Sri Chinmoy dead at 76
WA****NGTON (Reuters) - Spiritual guru Sri Chinmoy, a peace activist who
inspired his followers to feats of extreme physical endurance, has died at
the age of 76 at his home in New York, a statement from his organization
said on Friday.
Chinmoy, who suffered a heart attack, died on Thursday.
Chinmoy was born in India and in 1964 immigrated to New York, working in
the
Indian Consulate. He later started a meditation center that eventually
spread around the world.
Chinmoy's followers were said to take on a regimen of vegetarianism,
humanitarian service and extreme physical challenges as a way to inner
peace. He set an example by running ultra-marathons before switching to
weightlifting. Acolytes said he was capable of lifting airplanes and had
written more than 1,600 books of prose and poetry in his quest for world
peace.
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