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News of Sri Chinmoy's recent activities

Jharna Kala - Fountain Art — by Tejvan Pettinger — last modified 2007-06-19 10:02 AM

In the late seventies Sri Chinmoy donated a large collection of nearly 200 of his original acrylic paintings and color crayon pictures to the Zurich Meditation Centre. There is now a new gallery of these early artworks.

Sri Chinmoy Lifts Thai Elephants — by Shardul Dillicar — last modified 2007-04-02 04:21 AM

Sri Chinmoy has been travelling throughout Thailand the past month with more than 400 members of his international humanitarian and harmony organisation as part of his annual goodwill travels. As a way of honouring and offering support for the iconic elephants of Thailand, 75-year-old fitness champion and world harmony leader has performed a number of lifting feats involving baby and full grown Thai elephants.

Sri Chinmoy Lifts 3 Horses – 4663 Pounds! — by Shardul Dillicar — last modified 2007-05-03 06:51 PM

Fitness champion and world harmony leader Sri Chinmoy of New York City recently lifted three horses together – a total weight of 4663 pounds – to offer his appreciation for animals.

Sri Chinmoy's 312lb 50-Flower Salute to America — by Shardul Dillicar — last modified 2007-05-03 06:50 PM

(New York City) World harmony leader Sri Chinmoy observed his 43rd year in America by lifting overhead with one arm a large double-tiered fountain filled with 50 roses and weighing 312 pounds (141.5 kg) to offer his gratitude to each state of the country that has been his home since 1964.

Sri Chinmoy Gives Hot Air Balloons A Lift! — by Shardul Dillicar — last modified 2007-05-03 06:53 PM

Hot air balloons usually give people rides, but 75-year-old fitness champion and world harmony leader Sri Chinmoy celebrated the arrival of spring by lifting up two huge hot air balloons with one arm at the beautiful Hunterdon Hills Playhouse in New Jersey early on Wednesday morning.

Sri Chinmoy receives awards in Mongolia - and performs another lift! — by Shane Magee — last modified 2007-05-21 02:12 AM

Sri Chinmoy was honoured by President Nambaryn Enkhbayar of Mongolia two days ago with a national award for his promotion of world harmony and for his contributions to the people of Mongolia.

Sri Chinmoy lifting horse and rider — by Shane Magee — last modified 2007-05-20 06:29 PM

 

Sri Chinmoy Lifts The World's Smallest Horse — by Shane Magee — last modified 2008-02-16 09:59 PM

As part of a program called Lifting Up the World with a Oneness-Heart, for many years Sri Chinmoy has been expressing his appreciation to men and women who have uplifted the world with their deeds and actions—by lifting them overhead in body and spirit using a specially created lifting apparatus. However, this is the first time he has offered the award to a horse!

16 Tons In One Afternoon — by Shane Magee — last modified 2007-06-30 07:24 AM

On a rainy Sunday afternoon in New Jersey, Sri Chinmoy embarked upon an incredible weightlifting session that saw him lift 16 tons worth of cars, motorcycles, boats and planes in the space of an afternoon.

Sri Chinmoy Lifts The World's Tallest Living Horse — by Shardul Dillicar — last modified 2008-02-22 11:08 PM

Radar, the Guinness Record world's tallest living horse, just received an honour from fitness pioneer that is usually offered to celebrities, community leaders or heads of state. Radar stands at 19 hands, 3-1/2 inches tall (6' 7-1/2" or 221 cm) at the wither, and recently he got even taller!

Sri Chinmoy Lifts and Honours the World's Strongest Men — by Shardul Dillicar — last modified 2008-02-17 04:08 AM

Defying both age and the limits of the possible, 76 year old spiritual master Sri Chinmoy lifted some of the world’s strongest men above his head—some of whom were twice his own bodyweight!

Three records in one day by Ashrita Furman — by Shane Magee — last modified 2007-08-15 10:29 AM

For the past twenty years, Ashrita Furman has been the undisputed king of Guinness world records, with over sixty to his name at the time of writing. He is now 52 years old, but if anything he is increasing the rate at which he is breaking records - sometimes breaking multiple records in a single day!