A closer look
While most spiritual leaders try to demonstrate their inner peace through meditation or charity, Sri Chinmoy decided the path to enlightenment was bench-pressing heavy machinery. This modern mystic gained thousands of followers by claiming his deep meditation allowed him to perform impossible feats of strength. He would hold massive public events where he hoisted elephants, small helicopters, and entire crowds of people on custom-built mechanical platforms. He insisted it wasn't about ego, but rather showing the world that reaching 'God-realization' gives you the gains of a superhero.
