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These are my responses:
1: What is the nature of the self?
The self is the center of consciousness and it is also the entire universe.
What is commonly referred to as the self, i.e. identity - is a fictional construction.
2: What is the nature of the universe?
The nature of the universe is all being and non-being - all being and all nothingness, simultaneously.
3: What is the nature of consciousness?
The nature of consciousness is the same as the nature of the universe.
4: What are states of consciousness?
States of consciousness are the all the aspects of experience between being and nothingness.
All the various forms of existing, awareness, and intelligence exist on this scale, from matter and energy to life.
5: How can one explore various states of consciousness?
Exploring the various states of consciousness is what is occurring in the universe and gives rise to the various realms of existence.
The various states of consciousness can be explored at will.
6: Can we achieve some personal understanding
of the ultimate philosophical questions?
Of course.
The ultimate philosophical questions are simple to the extreme.
Complexities arise because of language, compartmentalized thought, and the ego.
a. The ontological question: what is real?
Everything is both real and not real.
b. The epistemological question: how can we know what is real?
By paying no attention to explanations of things.
c. The ethical question: What is good?
Doing no harm.
d. The (a)esthetic question: what is beautiful?
Everything is beautiful. Everything is also not beautiful.
e. The political question: How should we govern ourselves?
We are governed according to the continuing process of social and cultural evolution.
Human history is the record of our progress in this area.
7: What is the nature and purpose of life?
There is no nature or purpose to life.
Life is an experience.
8: What is the significance and meaning of death?
There is no significance or meaning to death.
Death is an illusion.
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