Sri Chinmoy playing tennis at Aspiration-Ground in Jamaica, New York.
My 3,070-pound Lift
by Sri Chinmoy
When it was my fifth attempt to lift 3,070 pounds with my left arm, I saw my physical mother standing behind R, combing and caressing her hair while she was taking pictures. My mother was so grateful to her that she was taking pictures. Some Cosmic Gods and Goddesses were also there, as well as some celestial beings, and Mother Kali was prominent. Then I was able to successfully lift the weight.
Previously, when I lifted with my right hand, I went from 700 to 1,000 to 1,300 to 2,000 and so forth. This time, with my left hand, I went from 700 to 1,000 and from 1,000 directly to 3,000. I skipped 2,000.
Since I depend one hundred per cent on God’s Grace, if the Grace works, I can lift. If it does not work, what can I do? Then, when my disciples do not believe it, what can I say? I feel we should not give it to any newspapers or magazines right now. We should hold it for a long time.
Published in My Weightlifting Tears and Smiles, part 3
Sri Chinmoy lifts 3,070 lbs. with his left arm, in Jamaica, New York. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th attempts are all good lifts.
– Sri Chinmoy |
Sri Chinmoy offers this prayer at 12:49 a.m. before doing a clean and press lift from the ground — up to 45 lbs. — with both arms simultaneously. (25 reps). The prayer was later published in My Morning Soul-Body Prayers, part 8.