One of the many benefits gained by people who regularly set down the busyness of their lives to practice thought clearing meditation is that you become equipped with the ability to place a mental space between you and negative thought cycles. As this is happening spontaneously your physical and mental sensations expand to include sensing the life around you.

In the environment outside of ourselves people and things are ordinarily perceived and defined by their differences. Within the stillness of our inner environment, once your eyes are closed and your mind is clear, thoughts that recognize differences begin to fade and the commonalities between you and others becomes enhanced. People often forget that humans have much more in common than they do differences. In this sacred environment you begin to experience people on a level playing field with equal value and equal capabilities. As your senses expand to include the life that surrounds you, you begin to merge with others and consider them as part of yourself. In this “inclusiveness experience” written laws that govern our actions become quite unnecessary in light of the fact that we are all connected and to harm another would only cause harm to one’s self. Caring for and protecting the environment that surrounds you and the people in it becomes a matter of course.

This understanding is not new but has been expressed throughout history in the sacred scriptures of many of the spiritual traditions that have induced devotion. It is defined as the law imprinted in each person heart. From the Chinese tradition it is stated in the Taoist scriptures:

“If powerful men and women
could remain centered in the Tao (the Infinite),
all things would be in harmony.
The world would become a paradise.
All people would be at peace,
and the law would be written in their hearts.” (Tao Te Ching V.32)

It was recognized in the Hebrew tradition through the prophet Jeremiah:

“This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel
after that time,” declares the Lord.
“ I will put my law in their minds
and write it on their hearts.
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.
No longer will they teach their neighbor,
or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest,” (Jeremiah 31: 33-34, NIV)

These two writings appeared in different parts of the world around 2600 years ago. This weave of similar ideas cropping up in many spiritual traditions across the world not only reinforces the connection between all forms of life but indicates that life itself is the product of the same Source even though people use different labels to describe it.