Ignorance is the perception of the nonexistent, and the nonperception of the Existent.
Victorious over the powers of Darkness and Ignorance, man becomes one with God.
Keen intelligence is two-edged. It may be used constructively or destructively like a knife, either to cut the boil of ignorance, or to decapitate one's self. Intelligence is rightly guided only after the mind has acknowledged the inescapability of spiritual law.
When Divine Love becomes well developed, Ignorance (Maya) begins to be withdrawn.