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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1977-08-24, Page 9• T OWNER Protect your investment with the PICKUP wore Just what the pickup truck owner has been waiting for . total cargo box protec- tion from scratches, dents, holes, rust, wear and tear. Manufactured from tough vacuum formed high den- sity polyethylene, these cargo box liners are indivi- dually designed for most popular makes of pickup trucks. Protect your investment. Worth more at trade-inhime. Guaranteed to withstand the toughest abuse. Simple installation. Secure with self -tapping metal screws. $289. b. Oshawa Order from ZEFFLAMB CANADA 585 Wentworth St. E., Unit 30, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 3V8 Phone 416-728-5657 Insulate your home now for winter comfort Don't wait for cold weather! Insulate now to save heating costs and promote snug comfort when winter strikes. Every, dollar you spend on insula- tion comes back in fuel saving dividends. Get the money you need -•— today — from Victoria and Grey. vIcroR.M.nd GREY VG TRUSTCIl4,COMPANV SINCE 1889 Main St. L Listowel, Ont. D.N. Lefebvre, Manager MINUTES OF YOUR LIFE... .. •WNL YAW A NOTICE Re Howick Township GARBAGE DISPOSAL SITE All users please note that effective 'SEPTEMBER 1, 1977 no fence wire with posts still attached will be accepted for disposal at the sanitation site, lot 24, Concession 8 of Howick Township. By.•amthority of Council.., Wesley R. Ball Clerk, Howick Township lis*0 sc ls If all •f' It is human nature to be o picious of something new having a healthy skepticism whatever comes your way good. Something- view that ca to Wingham recently gave -rise some of ,this skepticism. Two teachers of transcends meditation (TM) were in to offering instruction to apyoH who was interested. What John and Rich van Scha of The International Meditati Society, Guelph, had to s sounded very good, intrigui and the simple answer to a lot problems. "The technique is not difficu it's extremely . simple," sa John. "Anyone who can think thought can meditate:' T •Sp meditation sus- stress relieved theso taapp, and ings remain after TM,,• of happiness and peace - is world feeling is w�Ilry 49#es me Rich claim crime cano. to They say TM has been tag sone American prison^ pital success. ' wn The brothers stress that TI •e not a religion or a yoga. "1 suited to the practical and 1eil ik person," which could be on ay ng of housewife, student, burin, man, office worker or athlete4° John says the Canadian 'SO team practises. TM, as well asithe Buffalo Sabres and New Y' islanders hockey teams. Pr p tising TM involves' 15 .i : Q minutes of meditation twu ifs day. Exactly, how a pe'sotl es about meditating is lair"' -y until the fee is paid. For " ,•sin w working adult it is $15O; for t family it is $250; college stud; '` $80;,; high school. $70" and fora ch 10-14, it costs $40. s John and Rich say .a pets s must be taught by a student Y Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to ens he is taught the correct we' t is able to obtain maximum: I fits from TM. It also ensures is being taught uniformly aro - the world The practice of TM is not neat%, It has been practised in eastern cultures for years. The Maharishi' felt it was time to offer TM : tp everyone, say John and Rich, be- cause TM offers a rest from today's fast -paced world. The Maharishi began teaching the practice himself, but was unable to reach everyone who wanted to learn, say the brothers, so he taught certain people teach for him. SOURCE OF THOUGHT "The mind experiences more refined levels of thought tnitil vire reach the source of all, thought," says John. "It allows us: to be more familiar with the depth: °f- our mind and clarity of mind re- sults." k Where thoughts come from is .c also the home of all creative and w intelligent actions, he says. H fol- h lows that if a person can reach p It, ys _ a he brothers ,claim TM can redu high blood pressure, the need cigarettes and alcohol plus dru such as heroin; that it will crease self-confidence, clarity mind and physical energy. Something so simple for su serious problems sounds perhap a little too good, but the brother say they have never heard an negative comments about TM that everyone who practises i develops his or her full potentia as a human being. A social worker from Goder ich's Blue Water Centre,. how ever, does disagree with the practice of TM, saying he has seen it destroy some people. A Wingham medical doctor says it doesn't serve any- definite pur- pose and a new student of TM says it isn't- as great as the teachers said it would be. A local minister and a psychiatrist also had negative comments about TM. WHAT IS TM? According to the teaching of ,John and Rich, during TM the body and mind reach a state of restful alertness. It is similar to the deep sleep during normal sleep, but • in TM the mind remains alert. Daily stress and accumulated stress are relieved when the body' is completely relaxed. The deep sleep obtained during TM is in- dicated by the reduction of oxygen use, as seen in normal sleep. There is an eight per cent reduction of oxygen use during normal sleep, the brothers say, and a 16 –per cent reduction during TM, which 'makes TM sleep much deeper than normal. John. and Rich say this is a state of pure happiness; with ce ffor gs in - of John and Rich back all they s with scientific evidence an books were on display for anyon to look at. Statistics showed, ;h9 TM will help mentally and physi catty. Job situations Oen •sho to to improve for people who pray tised TM and people were shown to maintain better health wit TM. i Yet statistics are not the only or the best method of determining the effectiveness of anything. - They certainly should be looked at, but opinions from• people•are beneficial also. SOCIAL WORKER It didn't take long to find' some negative viewpoints on TM. The first came from a social worker who took the TM course. George Onwubere of Goderich's Blue Water Centre has been a social worker for it years. "It requires a great deal of emotional strength, it -takes a lot out of you," he claims. Mr. On- wubere says he took the course as a matter of interest and stresses youlnust have the personality to handle TM. Emotional and extra - sensitive people are the types he would advise to steer clear of TM. "I'm scared of it even when I know it,"he says. "It can be. absorbing — mentally and physi- s catty." He uses the TM technique on very„rare occasions with fami- lies he is working with — "as a last. resort.” "Read the books," he said, "it should be enough. The more you get into it, the deeper you fall in. When people expose themselves to themselves, it is threatening. I have seen people destroyed by TM." In an extreme example, Mr. Onwubere said he knows a person who spent. two years in a psy- chiatrist hospital after an involv- ment in TM. It could trigger something • more serious to ex plods. • t "It's a very Oriental' culture," Mr. Onwubere' says, "I don't now how wellits in western P ulture.-You don't use it every- 1 here and anywhere. You must a ave people around you who b ,arose it as well " ay any definite purpose. Certainly it d does some good, the main di,* e Pune of controlling the body is w ►L �° �. pressure is anxiety pro - du ad, Dr? -:Mo irbray says; - patient is �re�lelted, it `helps. "Its not just the TM that is doing it. h We don't suffer from not'prae- rising'TM. "If they are charging. $150,�.they're making good." ' .. Rev. Barry Passmore of the Wingham United Church ,agrees that the organization is "making good". "People have lest confi- dence in the old religiion. Deep_ In the' heart of every mien .iis a re: iigious need, there is a void if'thiis. isn't filled and man will turn ° to anything to fill' that void," he says. A new student of TM• says it isn't as great as the teachers said it would be. This person wishes to remain anonymous, contrary to the fact that- John said most students don't mind their names being repeated since they always get good results from TM. "I've paid my money, though, so I will see it through," the student says. HINDUISM ROOTS Rev Ron Baker of the Wing - ham Penecostal Tabernacle` was very animated about the topic of TM as he had studied it in college. Mr. Baker says, "TM is a tech - Flare polyester washable print Size 8-14 Boys' Short Sleeved Tops Jersey Knit • pique of concentration; a going beyond oneself, concentration on a specific thing to the exclusion of other things. A close examination of the techniques of TM will prove that it is nothing new and that it ligion. does; in fact, have roots in re - "TM is really Hinduism dressed up in Western ter- minology to appeal to the society of the 20th century. To fully understand TM, one must have a thorough background in Hindu sm and philosophy. ' "Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is a Hindu. He is deeply studied in the hilosophy of that religion and oyal to its gods. The guru freely dmits to that and holds this ackground of TM to be its• great otivating power. "Hinduism may be compared o a tree, yoga to a branch ;and M to the fruit• of that branch. This simple analogy illustrates he deep -rooted, -ties -that Til 'has - with Hinduism. . "The technique of TM may be 'helpful' but the method draws you into the area of Hinduism. This led to the disintegration of a whole system ... India, in a quest to' reach the Godhead. In India the cow is revered to the exclu- sion of a dying starving child. -"The person who says TM is different than Hinduism has no concept of Hinduism and does not understand TM at all. TM teachers may have favorable results with the methodology and technique but the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is far superior statistically: Jesus Christ has been transforming the souls of millions for nearly 2,000 years. "Teen Challenge, the most successful drug rehabilitation centre in the world, with its ex- tensive involvment with d>ug eddlcts,-alcoholics, broken mar- riages, homosexuals etcetera, at- tributes its success to the .fact that its major concentration is on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Some 80, per cent of those entering into their centres come out totally and completely delivered," Pastor Baker said. ' Dr. Michael Conlon, psy- hiatrist for Huron County, says, 'We don't advocate this or have the source of his creative intel- ligence, when he returns from ham says, "I don't think it serves this he has more at his disposal to T use in life. In this way.TM person n lfftlly; making I m t realize the full potential of is• ':':What's new at Huronview? The,•barid concert planned for Family Night with 'the Brussels' Pipers was • postponed owing to the weather, and the residents provided their own musical pro- gram. Mrs. Elsie Henderson played the piano accompaniment and arranged the program which consisted of selections by the Huronview Orchestra, vocal solos and duets. Residents taking part were Mrs. LUiella Cox. Josie Cunningham, •M'yrtle Parker, Ethel Hill, Nelson Lear, Norman Speir, Cecil Skinner, Morgan Dalton and Jerry Collins. The Hurondale Women's Insti- tute from the Exeter area were hosts for the August birthday partx. The president of the Insti- tute, Mrs. Harry Dougal was em- cee for a variety program with tap dance and vocal numbers by Lori and Lisa Strong; readings by Louise Oke and a sing -a -long ed. by Fern McDougall accom- anied by Myrtle Brock. The 21 elebrants were presented with ifts by the Institute and Mrs. ennie McGratton • who is cele rating her 98th birthday this onth thanked the ladies on be- c alf of the residents. mind. - "There is an automatic shift to this reservoir of creative intel- ligence," John•says'. "The mi rce contacts -the souof thought. an effortless manner." Four consecutive days are i volved in teaching TM. Aft that, once a month for a. year th teacher will return to check on student's meditation to ensure is done properly and that f benefits are being obtained. Thi s included in the fee, as well .a e use of the 1,500 TM centres i he world. John Aand Rich, both soft poken young men, are original] rom a farm near Mount Forest Th ey moved to Guelph in earl ife and three years ago Rich became interested in TM. John ollowed when he saw the benefits ich had gotten. Both were taught by the aharishi in France and Swit- erland. There was six months of ctual training and three months s an associate teacher. Rich has ken an extra six months of in - ruction and claims to be able to super -normal activities such levitating his body off the ound and moving it around and so disappearin nd in v- er e a it ull s s n y Y P c g .1 b m h th s f 1 f R M z a a to st do as gr al g. Reg. $2.95 SALE $2.00 Reg, $3.79 & $3.95 SALE $2.66 Levi's Latest Cords Blue, Brown, Beige Levi's Denims Just in$1695 RUMMAGE SALE --A rummage sale was held Saturday afternoon at the Orange Hall. There were a lot of people looking through the clothes on tables and hung on racks. I,. The Wfu>l tIva l; ' Hies, A TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION_..JOh r (Ie )• `a Rich van Schalk of the International Medi ttion were in Wingham offering instruction in TM. Here'theyApld". a poster which shows pictures of people doing super'norrnal activities while meditating. Rich claims he, cart levitate. from the ground and movearound white meditatingaaiSt : At the far left of theposter is Maharishi Mahesh• Yogi; 'Who' taught the brothersto become teachers of TM. GOING METRIC—This road sign near Fordwich i5 a recent convert to the metric system. It's not really farther to. all those places, it just seems farther. Now, I wonder what that would be, in furlongs? it as part of our therapy. There are other methods of relaxation in psychiatry." • Dr. Conlon described TM as something that is in "vogue". He said there could be dangers in- herent in any intense introspec- tive practice, depending on the person's personality or particu- lar illness. ITt R. W. 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