What Devotees of Goddess Sri Attain: Guruji's Six Points

From the teachings of Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati (Guruji). Post title: "What is achieved by devotees of Goddess Sri". Dated 5 November 2016. Posted on Guruji's blog by Vira Chandra. Originally published at amritananda-natha-saraswati.blogspot.com.

In short

Guruji says the Goddess knows there is nothing other than Herself.
Her devotees are reminded of this and come to know it too.
They reach oneness with Her, and Guruji says this is instant.
Those who cannot stay in this knowledge worship through the Sri Yantra or the body.
Guruji says fulfilment is assured for all Her devotees.

Guruji's words

Guruji:

The Goddess, served by all time, knows that there is nothing other than Herself, that She is everyone. Never forgetting this fact, those who worship Her are constantly reminded of this, and so know this.

At the same time, they attain oneness with Her, drinking the nectar-like knowledge that whomever they are worshiping is only themselves. They attain oneness with Her instantly.

Those who are unable to reside in this knowledge permanently worship Śrī Yantras or bodies with the five nectars as follows:
– sound, touch, sight, taste, and smell (sattvic),
– milk, curds, ghee, honey, fruit juices (rajasic),
– wine, fish, meat, women, and sex (tamasic).
They also enjoy during their lifetime and at the end of their lives.

Such devotees will continue their devotions to the Śrī Yantra in afterlife too and get drenched with immortal nectar.

And will live beyond the sky.

Thus, fulfillment is assured for all devotees of Goddess Śrī: those who practice with desire and those who practice without desire.

Guruji, "What is achieved by devotees of Goddess Sri", as posted on Guruji's blog by Vira Chandra on 5 November 2016. The text is kept as in the original.

How this shows up in Kaula practice

The first two points are the heart of Kaula practice. The Goddess is everyone, so the one you worship is also you. This is why the lineage teaches inner worship first, where the practitioner sees the Goddess within.

Guruji also says that those who cannot rest in this knowledge all the time worship through the Sri Yantra and the body. This is the outer side of the path. It is a high-level view here. Such practices are done only in the lineage, with willing, consenting adults, and under guidance.

The nature around us, the five elements, is part of the same worship. Seeing the elements as Her body is one way to remember the first point in daily life.

Common questions

What do devotees of Goddess Sri attain, according to Guruji?

Guruji lists oneness with Her, continued devotion after death, and assured fulfilment. He says these come to all Her devotees.

What does oneness with the Goddess mean here?

Guruji says devotees come to know that whomever they worship is only themselves. He says they reach oneness with Her instantly.

What if a person cannot stay in this knowledge?

Guruji says those who cannot stay in this knowledge permanently worship Sri Yantras or bodies, with offerings he lists in the text.

Does it matter if a person practises with desire or without desire?

Guruji says fulfilment is assured for both: those who practise with desire and those who practise without desire.