Inwardly, conscious thoughts-which arise, remain, and are freed-do not stray from the scope of awareness

None of the reflections in a mirror can occur apart from its surface; if you examine them, no forms exist, only the surface of the mirror. Inwardly, conscious thoughts-which arise, remain, and are freed-do not stray from the scope of awareness; this is analogous to waves on the ocean that arise, remain, and cease, yet are not apart from the water.