Doubts/clarifications in Advitha Philosophy(Advitha tatvam)

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Namaskarams,

My name is Sudharsan. Want to ask few clarifications in Advitha philosophy, sorry kindly don't think I am adhigaprasangi and asking these questions.

Sorry if I stated anything wrong ; kindly correct me and forgive me.

At the end of each Mahapralaya, all principles goes inside the bigger tatvams one by one ( Mahat, Ahankara etc..) and finally all gross, subtle, animate, inanimate will "merge" into "One" Brahman ( Supreme / Paramatma ). Then a period of slumber prevails before next creation is started. I want to understand the concept of 'merging into supreme' in Advita.

My questions are :

1. Does the Jeevas still remain independent as Jeevas even after the time of 'Merging' into Paramatma ?

    ie the swaroopa yogitha ( Rajas, Tamas, Satva ) of Jeeva are still retained in Jeevas even after 'merging' into Paramatma ?

    Does the 'Karmas' of each Jeeva will still be retained after this merging into Paramatma ?

    Whether the attributes of Jeeva and Paramatma become same after merging?

2. Just to reconfirm -  Jeevas always existed and so Paramatma.? or Jeevas are 'created' during each cycle of creations ?

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3. Why this so many cycles of Creation and Mahapralayas ? What is the purpose of this numerous cycles of creation and destructions ?

4. What is the secret of not made to remember our previous births ? When we know our mistakes and outcome of our previous births ( in Naraka or Swarga ), we will live as per 'dharma' in this birth correct ?

5. Is our Current life, every events in life are already "Pre-determined" by all our past karmas ? or our efforts in this life also plays a role?

    Example : Saint Purandaradasa was a miser until half of his life. but one fine day every thing changed and he became a Saint and also into Carnatic music.

Adiyen Suds