"When the mind is not dissipated upon extraneous things, nor diffused over the world about us through the senses, it w…"

"“Television, movies, books, all of these things, a lot of people like to believe they’re just fun and games, that the…"

"ENTERTAINMENT, n. Any kind of amusement whose inroads stop short of death by injection."

"To Plato and Nietzsche, the history of music is a series of attempts to give form and beauty to the dark, chaotic, pr…"

"The ascetic Gotama … avoids watching dancing, singing, music and shows. He abstains from using garlands, perfumes, co…"

""Or he might say: 'Whereas some honorable recluses and brahmins, while living on food offered by the faithful, attend…"

"Advertisers will want to avoid programs with serious complexities and disturbing controversies that interfere with th…"

"Drive away with the hand of humility every transitory joy, as being unworthy of it, lest by readily admitting it you …"

"Turn my eyes away from gazing at worthless things, and revive me by your ways."

"The very beginning of the soul’s purgation is tranquility, in which the tongue is not given to discussing the affairs…"