Hare Krishna to all the devotees
All glories to srila Prabhupada
What can one do to control lustful thoughts and activities that sometimes appears in the mind. Many times one something which he knows is wrong and one shouldnt do but still engaged in such activities.
To prevent this what should one do? Also what kind of effects does these lustful thoughts and activities have on one's bhakti?
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Hare Krishna,
As long as one has the material body, the demands of the body for sense gratification will continue. The devotee, however, is not disturbed by such desires, because of his fullness.
I realised that as long as I have this material body, desires will continue to come (and test me), rather than feeling morose I should see what my reaction is and even if I am able to catch my faults a little later it is still better than not being aware of them. I am in a practicing stage and it is a big mistake on my part to
1. assume that my anarthas have started reducing and things are getting better.
2. become complacent in my sadhna bhakti and think all is well
3. not to pray every single day to previous Acharays to protect me from Maya.
4. drill deep inside me that on my own I can not achieve anything in the spiritual life.
5. keep on practicing to be always be in the mood of a servant and remain humble with everyone be it my family, office, not just devotees.
6. And lastly I should stay away from any arguments/debates with Mayavadis at this stage.
Hare Krishna
https://www.forthepleasureoflordkrishna.com/2014/10/16/my-dear-mind-2/