LIFE Voices 24: A Life of Self-Transcendence

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Ashrita Furman recently reached a milestone by becoming the first
person to simultaneously hold 100 Guinness World Records, when he and over 100
participants earned the world record for “A Poem / Literary Passage
Recited in the Most Languages.” The historic moment was a long time in
the making for Ashrita, who has been breaking Guinness World Records
for over 30 years. New York City Councilman James F. Gennaro presided
over the event at City Hall Park in New York City and Guinness World
Records judge Danny Girton Jr. was on hand to verify the feat. Ashrita
and other members from the Sri Chinmoy Centre all over the world
recited “Precious” by Sri Chinmoy in 111 languages including many
languages you may never have heard of before. We interviewed Ashrita
after the event in Manhattan and asked him about the beginnings of his
record activities, his training, his projects and what stands behind
his enthusiasm. Ashrita Furman has also broken many unprecedented records to
honour his meditation teacher Sri Chinmoy in the past.

— Kedar Misani

More clips about Ashrita on Sri Chinmoy TV
Visit Ashrita.com for more information and news on Ashrita’s World Records

CREDITS
Interview & Edit: Kedar Misani
Soundtrack: Parichayaka Hammerl
Produced by KedarVideo, Switzerland for srichinmoy.tv
Acknowledgements: Sri Chinmoy
Copyright: © 2009 Sri Chinmoy