Gospel Koan 100.1

Ceaseless Transformation

Koan 100.1

The 'condition of being' that is existence has no beginning or end, only ceaseless transformation.

Summary Exposition

The central mechanism is the principle of eternal, ungenerated change, positing transformation as the sole and perpetual state of reality. A single, potent example is the cosmic lifecycle of a star, which undergoes a continuous sequence of transformations—from nebular gas to a burning star to a supernova and finally a neutron star or black hole—without any point constituting an absolute beginning or final end from the perspective of the totality of existence. The fundamental implication is that reality must be understood not as a linear narrative with a start and finish, but as an infinite, self-sustaining process where every state is merely transformation within what is an endless conference of difference.

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by John Mackay

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