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 for self-transcendence to studying meditation with Sri Chinmoy.

2005 marked over 100 Guinness World Records for Ashrita: a multitude of imaginative and physically demanding feats across seven continents. Ashrita attributes his tremendous capacity for self-transcendence to studying meditation with Sri Chinmoy.

Script, Camera and Editing: Sanjaya Spettigue
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For more information on Ashrita Furman, visit www.ashrita.com
News Article at BBC on Ashrita’s record