Gospel Koan 100.6

The Sacred Engine

Koan 100.6

Without difference, there is nothing to relate to; without relation, no potential for transformation—no being.

Summary Exposition

This koan establishes the foundational mechanism that being is contingent upon a triad: difference, relation, and transformation, where difference is the necessary precondition for any relational dynamic. A clear example is a uniform, homogeneous gas; without temperature or pressure differentials, no relational events like wind or storms can occur, resulting in a static, inert state devoid of transformative potential and thus of dynamic being. The implication is that reality is fundamentally heterogeneous and relational; absolute sameness equates to ontological sterility and stasis, making difference the indispensable ground for all existence and change.

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