People have three chief instruments for uplifting themselves: intelligence, mind and senses. When the mind gets enslaved by the senses, you will get entangled and bound. When the same mind is regulated by the intellect, you can become aware of your own Reality.  The potency of your mind can be promoted by good practices like meditation, repetition of Lord's Name, devotional singing and worship. The mental power thus gained from spiritual practices should be turned away from wrong paths. Your mind must be released from the hold of the senses and directed by the principle of intelligence. Then, spiritual progress will be rapid.

- Sutra Vahini, Ch 1, "Six Primary Virtues".

Steady perseverance alone can tame your mind - Baba