Oh Rama, when I identify myself with my body, I am Your servant. When I identify myself with the individual jiva (soul), I am a part of You. But when shall I be exempt from all these identifications, I realize that I am You.
“When I know who I am, I am you,” he says, kneeling before Rama, “when I don’t know who I am, I serve you.”
Valmiki Ramayana