10th January, 1939

Talk 604.

A certain lady was singing a devotional song. It said among other things:

"Thou art my father, Thou art my mother, Thou art my relations, My possessions and all," and so on.

Sri Bhagavan remarked with a smile, "Yes, Yes, Thou art this, that and everything except `I'. Why not say `I am Thou' and finish it?"