Sri Chinmoy Lifts 3 Horses – 4663 Pounds!

The owner of the horses, a local man from Forest Hills commented, "My horses are really liking this! It is especially amazing for a man of Sri Chinmoy's age to do this." Long-time registrar of the British Amateur Weightlifters Association Jim Smith exclaimed, "Sri Chinmoy is almost 76 years old and the weight he has lifted is so far beyond what anyone else in the world has ever done! I have run out of superlatives long ago!"

Sri Chinmoy has tremendous appreciation for animals who silently offer their lives in service to mankind. He says that horses represent "constant and complete sacrifice." For this reason, he wanted to offer his special appreciation for them in this unique way.

A writer, musician, artist and interfaith harmony leader, 75-year-old Sri Chinmoy is well known for his many astounding weightlifting achievements. He states, "I do weightlifting to inspire people, especially the older generation, to shine and fulfil their dreams in their own fields. I wish to show that age is no barrier. The word impossible is only in the mind and not in the heart."

Sri Chinmoy Lifts 3 Horses – calf-raise lift totalling 4663 Pounds!

Horse: Sacrifice

Horse, my horse,
I envy you.
I mean it, I really do.
Your life of constant and complete sacrifice
Is far beyond the height
Of all earthly and heavenly price.
God barters His Eternity's
Heart-gratitude
With your immortality's sacrifice-plenitude.

– from Sri Chinmoy's book The Animal Kingdom.

Sri Chinmoy was born in India in 1931and has been living in New York since 1964. He is the founder of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team which sponsors worldwide fun runs and ultra-distance races as well as the World Harmony Run – a global torch relay that over 100 countries each year.