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Jiva is relative - real to some as well as unreal to some. Its relativity springs from one's state of mind. Jiva or individuality or ego lasts only a long as conditioning (Avidya) exists. The Jiva identifies with the body, mind and senses. It becomes a slave to the senses. this is when Ego is inflates with a false sense of self and the mind is in a deluded by ignorance or Avidya. It is a state where Maya begins to control the senses and mortal pleasures become a priority. Jiva and Bramhan are no different. It is the ego which separates them. When the Jiva realixes this, the ego is annihilated. Avidya comes to an end and the individuality is lost. Samsara (Dvaita) exists due to Avidya. Advaita is about wiping out the identity either by lack of self identification or by total self identification. Bramha Gyan is not acquired by an external object. It is the state where the Guru enables the Disciple to bear higher energies. Bramha Gyan is when the Bramhan reveals itself to the Jiva; the essence of Satchitananda.