Dvaita Vedanta paints the universe with three eternally distinct realities:

1. Ishvara (the Supreme Being)
   • Personified as Vishnu or Narayana, Ishvara is the unchanging, omnipotent source of everything. His reality isn’t a passing phase but the bedrock of existence, forever independent and supreme.

2. Jīva (individual souls)
   • Every living being carries its own spark of consciousness, a tiny but real fragment of divinity. Souls are eternal, each with unique qualities and destinies, never merging into God like drops dissolving into the ocean.

3. Ajīva (insentient matter)
   • This covers everything from physical objects to the subtler dimensions of time and space. In Dvaita, matter never morphs into consciousness, nor does it owe its being to souls—its existence runs in parallel, solid as a rock.

On today’s philosophical stage—where debates about AI consciousness and mind-body dualism keep popping up—this threefold framework still feels fresh. It’s like witnessing an ancient script play out in modern headlines: technology versus humanity, spirit versus shell, all rolled into one lively conversation. Live streams hosted by modern teachers often circle back to this triad, proving that Madhvacharya’s vision remains as “on point” now as it was in the 13th century.