"...a thing that comes into existence once makes results on the basis of what is inside of itself from the past, and makes itself exist continuously by repeating its activities endlessly. A thing's very activities become the cause through which it makes itself come into being in the future."
Are you saying that a thing exists before it comes into existence?
No. It means that the world contains the meaning, like an encoding, for something that can come into existence according to the law of cause and effect.
Are you saying that a thing exists before it comes into existence?