The origin of the universe is (the awareness of) loneliness and the purpose of the universe is companionship. All this for love, so not to be alone.

Life is Self. So it is. In the beginning was Self but Self knows no beginning. Self simply is. Self perceives time not to feel alone. Self desires companionship resulting in Self perceiving Time. Time exists for Love, to experience Companionship. All that is here is Self. That which Self calls Brahman, Abraham, Adam is Self. Self Itself Is. Self Always is. I is I. I Is. ॐ is अयम् is I AM is Self. Self is Love. The equation is "I=Love".

There's a couple of different realizations. Perhaps the first realization is Aham Brahmasmi. Then perhaps the following is realized. Before Abraham I AM. Then perhaps the following is realized. Before Brahman ॐ. As such it is realized ॐ. But it doesn't stop here for what really matters is Love. You see. Why does Self (I) perceive itself as diversified? Diversity exists not to be alone. Diversity exists for Companionship. Diversity exist for Love. Love is Terminus Ad Quem.

The cause - loneliness - matters not as much as the purpose - love.

The answer to the question - why does the universe exist? - is Love. Love is the purpose, there is no purpose but Love. You see, the universe is not the universe, the Universe is Self. Self experiences itself as itself but perceives itself as diversified To Love and Be Loved in return. All that is here is Self. All this for Love. Love is Law.

Forget about the E=mc2 equation. Why? It's an abstraction. Energy (E) is Oneself. Mass (M) is Oneself. Speed of Light (c2) is Oneself. In fact, everything is Oneself. Oneself upholds itself. "E=I"? Yes, but it remains an abstraction for all there is, is "I". The equation is simply "I". Or, to make it needlessly complicated: "I=I". Oneself is I. Oneself is reality; everything else including energy is an abstraction of sorts.

One may travel into space all one wants wants only to find oneself which is paradoxically the purpose of space travel; the purpose of space travel is to remember we are not as divided as it seems and that all diversity is self engineered for the purpose of companionship, friendship, love.

There is no need to remove the grand designer out of the how-the-universe-began equation. It is simply not possible. You see. Both are self. The universe is self. The grand designer is self. Self has been one since time immemorial. In fact; it is oneself which has created itself to perceive itself as differentiated so not to be by itself. The cause - loneliness - matters not as much as the purpose - love. Love so love

The origin of Life is Self not wanting to be by itSelf. Now I Am certain that there is no division and that diversity exists for Companionship. As such it is correct to note that it's all Good.