Absolutely wonderful interpretation that you've presented! I've got no criticism; in fact I feel that my own journey needs a bit more experiential knowledge to be able to make these three words come alive- this was actually one of the reasons I wrote this essay: to organize all my scriptural learning in a way that helped me affirm what I'm supposed to be doing.

In regards to satima/smrti, I find there is a struggle within me to really "remember" (it's the word I'm using these days instead of "mindfulness"). It could be because I'm still fresh out of the conditionings of a superficial youth, but I find that the only thing that helps me realize 'I'm not what I think I am' is the negationist aspect of Buddhist and Advaita reasoning: that everything I could possible see, smell, hear, taste, touch, cognize, and feel can't possible be my true self (if there even is one) and that such a thing can only be first realized in a very high stage of cognitive absorption/samadhi/jhana. Which obviously I'm neither karmically purified nor merit-laden enough to access right now, so more basic development towards it is in order.