The talk based on this ppt can be heard here: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/2018/03/intelligence-mind-2-concentration/ The speaker, Chaitanya Charan, is a monk, mentor and spiritual author. He has written 20 books and writes the world's only daily blog on the timeless spiritual class, Bhagavad-gita, at gitadaily.com

1. Intelligence
over Mind

2. Concentration
: How to do

3. Attitude and mind
We can’t change the
attitude of the mind,
but we can change our
attitude towards the mind

4. Healthy attitude towards mind
Not attachment or
aversion, but evaluation
Be disinterested, not
uninterested

5. Mind - Slow learner
Circumstantial enemy,
not intrinsic
Learn how to help it
learn eg autistic child

6. Two-pronged aids
External: Situation &
Association
Internal: Intention &
Inclination

7. Situation
Self-control is best
maintained by avoiding
situations that require
self-control

8. Association
Find friends who
understand our mind
& help us understand
our mind

9. Intention
If we don’t focus on
what we are saved for,
we relapse into what
we were saved from

10. Inclination
Impulses:
Thoughtlessly wrong
Instincts: Effortlessly
right

11. Inclination
Channel instincts in
devotion
Find intersection of
mind’s likes & bhakti