In plain words
Their ways of behaving may differ. But the principle of the Ātma that is in all is one. We must believe in that divinity. Precisely because we do not believe in that divinity, we fall into so many troubles. What is the reason? Only at the moment when one recognises one's own true form can one understand the truth well. So if we want to recognise this truth, we must first enquire into the many that are within the One.
Today in the world we say: this one is brave, this one is a hero, this one is a man of depth. Where does our bravery lie? Self-confidence is true bravery. Self-confidence is true strength. However strong the body, however sharp the intellect, however great the cleverness, without self-confidence it is all in vain. I. I. We use this I, this I, for everything. Who is that I? Every man, from dawn till night: I. I. I came. I went. I saw. I ate. ‘I walked’: so we think. Who is this I? This is my body. This is my intellect. This is my citta. ‘My antaḥkaraṇa’: so we think. When we think ‘mine, mine’, does anyone ask himself, ‘Who am I?’ This is my towel. My towel is one thing, I am another. In the same way, if we think ‘my body’, the body is one thing, I am another. Who am I? We do not try to recognise this one small thing. I is the true divinity: in the world, the moment we are born, before we recognise any object, any matter, any person, I is the very first thing born. That is aham. From this principle of aham, Manas is born. From the principle of Manas, thoughts are born. From thoughts speech is born. So speech, thought and Manas are all of the Ātma. We must not use this aham for the body. Speech does not belong to the tongue alone. Thought does not belong to the brain alone. All of these have arisen from the principle of the Ātma. To a father a son was born. To that son another son was born. To that son another son was born. Father, son, grandson, great-grandson: all this relationship belongs to one family, doesn't it? In the very same way, from the Ātma comes aham, from aham Manas. From Manas thoughts, from thought speech: all of these are the family of the one Ātma.