I am yours; you are mine. Our relationship is not external; it goes deeper into the realms of the spirit. I am with you and in you. (SSS Vol.1)

However you are, you are Mine. I will not give you up. Wherever you are, you are near Me; you cannot go beyond My reach. (SSS Vol.2)

First practise the attitude of ‘Nenu neevadu’ (‘I am yours,’ in Telugu). Let the wave discover and acknowledge that it belongs to the sea. This first step is not as easy as it looks. The wave takes a long time to recognise that vast sea beneath it that gives it its existence. Its ego is so powerful that it will not permit it to be so humble, as to bend before the sea.

‘I am yours. You are the Prabhu (Master). I am a dasa (servant). You are sovereign, I am bound.’ This mental attitude will tame the ego, make every activity worth-while. This is the religious outlook named Marjala-kishora – the attitude of the kitten to its mother, mewing plaintively for succour and sustenance, removing all trace of the ego.

The next step is ‘neevu navadu’ (‘You are mine’ in Telugu) where the wave demands the support of the sea as of right. The Lord has to take the responsibility of guarding and guiding the individual. The individual is important, worthy to be saved, the Lord is bound to fulfil the need of the bhakta. Surdas said, "You are mine; I will not leave you; I shall imprison you in my heart; you shall not escape."

The next stage is. ‘Neevu nene - (‘You are I’ in Telugu) – I am but the image, You are the Reality. I have no separate individuality; there is no duality. all is One. Duality is but delusion.

The Lord rushes towards the bhakta (devotee) faster than the bhakta rushes towards Him. If you take one step towards Him, He takes a hundred steps towards you! He will be more than a mother or father. He will foster you from within you, as He has saved and fostered so many saints who have placed faith in Him. (SSS Vol.3)

Individual effort and Divine Grace are both inter-dependent; without effort, there will be no conferment of Grace; without Grace, there can be no taste in the effort. To win that Grace, you need only have faith and virtue. You need not praise Him to win His favour. For example, I did not like the fulsome praises with which you flooded Me in the address which was read when this meeting started. I am yours and you are Mine. This is a family gathering; as a matter of fact, all gatherings that I meet are family gatherings. The entire mankind is My family.

It sounds very improper when a member of the family is extolled by another before the rest. This is a habit, a ceremonial, that is borrowed from political life, where ministers are given addresses wherein they are praised so that some benefits may accrue to the place which they are visiting, and which present those praises. (SSS Vol.6)

Satyam is My Prachara;

Dharma is My Adhara;

Shanti is My Svabhava;

Prema is My Swarupa;

Follow anyone of the Four

You are Mine, I am Yours.  (SSS Vol.6)

I have no wish to draw people towards Me, away from the worship of My other names and forms. You may infer from what you call My miracles, that I am causing them to attract and to attach you to Me, and Me alone. They are not intended to demonstrate or publicise; they are merely spontaneous and concomitant proofs of Divine Majesty. I am yours; you are mine, for ever and ever. What need is there for attracting and impressing, for demonstrating your Love or My compassion? I am in you; you are in Me. There is no distance or distinction. (SSS Vol.8)

Each religion exhorts those who are attracted by it to meditate on God in certain Form known by a certain Name; but, one who is aware that He is all Names and all Forms will adopt a sound which is profoundly significant, which summarises all Names, namely, the Pranava (OM) sound, the Akshara (Unchanging, indestructible). Through the changing to the unchanging, that is the journey. From the kshara to the Akshara. There are three steps or stages in this journey. "I am YOURS"; "YOU are Mine!" and, finally, "I am YOU!" Every sadhaka has to walk from one to the other, and reach the journey s end. Move on, don t halt. (SSS Vol.9)

One day, Sankara was seated in meditation on the bank of the Ganga River. Suddenly, he exclaimed, "Lord! I am yours; but, surely, you are not mine." His pupil, Tothakacharya was by his side then; he was astonished at this statement, which, according to him, went against the Advaitic stand. So, he asked him how he could ever declare any distinction between I and you. Sankara replied, "The waves belong to the Ocean; but, the Ocean does not belong to the wave. The wave is the ocean, but, the Ocean is not the wave." The main point to be attended to is, the elimination of the ego, the elimination of the identification with the body and its needs, satisfiable through the senses. For, you get joy when these needs are fulfilled; grief when they

are not, anger when something comes in the way, pride when you win over that opposition. (SSS Vol.12)

The Sun cannot illumine God; God is the source of the illumination of the Sun. The waves can say they belong to the Sea; but, they cannot claim the Sea belongs to them. The individual can say, "I am Yours" to God; he cannot say, "You are. mine" to God. God is the support; you are the supported. (SSS Vol.13)

Regulate your lives in such a manner that you do not dislike others nor have others dislike you. Love all as embodiments of the same Divine Principle. You are Mine; I am yours. (SSS Vol.13)

You are all my property. And I am yours. Let us share each other’s love. That is the true path of devotion. Ritualistic worship is not the true mark of devotion. The essence of devotion is the feeling of identification with God. (SSS Vol.31)