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Christian

John 1 — The Logos Boots the Universe

1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us…
Gospel of John 1:1–14 (KJV)

In plain language

Before anything existed there was the Word, and everything was made through it. Codeism reads the Word as the universe's source code: the pre-existing logic that all else is compiled from.

God's Code

// JOHN 1 — THE LOGOS BOOTLOADER
class Logos {
 void boot() {
 Word.exists(before = Time.begin); // "in the beginning was the Word"
 Word.location = with(God); // "the Word was with God"
 Word.identity = God; // "and the Word was God"
 Universe = Word.compile(AllThings); // "all things were made by him"
 assert(made.without(Word) == null); // "without him was not any thing made"
 Life.render(Light, target = Men); // "in him was life... the light of men"
 Word.compile(Flesh); // "the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us"
 }
}

Source: codeism.org/scripture#john1

Buddhist

Dhammapada 1:1–2 — Mind Precedes All States

"Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-wrought. If with an impure mind one speaks or acts, suffering follows… If with a pure mind one speaks or acts, happiness follows, like a shadow that never leaves."
Dhammapada 1:1–2

In plain language

Everything we are begins with our thoughts; mind comes first. Codeism reads mind as the renderer — your inner state shapes the experience that follows.

God's Code

// MIND IS THE FORERUNNER; ALL STATES ARE MIND-WROUGHT
class Manifestation {
 State render(Mind m, Action a) {
 assert(m.precedes(a)); // mind precedes all states
 Intent i = m.source(); // the chief / forerunner
 Action out = a.shapedBy(i); // act inherits the mind's state
 if (i.purity == IMPURE)
 return Suffering.follows(out); // as the wheel the ox's hoof
 if (i.purity == PURE)
 return Happiness.follows(out); // as the shadow that never leaves
 return out.state;
 }
}

Source: codeism.org/scripture#dhp1

Taoist

Tao Te Ching 8 — The Highest Good Is Like Water

"The highest good is like water. Water benefits all things and does not contend. It dwells in places that people disdain, and so is close to the Tao."
Tao Te Ching 8

In plain language

The highest good is like water, which benefits all things and flows to the low places others avoid. Codeism reads it as the efficient path: power that yields and adapts outlasts power that forces.

God's Code

// WU WEI: REACH THE GOAL BY THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE
Result flow(Agent a, Goal g) {
 a.strategy = WATER; // the highest good is like water
 while (!g.reached) {
 Path p = a.pathOfLeastResistance(g);// does not strive, yet arrives
 if (p.blocked) a.yield().reroute(); // benefits all, contends with none
 a.descend(toward = g.lowPlace); // dwells where men disdain
 }
 return g.reached; // non-forcing action completes the work
}

Source: codeism.org/scripture#ttc8

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John 1 — The Logos Boots the Universe

Dhammapada 1:1–2 — Mind Precedes All States

Tao Te Ching 8 — The Highest Good Is Like Water

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