SAI's QUOTE -: " I AM THE BODY " is an illusion .

           LEELA OF SAI

           The human character is decided on the basis of thought eruption . If we deeply introspect , we come to know that our individuality represents past remembrances , characters , dependents , routine , pleasures and worries , etc  .We are nothing but a collection of all these things which identify us as 'I ' . Where is'  I' ? What is 'I '? Where did this 'I' come from ? Which is 'l' ? Whom does the 'I ' belong to ? Further who is that Whom ? The answers for all these questions cannot be explained . However , through deep meditation ,we move from the 'I ' to the non 'I' state which is also nothing . What is the force that acts behind 'I ' to bring it into reality ? And what is the relationship between that force and 'I ' ? That force is called self or soul or Atman . Its meaning cannot be expressed physically unless we transform ourselves into that state and realise it . Once the self ego 'I ' state is removed , we are full of Bliss and Atman .

       Based on Sai saying 'I ' is nothing ; we have imagined and created our own illusory object of 'mine' and superimposed our character over it . Subsequently , the mind acts through 'mine' based on the impulse of sense .  

             Baba's 'I' state and individuality cannot be imagined and explained as it was away from mind and intellect . Baba always lived in the state of Brahman , although He led His life in human form .