Self-Transcendence

Ocean Monk a short film about six spiritual seekers who combine their love of meditation and surfing.

Enjoy the unusual and funny records established in Munich.

Champion ultrarunner Vajin Armstrong talks about his inspiration, training and love of nature.

Footage from a race in April 2012.

The first annual Self-Transcendence 5K in Queens, NY

ATN News Channel features Ashrita’s Garland Record

A detailed 30 min interview

Archival footage of the record-breaking festival 1986-1991

Sept 2010: 4 Guinness World Records set in Munich, Germany

July 2011: The 42nd solo crossing for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team

Footage and interviews and with the world record breaking team

Lots of smiles and joy at the USA Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team’s newest race.

Video from the 23rd Self-Transcendence Marathon Swim on Lake Zurich

  The Sri Chinmoy Centre, under the guidance of Unnatishil Bravo, organizes a 100K Race (and accompanying 50K Race) in Paris. The 21st edition 2010 took place on June 13, 2010, in the Bois de Vincennes in the western suburbs of the French capital. I filmed the races for the first time and tried to [...]

Ashrita Furman breaks Guinness World record for catching eggs.

A 12 and 24 Hour Race organised by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team

A new world record for the most number of completed games of hopscotch in an hour? For Ashrita Furman, it should be child’s play.

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. This is Ashrita’s 107th Guinness World Record, in a multitude of imaginative and physically demanding feats across seven continents. Ashrita attributes his tremendous capacity [...]

2005 marks over 100 Guinness World Records for Ashrita: a multitude of imaginative and physically demanding feats across seven continents.

When it comes to breaking world records he has no equal. Ashrita Furman has been in almost constant pursuit of new and difficult challenges for 30 years, and by all indications he is unlikely to slow down any time soon. Even now at the age of 54 his record breaking pace seems to be increasing. [...]

A video of the world’s largest pencil.