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Page 8 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1978 Campus Activities Friday Texas A&M Sport Parachute Club, parachute demonstration on main Drill Field (weather permitting), 2 and 4 p.m. Travel Committee, "We Have Never Been Licked," 8 p.m.. Rudder Au ditorium Bahai Club, musical presentation, 8 p.m., 140 MSC Aggie Players, “Rip Van Winkle,” 8 p.m., Rudder Forum Aggie Cinema, “Enter the Dragon,” 12 midnight. Rudder Theater 6:30 p.m., 230 MSC Squadron 7 Parent’s Day Ceremony, 7 p.m., 701 Rudder Aggie Players, "Rip Van Winkle,” 8 p.m.. Rudder Forum Aggie Cinema, "The Enforcers,” 8 p.m.. Rudder Auditorium Saturday University Undergraduate Fellows Symposium, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Zachry Engineering Center, rooms 104 and 105 Company D-2 Parent’s Day Reception, Sunday Company D-2 Parent’s Day Reception, 6:15 a.m., 601 Rudder Company F-2 Parent’s Day Reception, 6:15 a.m., 701 Rudder Company K-2 Parent’s Day Reception, 8 a.m., 308 Rudder Company M-2 Parent’s Day Reception, 8 a.m., 404 Rudder Ross Volunteers Parent’s Day Pro gram, 4:30 p.m.. Rudder Theater Aggie Concert Band, 4:15 p.m., Rudder Auditorium Silent chanting, meditating all part of Tljy By TAMMY LONG The lecture has ended and the room is still. The nine participants seated around the room close their eyes and silently chant their man tras as they drift into the inner depths of their minds. They are stu dents of Transcendental Meditation. Transcendental Meditation is a mental technique to rest the body and dispel daily stress and strain. Its purpose is to increase one’s energy, efficiency, and clarity of thought. Sophomore George Sofke, presi dent of the International Meditation Society of Texas A&M, said sleep rids the body of much of its stress, but two 20-minute periods of medi tation a day provide rest deeper than sleep. '' ^ -T* •'I s *** GREAT JOBS IN HOUSTON Your vacation can be profitable and fun when you put your clerical skills to work on temporary assignments with leading Houston firms. We Need Typists Secretaries Clerks Receptionists Register now and you’ll have your choice of assignments when finals are over in May. Call 877-8556 for interview appointment Royal Temporary Services 2121 Sage Road Suite 225 Houston, Texas 77056 . -’T" -'I'— TM instructor Edgar Blackledge explained that while the body is rest ing, the mind becomes clear and alert. This state of restful alertness remains with an individual through out his daily activities, he said. Sofka said a major misconception about TM is that it is a religion. “A lot of religious groups are really down on TM, he said. “They think TM is trying to take over — to replace God. There may be many people devoted to it, but it’s not re ligion. ” The exact origin of TM is un known. In 1941, Guru Dev, a philosopher-teacher, began TM’s present worldwide revival. Blackledge said there are two criteria of meditation: it must be easy and the individual must benefit from it. “It’s very simple mental tech nique,” he said. “It’s hard for people to get used to how easy it is to medi tate. There aren’t any yoga post ures. TM is done sitting in a chair with your eyes closed.” Various scientific studies have found TM’s benefits to include nor malization of blood pressure, im proved job performance, develop ment of personality, decreased anx iety and reduced use of alcohol and cigarettes. “After meditating 20 minutes. I’m ready to study for two or three hours,” Sofka said. “It’s also easier to concentrate in class. Blackledge said a person should “think as little as possible” while meditating. The instructor gives everyone his own mantra, a word from the ancient language of India, Sanskrit, to chant silently. He ex plained that the mantra is in Sanskrit so the meditator cannot interrupt his meditation by con templating the mantra’s meaning. Mike Clough, a junior agricul tural engineering major, took the TM course as a freshman. He said meditation consists of three ele ments: repetition, pure conscious ness and thoughts. “First, you keep repeating the mantra, then you might find your self thinking about something, so you go back to the mantra,” he ex plained. “From there you might go to pure consciousness. It’s like not thinking at all or like canceling out thoughts. Your mind is peaceful and resting. “It might last a few seconds or a few minutes. Then you’ll start think ing again. Sometimes, you’ll go straight from the mantra to pure consciousness. Blackledge said a person should meditate only twice a day — once in the morning and again in the after noon. He said a person may become either groggy or hyperactive as a re sult of excessive meditation. Blackledge said any stimulus can disturb meditation. 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ROLLIE WHITE COLISEUM TICKETS & INFORMATION-MSC BOX OFFICE 845-2916 A&M STUDENT STUDENT DATE GENERAL PUBLIC GENERAL ADMISSION RESERVED FREE W/ACTIVITY CARD $4.50 $3.00 $ 4 - 50 $4.00 $6.50 Lunch time in the patio of our La Rojeha distillery. When our workers sit down to lunch they sit down to a tradition. When they make Cuervo Gold it’s the same. Every day at just about eleven the wives from Tequila arrive at the Cuervo distillery bearing their husbands' lunches. Lunches that have been lovingly prepared in the same proud manner since men first began working here in 1795. It is this same pnde in a job well-done that makes Cuervo Gold truly special. Any way you-drink it, Cuervo Gold will bring you back to a time when quality ruled the world. CuervcxThe Gold standard since1795. CUERVO ESP£CIAL<8> TEQUILA. 80 PROOF. IMPORTED AND BOTTLED BY ©.1977 HEUBLEIN, INC., HARTFORD, CONN. DAILY 7:45 9:45 SAT,SUN 2:00 "E calls House * H M FRI . SAT (PG) $1.25 Monty Python M against listening to music meditation or eating beforelw “Even the digestive process a disturbing,” be said. He said chemicals taken in body will dull the meditationp Bints, cess. ISomeb. TM courses for Bryan-C Station are arranged by the! of Natura The course includes two free inkunmotl ductory lectures about basicpnmnel even pies of the TM technique andllThe na consecutive days of instruction, B4 W • ■ The instruction consists oflfiffinii its c. ing to meditate, reducingtiwl) on tl discussing the practicality ojicampus 1 technique and developing onewrector I tential through using TM. ■ When Course fees range from SliiRuseum adults to $85 for college sludtihibits wei Blackledge estimated there arelCounty C meditators in Bryan-CollegeSforni the tion. Museum “We had two women whoweiMThe mi their seventies take the conris|not suj Sofka said. ■unty. I Course fees pay for TM cenlMrt Iron teachers’ salaries, advancedBsses, b tures, mailings, refresher cotldybon wi and special events and serviMExhibi Students in the TM course auta museum ically become members ofllBimals, Blackledge said. B* 65 ’ S | 1 TM centers check inedililBd fossil techniques. After completing ley area, course, students are asked toiBThe bi with IMS once a week for die petrified month to ensure correct medii Bioths te practice. found 01 Checking is recommend example: minimum of once a month foiffluseum. first year of practice. If he wisiBMost c be checked after the first yeiRass but meditator may go to any TM ceaBsk and Cars encounterfete. i < >. I plion 1 quackers n jai:^ United Press International R , ' i THREE BIVERS, Mich.-l^ ducks taking a sun bath stopfl ^ rush hour traffic Wednesday inff j )one middle of the town’s main > nterl i useuin t * on “. „ , i .1ms wit! 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MONDAY EVENING SPECIAL Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy Whipped Potatoes Your Choice of One Vegetable Roll or Corn Bread and Butter Coffee or Tea TUESDAY EVENING SPECIAL Mexican Fiesta Dinner Two Cheese and Onion Enchiladas w/chili Mexican Rice Patio Style Pjnto Beans Tostadas Coffee or Tea One Corn Bread and Butter WEDNESDAY EVENING SPECIAL Chicken Fried Beef Steak w/cream Gravy Whipped Potatoes and Choice of one other Vegetable Roll or Corn Bread and Coffee or Tea THURSDAY EVENING SPECIAL Ca ndle Light Spaghetti Dinner SERVED WITH SPICED MEAT BALLS AND SAUCE Parmesan Cheese - Tossed Green Salad Choice of Salad Dressing - Hot Garlic Bread Tea or Coffee FRIDAY EVENING SPECIAL BREADED FISH FILET w/TARTAR SAUCE Cole Slaw Hush Puppies Choice of one vegetable Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee SATURDAY NOON and EVENING SPECIAL Yankee Pot Roast Texas Style” Tossed Salad Choice of one vegetable Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee “Quaiityjp^sF’ SUNDAY SPECIAL NOON and EVENING ROAST TURKEY DINN^ Served with Cranberry Sauce Cornbread Dressing Roll or Corn Bread - Butler Coffee or Tea Giblet Gravy And your choice of any One vegetable