After 212 attempts, Sri Chinmoy finally lifted 300 pounds in August 1986. With the 300 pound weight, it seemed as if some kind of inner Rubicon had been crossed; some dam had been breached and a torrent of cosmic energy sent gushing forth. Read more...
Articles on Sri Chinmoy's Weightlifting
Over the years, Sri Chinmoy had many milestones and significant events in his lifting career. These articles document some of those milestones
Lifting up the world
In 1988, Sri Chinmoy found an entirely new focus for his weightlifting: honouring his fellow man for their dedicated service to mankind. The 'Lifting Up the World With a Oneness Heart' award was founded, the centrepiece of which Sri Chinmoy would lift the recipient overhead with one arm as they stood on a specially constructed overhead platform. Read more...
Sri Chinmoy's 300lb one-arm lift: May-August 1986
This particular mark stands out as a milestone in Sri Chinmoy's early weightlifting career in a different sense. In so many ways Sri Chinmoy's lifts were also powerful lessons about life to those who saw and heard about them, and in this case Sri Chinmoy showed that inner progress could indeed be made in the face of failure as well as success. Read more...