Are you talking about the direct experience of a clap of hands vs. thinking about it after the fact? If so isn't the thinking about it after the fact directly experienced just like the actual clap of hands? That which "knows" a clap of hands also "knows" the after the fact thinking about a clap of hands. From my perspective the subtle objects (thoughts) are no different than gross objects (vision, sound, smell, taste, tactile).

What is the "knower" of mind? The Mind of the mind, Eye of the eye, Ear of the ear? From my perspective Chit, Consciousness, Awareness are That by different labels.