Tuesday Aprll 2 2013 Spiritual Talks: ae@technews om MA'I'I'I SCANNELL 13 Vedic Vision Society lecture on mind, senses Stephanie Crockett rsowsws WRrrER close your eyes, and then attempt to clear your mind for two complete minutes This task may seem simple at first, but those who attended Vedlc vision Society’s meeting lait Blday can attest that It 1: far more dlffir cult After a couple minutes of meditation, members were asked where their minds went “I visualized past memories,” said one fellow “Visual patterns,” announced another Nltyt ananda Rran Das, the lecturer, explained that in order to achieve the goal of pure thought, much practice is needed Achieving pure thought as well as App Review: Real Racing 3 Swasti Khnntia LAVOUT EDITOR Continuing with the Games theme, this week we are reviewing another exciting game And the game is Real Racing 3 from EA Sports The most amazing thing about this game is that it’s free Yes, we would very rarely see afree game from EA Sports with excellent gaming features, like graphics, control or any thing in game For a game on mobile device, this game is extremely realistic and awesome, feels like l’m driving a real car Real Racing 3 has been a highly anticipated racing game coming to mobile phones and tablets It has set a new stanr dard for mobile racing games with amazmg features like otficlally licensed tracks, an ex panded ZZrcar grid, and over 45 meticulously detailed cars from makers like Rorsche, Lame borghini, Dodge, Bugatti, and Audi Additionally, racing with friends gets kicked into another dimension with the realltyrbendlng Tlme shifted Multiplayer' (TSM) technology You have the freedom to compete in over 900 events, including cup races, eliminations, and drag races And yes, you can upgrade your car parts to maximize performance This could be the best thing to other topics were discussed at the “Mlnd st the Senses” lecture Nityananda began by ex plaining the existence ofthe five senses and the mind The five senses, including sight, touch, feel, taste, and hearing, are our data collectors it is within the mind that all data received is composed, interpreted, and analyzed The Bhagavad Glta indicates that the mlnd l: a tool to elevate one’s consclous nest It is the repository of all our thoughts, feelings, wills, impressions, and memories Memories provide us a sense of continuity and connecr tion Unfortunately, in many University set tings, memory is extracted only to regurgitate information before a test A well cultivated mind involves all aspects of itself Value systems assist in cultivating the mind Our value systems come from our culture, society, role models, education, fame ily, friends, the internet, andso on Thinking is then derived from our value system Thoughts are subtle actions influenced from values that turn into gross actions It is extremely Import tant to eitabllih great values and tobe cautlous of accepting others’ value systems Values are established by a highly interactive process of studying scripture, not in a ritualistic religious sense, but rather in a search for knowledge A guru, or teacher, helps awaken the conscious ness of the soul with support in navigating through the vast forests of knowledge channelizmg or disciplining the mind over time establishes control over dlir tracting thoughts Nityananda provided a cor relation between training tigers and training thought Tigers are trained with starvatlon, the tigerbegins to obey its master when small meals of meat are provided over long pent ods of time The mind must be silenced and starved to create purity, thus manifesting de sired thoughts and actions “The quality of the consciousness is the quality of the mind,” Nlr tyanandastates “I want to become pure,” is an affirmative statement that everyone can repeat throughout the day Other valuable methods and me depth information will be discussed in up coming lectures, Blday afternoons, in wish nik 117 Delicious vegetarian meals are served after each meeting Rast lectures and lnformar tion can be found at http //www vedicvis com allows multi-player use, at a steep price happen in a racing game on mobile device One of the shortcomings of this game is that it forces you to spend your ‘gold’ to repair to race, essentially meaning ifyou have no gold you’re going to have to cough up to play Otherwise, enjoy the evelrglowlng timer before you’re allowed to race As in if you have multiple repairs like that to make, then the time is combined together, and in a typical race all of your repairs to a particular vehicle shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes For me, l even played a race and specifically banged up mycar as much as possible, and re pairing all of the severe damage at once gave me a Walt tlme of about 30 mlnute: Sound: funny, but yes its true The other shortcoming is Ildlcur lous, l mean thatthe game is freertorplay, but runs on lnrapp purchases made while you play And if you enioy racing against your friends, you can invite them to race against you through GameCenter or Facer book Overall, l would say Real Racing 5 is the best racing game since the old school “Need for Speed” Got an app on your phone that you think otherstudents should try? Send an email to ae@technewsiit com and we will re Vlewlt‘ REAL , RACING (may: railway aflilgmzlxpy cam Thursday nights @ Neo: “Technique Robin Babb rsctwsws warren lfyou are as lucky as l am and have managed to swing a norclassroanrldays see mester, then you are in the awesome :ltuar tion of having to find stuff to do on Thursday nights This is sometimes difficult, because clubs and venues don’t usually plan on having as much ofa crowd e and, consequently, as much of a crowdrpleaslng event 7 on Thurs day nights as on weekends To this dilemmal present Technique at Neo This staple of the chicago dance club scene (they claim to be the oldest nightclub in chicago on their website,which is eithersome hyperbole or a very specific definition of the word “nightclub? has been doing their thing for over so years up in the vicinity of Park West And you can certainly tell that the place has history Between the flickering pink neon sign out front, the creepiness of the bathrooms, and the murals covering every inch of the walls, Neo is two parts Blade Runner and one part nostalgia But that doesn’t by any means I— fill: E N EW WAVE TH U RSDAYS entail that the place is stuck in the past On Thursday nights, Neo does thelr new wave dance night, Technique D] Kamar Khan (and whatever guest DJs he brings along with him) bring out the crowd wlth Kraftwetk New Order, Joy Division, and all kinds of other bangers from the 80’s Slnce the weekly event has gained a reputation over its many years of operation, there is a dedicated group of regulars that show up every week and pack the house And, like most 80’s kids, these people love to dance Thls ls not a “stand ln the corner and nod your head to the beat” klnd of thlng, Techr nique is about gettin’ your grind on with your friends, trying out new dance moves, and making out with strangers My first time, l got the phone number of some Rolish girl whose name l can’t pronounce and played splnrtherbottle with abunch of frat boys and their girlfriends lt’s a place where magical things happen Although the drinks are perhaps a little steep pncerwlie (its worth mentlonr ing here that Neo is a cashronly bar, and also stllctly21+),they’le also strong 7 and you can always go for the $2 RBR special That being said, don’t get sloppy out on the dance floor Nobodywants tobe that guy, and ifyou have to be stupid drunkto getyour dance on then you need to reevaluate your priorities SO if you’re looking for a regular Thursday night dance spot, there really isn’t anything that tops Neo loin their group on Facebook to get invites to special events and the weekly password to get into Technique for free (yeah they’ve got a password 7 cool, right?), and go wlth abunch of frlends You can bet I’ll be there, gettln’ down (may: railway afnearchlclzya cam