@ Neo... Can anything exist outside of consciousness? Forget about Universe and God for now. Just focus on the inner consciousness you have. Who is observing the external objects? If such an observer exist, then what is the essence of such observer? Are you a mind? Are you a bundle of thoughts? Are you sense organs? Are you an ego? Who are you? And what are you observing here? What happens in dream? Does this Universe still exist for you while you are roaming some different reality? What happens in deep sleep when there is no dream at all? Do Universe still exist for you in your deep sleep state? You open your eyes, you experience this material world; you close your eyes you experience your mental world. You further dive into deep sleep state, there is nothing at all. If reality appears and disappears based on the state of your consciousness, then what is important? Consciousness or Universe? That which don't exist in the beginning and that which don't exist at the end, also doesn't exist in the middle whatsoever.