In plain words
Ask that, and one man stands up: “I.” “Who is Anil Kumar?” Ask that, and this man says, “I.” “Who is Śāstrī-gāru?” Ask that, and that man says, “I.” In this way, the one principle of the Ātma present in all is ‘I’. This ‘I’ is the Fundamental principle. On Dīpāvali day we light many lamps from one lamp, do we not! In the same way, from the fundamental ‘I’ the many ‘I’s have arisen. Every human being is like a bulb. The ‘current’ in all is one. That is the Ātma. God is the ‘Jana’-rator: that is, He who makes people shine.
If anyone comes and asks, “Who are you, sir?”, you must be able to say with full faith, “I am the Ātma.” If asked what the mind is, you must say it is a part of the Ātma. Mysore pāk, gulāb jāmun, pālakova, sweets... What is the main thing in all of these? Sugar alone. Take away the sugar and there is no Mysore pāk, no gulāb jāmun, no sweet of any kind. In the same way, the Ātma is the basis of Manas, of Buddhi and of the senses. You belong to the human race. So do not let your mind leap about like a monkey. Seen one way, the monkey seems better than the man of today. Hanumān took Rāma's command upon his head, crossed the ocean, reached Laṅkā, found where Sītā was and came back. Once, it is said, Hanumān gave man this counsel: “O foolish man! Though I was a monkey, I took part in Rāma's work; I took Rāma's command upon my head. But are you taking part in Rāma's work? Before Rāma I stood humble; before Rāvaṇa I stood bold. Even so, you too must bow your head humbly before the good, and face the wicked with courage.”
What goes with you is saṃskāra, not saṃsāra
Man today lacks only a tail, but the traits of the monkey have not yet left him. First of all, the monkey's traits must be given up entirely. Keeping the Ātma as the goal, one must enter the sacred path. Man must recognise the truth that he is a part of the Ātma.