Unit 1 Breaking RecordsThe Road is always ahead of You Ashrita & Sri Chinmoy Mr.Versatility Knows No Limits Pogostick Jumping Swiss Ball Balancing Somersaulting Balancing a Pool Cue on Finger Walking on a pair of iron stilt Walking Lunges Milk Bottle Balancing on Head Hula Hoop Racing Staying Balanced At StonehengeMilk Bottle Balancing on Head Ashrita Furman breaks his 107th Guinness World Record... on one leg.Ashrita Furman literally hops his way to his 107th Guinness World Record at the Penang Bird Park, Malaysia, successfully hurdling the record for the fastest mile covered on a single leg. Why I Break RecordsAshrita with Sri Chinmoy As a kid I had a huge fascination with the exotic places and people listed in the Guinness Book of Records, but being a non-athlete, I never imagined ever actually getting a world record myself. Years later, as a teenager, I became interested in Eastern spirituality and began studying meditation with Sri Chinmoy. Suddenly, I was filled with an inner joy and a seemingly inexhaustible energy. Sri Chinmoy also taught me about his philosophy of self-transcendence, that when you have access to the divine power we all have within us, nothing is impossible. Under my teacher’s guidance, I eventually learned how to incorporate my newfound energy into my spiritual life while pursuing athletic goals, and I realized that it was time to fulfill my childhood dream of becoming a Guinness record-holder. In 1979 I set my first record by doing 27,000 jumping jacks, and it was such a thrill that I immediately began training for the next record and I haven’t stopped since! I have also been fortunate enough to travel with the group that often accompanies Sri Chinmoy on hi...
