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Show "Daily Utah Chronicle Thursday, February Meditation for All teaches relaxation 19, 2004 WATER can provide a good time, but beware ttnnmfir rTirniihiiMMraiir Nidzara Pecenkovic iter Many students jog in the morning, skip dessert after lunch and take a multivitamin with their soy milk before retreating for the recommended eight hours of sleep. However, many are still plagued by stress, pressure and tension generated by hectic and demanding lives. They are worried about their fufat-fre- e tures, remorseful about their pasts and just want to escape from the present. For students with problems like this, medical relief may be hard to come by. "We pay attention to problems with organs, but not this," said Amit I'radhan, of the U's Meditation for All student group. Mttfiits tit for Uikx U setts ttt. It is mq Sjtjrbf fret mi at n a itet tt tie pMc. I'radhan, an engineering student working on his master's degree, finds peace in 11 ( i. continued from page fcim rr meditation and a way to cope with the stress of school and work. With the help of some of his friends, he started the group last semester. Pradhan hopes to expand the group this semester and has started a collective meditation session at the Salt Lake City Library for those who cannot attend the weekly meditation sessions at the U. I'radhan explained that meditation teaches of the different channels in our bodies, through which energy flows. The left channel of energy corresponds to our past, emotions and the superego while the right channel is associated with our future actions and ego. The central channel corresponds with the present. "We're either in the past or in the future. We're never in the present, and at times might drift to extremes of the present or the future. That's what we don't want. We start getting into real problems, emotional and physical, disturbing relations, school, work, anything," i""'" 'irwni pli' pf """ thmii 111A iili A Si A tm IMiliril IpWliI II li nil Pradhan said. However, drifting off into the past or the present is something lots of people do, and although they may be aware of it, it is often difficult to simply stop, Pradhan said. "You might try it to focus on the present for a day or two, but...you need something beyond you to control it," Pradhan said. used excessively Energy from one channel creates problems due to unbalance, according to Pradhan. A person may become overly aggressive, foolishly emotional, restless and unsatisfied due to this imbalance. The purpose of the Sahaja way of meditation promoted by Meditation for All is to awaken the spiritual qualities of the seven centers of energy and correct any imbalances. Pradhan's former roommate, tha now lina Sourabh Sinha, "got into to Meditation for All, anyone tation a year and a half ago" can do it. with the encouragement of his "The person needs to have desire and take the time for 10 to 15 minutes of meditat"When you ing in the morning and in the meditating, you evening. That's all you need," understanding Pradhan said. Nonphysically described, "meditation is a yourself. You state of complete thoughtlessattacking the prob- ness where you go beyond lem right the your mind and your thoughts," Pradhan said. root than this complete Achieving surface."-Am- it thoughtlessness even for a few is enough to make a Pradhan seconds difference, Pradhan said. "When you start meditatfriend. ing, you start understanding Sinha finds that meditation yourself. You start attacking makes him "become free from the problem right at the root rather than at the surface," worries and thoughts." another Pradhan said. Abhijit Argade, "You learn to be in the presmember of the group, says that meditation brings him peace. ent," said Sinha. "That's the "It changes your way of look- best part." Meditation for All meets eving at things toward good," feel "You said. good ery Saturday at n a.m. in the Argade Union Den. It is free and open about yourself." Meditation is a natural way to the public. to balance and nurture the npecenkovic chronicle. Utah, edu physical body, and according start start start at at rather the Got bone to pick? 00 0O 00 vv g tqp letters to the editor: letterschronicle.utah.edu at 3 3 mi medi- Sa aomathlng ln4rstlrg on cismpus? Coil W""ln Write periodically fill your wafull ter bottle with snow. Shake it up from time to time and keep it near your body if you're not cold. Do this every time most of the snow has melted away and you can e of get another water without worry. I'd only suggest this when you're above the inversion level, though you want your water to hydrate you, not to glow. I'll end by telling those of you not quite daring enough to brave frostbite about an event taking place on Feb. 21, from 11 a.m. to 3 one-quart- er half-bottl- p.m. A collection of more than 9,000 different butterflies coming into the Utah Museum of Natural History on campus will be shown to the public. Make sure to bring your nets and pocket protec- tors. jwestchronicle.utah.edu Harvard reverses position on sex magazine Zach Barter Brown Daily Herald Brown University R.I. HarPROVIDENCE, vard University has built a reputation as a pioneer in a number of fields medicine, business, law and theology among them. Pornography, it appears, will not make the list. After coming under intense media scrutiny, the university released a statement last week saying it will not fund a band: $ (undisclosed amount) make-u- p & soy cappuccinos: $250 wardrobe: $7000 camera crew: $ 200 a day 1 . proposed student publication that would have included nude photographs of undergraduates. Two days earlier, the school's Committee on College Life had granted approval to the magazine, a decision that would have enabled it to apply for school funding. In a written statement prepared for the media, the two female students behind the proposal wrote that the yS ' , i- maga- zine, called H Bomb, would "serve as a popular forum for discussion about sex that is not otherwise available." The magazine would include sex related feature articles, fiction, art, advice columns and photography submitted by students, they wrote. 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Mj(1!p"I jig nJ( ".'i "'OH (OfiA drtf intf"if.r, (tirwlifif mi't'luli.'y ry,iMiilT rt idtf "HHir tf t 0!iminn if.lnv I"" pillfnMiip rH Itr nfM t,lv(p, rf(H (i(fn. in!', tm :hp. '; ,t.yr j'.p(i(j .iFf i.' iii,TTi nvt t) nnlittri full nv f(fjt Mi rw m'i' K S( (tin )fMlif haiwi ,i P ft tt PirttCtftK tsrfftoit Ri 0' J rp puHw irtor'i1rS 7fif irtp iffJiW wi"- MfM tf Intfuw irv o'm" irtfidtti.'s'w i'' miitr rhs'inrp omin.rai'w :wrbthcw 'ti, 'i! i'h I'.rfi A"ivi' it !lw ifii m,,fi,j g - I'ir II'. (M'"'! riifnn-- Tf D'Or.fi 3.'' rrniwt Kltpvf"fl' iw tjfon iiihpji 0' wtinirtlwr nvi f if. fty iru' piv n( j,. tfK 1 Hp ((i"iiwMUpit iNitv nn i r: versy and backpedaling. Harvard's student newspaper, the Crimson, dubbed H Bomb a "porn magazine" in a headline, and national and international media outlets quickly picked up the story. Robert Mitchell, director of communications at Harvard, said his office had received "literally hundreds of inquiries." Harvard then issued a statement reversing its position on H Bomb. It said there had been "much misunderstanding" about the publication and that the committee had made its decision on the assumption "that it would not include material that would be considered pornographic." The statement clarified that no funding would be provided for the magazine, and the committee would review its decision with the students. But despite the amount of controversy H Bomb generated, the magazine would not have been the first of its kind. Before granting its approval, the Harvard committee had reviewed copies of Squirm, a sex publication from Vassar College. Sarah Zarrow, a senior at Vassar and assistant photo editor of Squirm, described the publication, now in its fifth year, as an "artistic and literary magazine" exploring issues of sexuality absent from mainstream culture. Among other things, Squirm includes nude photographs of Vassar students. "We're not a porn mag, so there are certain things we can't show," Zarrow said. "A lot of the photos are pretty artsy. I guess they would probably qualify as erotica." The magazine operates with the same level of recognition as other student group, Zarrow said. |