高中英语（人教版）选修九 同步课件 ashrita furman

1、Why I Break RecordsAshrita with Sri Chinmoy As a kid I had a huge fascination with the exotic (奇异的) 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 East

2、ern 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 impos

3、sible. Under my teachers 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 jumpin

4、g jacks, and it was such a thrill that I immediately began training for the nextrecord and I havent stopped since! I have also been fortunate enough to travel with the group that often accompanies Sri Chinmoy on his international concert tours of music dedicated to world harmony, and Ive had the opportunity to set records at some of the most magnificent wonders of the world. Ashrita Furman has set records in all 7 continents and in more than 30 different countries and he has the official record for: “The most current Guinness world records held at the same time by an