The principle of the oneness of life and its environment describes the inseparable relationship of the individual and the environment. People generally have a tendency to regard the environment as something separate from themselves, and from the viewpoint of that which we can observe, we are justified in drawing this distinction. However, from the viewpoint of ultimate reality, the individual and the environment are one and inseparable.
Life manifests itself in both a living subject and an objective environment.
The environment is the objective realm where the karmic effects of life take shape. Environment here does not mean one overall context in which all beings live. Each living being has his or her own unique environment in which the effects of karma appear. The effects of one s karma, both good and bad, manifest themselves both in one s self and in the environment, because these are two integral phases of the same entity. Since both life and its environment are one, whichever of the ten worlds an individual manifests internally will be mirrored in his or her environment.