Man hears the scriptures, that god is unfathomable, unknowable, beyond man's limited comprehension, and yet he still asks, "What is god?", and then he thinks that he knows what god is.
In relatively recent history, he said, "All is Mind", "God is Mind."
Now he says, "All is Consciousness." "God is Consciousness."
Now he thinks he knows what Consciousness is. He is told that he is a consciousness, so God and him are related.
He is told that he is the awareness, Then, consciousness is his awareness, and that awareness, being universal, is now independent of himself, so if he identifies himself with his awareness, now he is the 'what is' that is god. Now he can be the whole ocean.
Perhaps he has felt the river of consciousness, and known it is God's body, and knows that he is his own awareness, and the awareness is in his consciousness, therefore he is in God's body, and he is not oneself, therefore, he knows he is composed of God, therefore he must be God.
Perhaps he has had experiences which allowed him to tear the veil, to see that reality itself was a sham composed of thoughts existing in consciousness.
Perhaps he has identified that there is no separation between him and the outside elements, that man himself is the whole earth. Perhaps he has identified that the entire show of the earth begins to work perfectly when he stops trying to control it, and recognizes that when man stops trying to control earth, it will fall into a natural balance and harmony. This is hope, but hope deferred for him since, if he has enough awareness to know, he knows that this restoration to the promised land will not be soon.
What comfort can he take then? He looks out and recognizes that others do not know they are the whole world. What a painful thing, to be alone in sight. But. He looks out at others, and they clearly do not know God. He looks out at others, and they don't see the ocean of consciousness. Therefore, he concludes, I see the river, this must be what Knowing God means, they don't see the river. I know God, they don't know God.
But he is lying to himself. All he knows is,