It is not that the mind is in the world, but that the world is in the mind.

Giriraj - Lord Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill

It is not that the mind is in the world, but that the world is in the mind.
Srila B. R. Sridhar Maharaj: Thought is coming from the thinker, and if there is "thought" then there must be space and there must be time. Time and space are factors of thought. The whole world has sprung up from ether, from space; and the ether, that substance itself is coming from mind. Matter does not evolve into a human form and brain and then produce the idea of "soul;" rather the soul contains within it, in one negligible portion, the conception of matter. Like an eczema, it is a disease. The concept of a "material world" exists like an eczema in a wholesome body. This is the understanding given by the Veda, the literature of ancient India. It would certainly be a wonderful miracle if stone could produce the soul, but it is easier and more reasonable for us to think that the soul has produced the conception of stone. In the soul, there are many conceptions, and one conception is that of stone. Consciousness is producing everything. Consciousness is eternal; this world is not eternal. So many times the sun, the Earth, and the solar systems disappear, and again spring up. We are in the midst of such thought in eternity. The sun, the moon, and all the planets appear and vanish: they all die and then again they are created. We are told by the sages who spoke the literature of the Veda to view things from this viewpoint: not only this living body I have, but the human race, the animals, the trees, the entire Earth, and even the sun, will all vanish, and again spring up. This world is sometimes pushing forth and sometimes withdrawing. In the same way that a heart expands and contracts again and again, the whole universe expands and contracts. Regrouping within the one, and again manifest as the many - the one and the many - the evolution and dissolution of the material universe takes place. As a heart expands and contracts, the whole universe is manifest and withdrawn. Creation, dissolution, creation, dissolution - it will continue forever in the domain of misconception. At the same time, there is another world which is eternal - the land of Sri Krishna. We are requested to enter there, to make our homes in that plane which neither enters into the jaws of death, nor suffers any change.
Be humble and tolerant, showing respect for others.
Srila B. S. Govinda Maharaj: For our spiritual life, we must have humility and tolerance and always be prepared to give honour to others. With these three qualities of humility, tolerance and giving honour to others, if you always try to chant the Holy Name you must be benefited. It is the Lord, Mahaprabhu Himself, who has given the Name. He came to this world with his associates the panca tattva: Sri Krishna Chaitanya, Prabhu Nityananda, Sri Advaita, Gadadhara and Srivas. The associates of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu are always bestowing mercy everywhere. The associates like Guru Maharaj (Srila B R Sridhar Maharaj) and Swami Maharaj (Srila A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad) and the great Acharyyas such as Srila Saraswati Thakur are displaying their mercy to the conditioned souls in this world, so we have much hope. Please do not deny or refuse to chant the Holy Name of the Lord, or God, or Allah. In every religion they are doing that. In all religions they are chanting their Lord's Name.
Saranagati - surrender to the Lord's will.
Srila B. R. Sridhar Maharaj: Because the soul is a particle of consciousness, it is endowed with free will. Eliminating free will, only gross matter remains. Without independence, the soul could not progress from bondage to liberation, and his ultimate salvation would have been impossible. But his spirit of exploitation is a foreign force, an intoxicant - a miscalculation that surrounds his independence. Life's objectives may be scientifically analyzed as threefold: exploitation, renunciation, and dedication. The most common tendency is in those engaged in exploiting other persons, species, or elements, for mundane sense enjoyment. They desire to materially elevate themselves in the present environment, and thus they are described as elevationists. A more sober class discover the severe equal and opposite reactions to worldly pursuits, and they engage in renunciation of the world, in search of an equilibrium comparable to a deep, dreamless slumber. By being unawake to the world, they hope to escape its concomitant reactions and sufferings. Thus their goal is liberation, and they are known as salvationists or liberationists. But through the correct interpretation of the Revealed Scriptures by learned votaries such as Sri Sanatana Goswami, Sri Jiva Goswami, and Sri Ramanuja, the devotees of divinity know the pursuits of both exploitation and renunciation as not only fruitless, but injurious to real progress. The normal, wholesome, and happy plane is in the life of dedication. Without exploiting or borrowing anything from the environment, and without attempting to artificially renounce it, one who is sincere to dedicate himself naturally comes into contact with a higher and more subtle plane of life. By his readiness to give and serve, he will attain to a higher society and achieve an appropriate master. The enjoying spirit forces one to be associated with a lower section to control and enjoy. And the renouncing spirit allures even the scholars with its 'prestigious' superiority over exploitation. Thus it is more dangerous, just as a half-truth is more dangerous than falsehood. As it is difficult to awaken someone from the deepest possible sleep, the liberationists may remain for incalculable time within their cell of non-differentiated liberation. But the higher existence will invite the service of one who desires to purely dedicate himself without remuneration. Seva - service, dedication, is the summum bonum of the teachings of the Vaisnava school, the third plane of life where every unit is a dedicating member in an organic whole. In such a normal adjustment, everyone mutually assists one another in their service to the center, the higher recipient, the highest entity. Everything is existing to satisfy Him, because He must possess this qualification to be the Absolute. He is the prime cause of all causes - and everything exists for Him, to satisfy Him.