Selection from the writings of Roy Eugene Davis
Article from the Truth Journal Oct. 1989
I have said, You are gods; and all of you are children of the most high. –Psalms 82:6
The soul is never born, nor does it die at any time, nor having once come to be will it again cease to be. The soul is, in truth, unborn, eternal, permanent and spiritual. – Bhagavad Gita 2:20
You are as a ray of consciousness, reflections of the One Light. You came into involvement with the realm of nature as a result of the Light shining upon nature. Rays of Light becoming involved with the field of nature are known as souls. Souls, being rays of the One Light are not really born and they cannot die, anymore than the One Light can be born, or die.
When we became involved with matter we so identified with it that we began to express through a mental field, a portion of Cosmic Mind, and successive bodies or sheaths; the knowledge sheath, the mental sheath, the magnetic (causal) sheath, the astral (life force) sheath, and the physical body. Bodies are formed and in due time they disintegrate but the soul does not cease to be because it is immortal, as the Light is immortal.
In the traditional sense we may say that we are "children " of God because God is our source. When we are soul conscious we are as Gods, particularized rays of Light involved with creation. If the words of the psalmist had been translated differently - "You are God’s" – the statement would still be true because we are God’s expressions and we belong not to ourselves in an ego sense, but to God.
It is helpful for one on an enlightenment path to contemplate the truth of being, to become increasingly conscious of the fact that the being, the soul, is already and will ever be, immortal. It is not in need of being changed, but while it is still deluded and unaware of its real nature it is in need of being awakened. A deluded soul, one caught up in material concerns only, needs to learn to look to the source and awaken to its divine nature. In bible language "the son of man" refers to the human condition. A "son or daughter of God" is an awakened soul capable of comprehending the inner realms of fine forces and the reality of God, as well as the pure field of consciousness which supports all manifestation.
Krishna, in the Bhagavad Gita , also instructed the pure nature of the soul. Every enlightened person knows this truth, lives from it, and bears witness to it by his or her personal life. A fully illumined soul can live in the world with perfect understanding, conscious of the unbounded ocean of pure consciousness as well as the temporary view point referred to as ego-consciousness. We are like bubbles in the cosmic sea and we can learn to know our divine essence even while functioning in the realm of matter which is nothing more than God’s creative energy.
Learn to acknowledge your own essential nature and train yourself to see it in others. In the east many people greet their friends with folded hands and the word "namaste" which means, "I honor the divinity you are".
Whenever you meet someone, or think of someone, inwardly acknowledge, "I honor the divinity you are". Unless you are with devotees who understand the salutation you need not perform any outward gesture; merely inner recognition is sufficient. In this way you will bless yourself by being reminded of the truth and you will bless others by seeing their real spiritual essence.
Become universal in your understanding. See past color, personality characteristics, behavior, cultural origins and all that might separate you from soul communication with your brothers and sisters with whom you share your life. See God expressing through all people and all life forms.