The belief that consciousness is fundamental to the universe credits the universe with too much existence. The universe does not exist! That is, it does not ‘stand out from’ consciousness with its own independent reality. Only consciousness truly is. The apparent existence of the universe is consciousness itself –indivisible, self-aware being –refracted through the activity of the finite mind. The universe borrows its apparent existence from consciousness, just as the landscape in the movie borrows its apparent reality from the true and only reality of the screen.
The Nature of Consciousness
Rupert Spira