In ignorance, we think we are mind, body with consciousness. In knowledge, we realize we are consciousness shining upon a body and mind, completely untouched by body. This is what adweta wants to say. It's the very nature of the mirror to reflect whatever is in front of it. The face existed before the mirror and before the reflection, the face will exist.
Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on Feb 25th, 2018.