Asprihanal wins the world's longest race for a record fourth time
Earlier this week, Asprihanal Aalto from Helsinki, Finland entered the record books as he crossed the finish line of the 3100 Mile Self Transcendence race in a time of 43 days and 4 hours, making him the only person to have won the race four times. The second and third place finishers, Ayojan Stojanovic from Nish, Serbia and Pranab Vladovic from Bratislava, Slovakia will both finish today after 46 days on the road. The race is still continuing for the other intrepid runners, and they will gradually be coming in over the next two weeks.
Asprihanal finished at around 10 a.m. in front of a cheering crowd of friends and wellwishers. During the ensuing celebration, an enthusiastic choir sang the song that race founder Sri Chinmoy composed in honour of Asprihanal after his completion of the race last year. His time is the third fastest in the history of the race and a personal best for him. Sri Chinmoy once said something to the effect that for Asprihanal, running was like drinking water; this certainly seems to have been borne out in his performances over the last year - he has finished first in both the San Franscisco 24 hour race and the Self Transcendence Six Day Race in April.
(Photo: Asprihanal (right) with his brother Antaraloy immediately after the race)
Related links:
There are regular updates on the race on multidays.com blog...
My God-Hunger-Cry – by Sri Chinmoy
In October of 2005, Sri Chinmoy began a series of prayer-poems entitled My God-Hunger-Cry. We are delighted to feature them here and hope they bring you joy and inspiration.
Experiences of Meditation
Short description of personal experiences of meditation
Meditation is an important part of my life. I meditate for about 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the evening. I sometimes meditate for longer but often there are outward pressures which make this difficult. However no matter how busy I am I always find time to meditate.
I am still pretty much a beginner but I have had many good experiences through meditation. When I meditate well and can quiten the mind, I experience a happiness that is difficult to get from outer activities. In fact they are a different kind of happiness. Inner Peace is also a quality I can feel, but it was not how I imagined it would be. The peace from meditation is actually quite a dynamic feeling and you feel it is a peace that you need to offer to others. When I meditate well I feel an unexpected oneness with the rest of the world. I feel meditation also affects the rest of your day as well. Meditation gives you a greater detachment from external circumstances. For example you get less frustrated by small things.
However having said all that its difficult to describe meditation because by nature meditation goes beyond the mind and cannot be described in words. Sri Chinmoy wrote a poem called "The Absolute" which attempts to express the ultimate transcendental consciousness, which is a goal of meditation.
I am grateful to have a living Meditation Teacher Sri Chinmoy. Sri Chinmoy began meditation at the age of 12 when he moved to the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Here he had many profound spiritual experiences, often meditating for several hours at a time. He lived in the ashram for 20 years, before coming to New York, US.
It is a great inspiration to see Sri Chinmoy meditate in person, I feel he is able to go to a very high state of meditation and this tangibly effects your own meditation.
- Free Meditation Classes in the UK
- Articles on Meditation at WriteSpirit.net
My God-Hunger-Cry – by Sri Chinmoy
In October of 2005, Sri Chinmoy began a series of prayer-poems entitled My God-Hunger-Cry. We are delighted to feature them here and hope they bring you joy and inspiration.
My God-Hunger-Cry – by Sri Chinmoy
In October of 2005, Sri Chinmoy began a series of prayer-poems entitled My God-Hunger-Cry. We are delighted to feature them here and hope they bring you joy and inspiration.
Sri Chinmoy lifts six light aircraft and a glider in New York
Earlier today, Sri Chinmoy continued his recent run of amazing weightlifting feats, this time lifting an assortment of aircraft. The lifts included four light aircraft which were placed overhead on a modified calf-raise machine and lifted, two stunt planes which were placed on a platform and lifted also using a calf raise technique, and a glider which was lifted overhead using the right arm.
(Photo: Sri Chinmoy lifting light airplane - total weight including apparatus comes to 980 lb. The height of the lift can be seen in the small gap between the white lines on the apparatus above Sri Chinmoy's head)
Over the years Sri Chinmoy has lifted many aircraft as part of his effort to demonstrate the power of the human spirit. At the beginning of June, he lifted an ultralight plane and a Stearman biplane as part of a lifting program that also included cars, motorcycles and boats. Lifting airplanes also sometimes form a part of the weightlifting program that often takes place on the anniversary of when he started lifting; as part of this program he lifted airplanes in 2002 and 2004. In 2003, Sri Chinmoy celebrated the centenary of the first manned flight by the Wright brothers by lifting over 100 pilots overhead using a special apparatus - this program was part of the Lifting up the World with a Oneness-Heart award program, in which Sri Chinmoy recognises the achievements of men and women who have been of service and inspiration to the community and the world by lifting them. To date, he has honoured over 8,000 individuals in this way.
Related links:
- Video of Sri Chinmoy lifting airplanes during 3-day weightlifting event in 2006
- Fitness Guru for Body and Spirit: a very nice introduction to Sri Chinmoy's weightlifting by Chidananda Burke
- Sri Chinmoy's weightlifting: a case study in listening to the inner voice
- Volcanic Calf-fire: an early history of Sri Chinmoy's calf raises by Dr. Vidaghda Bennett
My God-Hunger-Cry – by Sri Chinmoy
In October of 2005, Sri Chinmoy began a series of prayer-poems entitled My God-Hunger-Cry. We are delighted to feature them here and hope they bring you joy and inspiration.
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