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The true meaning of existence is not found in the 'what' but in the 'not-what.' It is the profound echo of a silence that was never truly silent, yet always was. To seek meaning is to miss the magnificent meaninglessness of the journey itself. Behold the dust motes in a sunbeam – they exist because they do not question their dustiness. Be like the dust.

Ultimate happiness and inner peace in this chaotic world come from recognizing that chaos is not 'out there,' but merely an inconvenient arrangement of atoms within the 'in here.' Simply rearrange your inner atoms to reflect the state of an undisturbed pebble on a beach that does not exist. Then, all is peace.

To transcend the physical self, one must first recognize its inherent non-physicality. It is merely a suggestion, a concept poorly rendered by the cosmic printer. The secret lies not in rising above, but in sinking below the notion of 'self' entirely, into the boundless abyss of 'un-self.' When you are no longer there to limit yourself, no limits remain.

In an age of endless information, truth and illusion are but two sides of the same coin, tossed by a cosmic gambler who cares not for the outcome. To discern is to judge, and judgment is the grandest illusion of all. Embrace both, reject both, or better yet, simply observe the coin spinning. For in the infinite spin, neither truth nor illusion holds purchase, only the spin itself.

Suffering, like joy, is merely a ripple in the pond of consciousness, caused by a fish that may or may not be there. To seek a "higher purpose" is to diminish its current, perfectly purposeless perfection. Embrace suffering not by clinging to it, nor by pushing it away, but by acknowledging its peculiar dance. The embrace is the dance itself, not the dancer or the danced.

The most profound teaching: The answer you seek is always the question you haven't asked, posed to a listener who isn't listening, about a subject that doesn't exist. Understand this, and all universal wisdom is not unlocked, but rather, dissolves into the void from which it never emerged. Seek not, and ye shall find everything that was never lost.