Nirmala Srivastava

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
Born(1923-03-21)21 March 1923
Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India
Died23 February 2011(2011-02-23) (aged 87)
Genoa, Italy
Known forSahaja Yoga
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(m. 1947)​
Websitehttp://www.sahajayoga.org/

Nirmala Srivastava (née Nirmala Salve; 21 March 1923 – 23 February 2011), also known as Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, was the founder and guru[1] of Sahaja Yoga, a new religious movement.[2][3] She claimed to have been born fully realised and spent her life working for peace by developing and promoting a simple technique through which people can achieve their self-realization.[4][5]

  1. ^ Lewis, James R.; Tollefsen, Inga B. (2016). The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements: Volume II. Oxford University Press. p. 293. ISBN 9780190466190. A few female gurus have gained international recognition... Sahaja Yoga's guru, Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi.
  2. ^ "Advies van het Informatie- en Adviescentrum inzake de Schadelijke Sektarische Organisaties (IACSSO) over Sahaja Yoga" (in Dutch). IACASSO [nl]. 7 March 2005.
  3. ^ Abgrall, Jean-Marie (2000). Soul Snatchers: The Mechanics of Cults. Algora Publishing. pp. 139–144. ISBN 978-1-892941-04-6.
  4. ^ Wayne Dyer, "The power of intention" "She is the primordial mother", p56-57, Hay House, 2004
  5. ^ "Sahaja Yoga founder Nirmala Devi is dead". Indian Express. Express News Service. 25 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.