糖了。”妈妈恳求。甘地看着那个小男孩说：“小朋友，你不要再吃太多糖了。” 小男孩点点头。妈妈说：“谢谢甘地先生，但为什么这句话上个月不能说呢?” “因为那时我也有吃糖太多的习惯，”甘地说。这是我今天在听哈佛《幸福课》时听到的故事。这是一个关于知行合一的好故事。但一个疑问是甘地为什么不能在一个月前说这句话？如果一件事是好的，那么即使我自己做不到，为什么不能向别人宣传它呢？这至少可以要更多的人知道它，知道的人多了，能做到的人才会更多，难道这样不好么？这种想法好像是有点道理。但是，如果你回忆一下自己的一些老师，特别是你最讨厌的那几个。他们讲得很多大道理都是好道理，相信你也能看出来他们并没有按他们说得去做？但是你会听进去他们讲的“道理”并实行么？我的本能的第一反应是，这些虚伪的人只是在讲”bullshit“，我根本就不会care。在这节课里，Tal Ben-Shahar用另一个简单的实验证明了这一点。他让下面的学生按他说的去做一些动作，同时他在做示范。当他说到让学生把手放到脸颊上时，他自己将手放到了下巴上。绝大多数学生，跟着他把我放到下下巴上，而不是脸颊上。人们更注重你是怎么做的，而不是你是怎么说的。特别是，如果你看到一个人知行并不合一，你会降低对他的评价，从而更不相信他以后所说的话。如果你是第一次听到这个故事，相信你会很有感触，会被甘地的行为所感动。但是如果再告诉你这不一定是甘地身上的故事*，甚至这个故事本身就是编的，那么你的感动会不会打折，会不会有被欺骗的感觉，它对你的影响会不会减弱？这就是知行合一的力量。注* 我没能找到我这故事的最早出处。这个链接里有人在留言里提到同样故事但以他人为主角的版本。另外，即使主人公都是甘地，一些细节在不同版本里也不一致，使我觉得这个故事没有一个权威的出处，从而不是特别可信。 [...]

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:51:27 +0000

Hello. I’d like to hear Tony Robbins tell this story do you happen to know what CD, video it was on? Thank you!

By: Avani Mehta

Avani Mehta — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:47:55 +0000

Habib,

You are the second person who told me that a similar story is quoted in Prophet Muhammad’s life as well. Whether Gandhi followed Prophet’s example … quite possible but I guess only Gandhi can answer that

By: Habib Siddiqui

Habib Siddiqui — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:32:04 +0000

I am somewhat intrigued by the story you have posted about sugar and Gandhi. An exactly similar story with Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, has been well-known for at least the last 14 centuries, with authentic citations of narrators. It is possible that Gandhi, a person who had studied the life of the Prophet of Islam very thoroughly and was a great admirer, might have followed the Prophet’s example before advising the little boy.

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:23:10 +0000

hello Avani, I am a new follower of your blogs! I really enjoyed this story, it made me smile! a lot of truth that comes through in parable scenarios! stories stick! blessings, Jen/Sharmila
p.s. I also enjoyed your ‘Following My Heart’ blog; I think it takes a lot of courage to be still and not speak rather then to express anything at whim; keeping to our highest truth. Often it is after we rest up, that the best ideas and quiet revelations emerge! I hope that you are feeling re-aligned again since that time!
You are welcome to stop by and check out my blogs that focus on living truthfully!
.-= Jen´s last blog ..Progressive Healing; Marshmallow & Sacred Spaces… =-.

By: AJ Kumar

AJ Kumar — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:33:53 +0000

haha…great story. Practice what you preach

AJ Kumar´s last blog post..Courage. Do You Have it or Do You Want it?

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:18:05 +0000

I loved this, wonderful story about integrity. Aaron´s last blog post..Moral Values - Truth