At enlightenment, what happens is not that the reflected face will disappear. Cease to think that i am this shining consciousness in the mind. But it does cease when the body mind ceases. So for example, it ceases every night when you fall asleep. In deep sleep, there is no active, reflected consciousness. Just like the sun reflected in the pot, in the poolof water in the pot. At night, the pot is there, the water is there, but there is no reflected sun. And from the perspective of the enlightened one, who is not supposed to be born or reborn again, does not take on an individual body mind again. That's the distinction that sets you free
Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Nov 7th, 2021. List of questions with timestamps:
05:10 - What happens to the reflected consciousness after death, and after enlightenment?
19:10 - What is my swadharma?
35:20 - What is the difference between the knower and the witness?
41:20 - Where does Sri Ramakrishna stand in the triad of Iswara, Jiva, and Jagat?
51:15 - Is enlightenment a gradual process or a “wow” moment?
01:02:40 - What is Shraddha?
01:15:33 - Is there any overlap between psychotherapy and Vedanta?