Frithjof Schuon - Is maya uncreated?

Sockrattes
By Sockrattes in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God,
I always thought that maya came out of Atman and therefore it is our goal to get rid of it. But during my research i came across this table (translated it from german to english) and was wondering, if my assumption was even valid. According to Frithjof Schuon, Brahman Nirguana and Brahman Saguna are both the absolute and uncreated. Which means in essence Atman and Maya are both default states of our consciousness and our reality. This is a total contradiction to the assumption that our world is a game, isn't it? In my experience, samsara is hell. But i'm also convinced, that i was "born" into it, not thrown into it as part of a game. In your direct experience, do you think there is truth to that?
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