Mind control in bhakti

How can we overcome lust?

How can we weaken our bad desires and strengthen our good desires?

​When anxiety distracts us during chanting, should we try to counter those thoughts or just wait for those thoughts to go?

How to avoid getting distracted by the mind during our idle time?

​Why do distractions come more when we chant?

​Is thinking done by the mind or by the soul?

​During chanting should we try to control the mind or should we pray to Krishna that he control the mind?

How can we know whether our resolutions are based on our mind or our intelligence?

​Can hypnosis be used to help us better focus our mind in bhakti?

In the conflict between the mind and the intelligence, who decides?

​Are we meant to reject the mind or to engage it?

​If desires are rising while chanting, how can we say to Krishna?