{"id":40,"date":"2021-12-26T05:21:07","date_gmt":"2021-12-26T05:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shrimataji.org\/100years\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2021-12-28T02:31:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T02:31:23","slug":"about-shri-mataji","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shrimataji.org\/100years\/about-shri-mataji\/","title":{"rendered":"Shri Mataji"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Internationally recognised<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Shri Mataji was a Nobel Peace Prize nominee,\u00a0 recipient of the United Nations Peace Medal and was twice honoured by the United States Congress.\u00a0 She was internationally recognised for her contribution to humanity through a lifetime of work for peace and the wellbeing of mankind.\u00a0 She received awards and citations from the governments of many countries in recognition of her selfless efforts for social improvement.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-149 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/shrimataji.org\/100years\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HH-Shri-Mataji-Nirmala-Devi-India-1982-1280pix-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shrimataji.org\/100years\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HH-Shri-Mataji-Nirmala-Devi-India-1982-1280pix-.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/shrimataji.org\/100years\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HH-Shri-Mataji-Nirmala-Devi-India-1982-1280pix--300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shrimataji.org\/100years\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HH-Shri-Mataji-Nirmala-Devi-India-1982-1280pix--1024x511.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shrimataji.org\/100years\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HH-Shri-Mataji-Nirmala-Devi-India-1982-1280pix--768x383.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shrimataji.org\/100years\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HH-Shri-Mataji-Nirmala-Devi-India-1982-1280pix--496x248.jpg 496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cShri Mataji\u2019s discovery brings genuine hope to humanity.\u201d<\/em><br \/>(Quote by Claes Nobel, grandnephew of Alfred Nobel, Nobel Peace Prize Foundation and Chairman of the United Earth Organization.)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Start of Sahaja Yoga meditation<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In 1970, after studying the field of medicine and focusing on the scientific terminology of the anatomy and human physiology, she started Sahaja Yoga meditation, which she insisted be shared with all, at no cost.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-59 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/shrimataji.org\/100years\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Shri-Mataji-early-days.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shrimataji.org\/100years\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Shri-Mataji-early-days.jpg 455w, https:\/\/shrimataji.org\/100years\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Shri-Mataji-early-days-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shrimataji.org\/100years\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Shri-Mataji-early-days-431x300.jpg 431w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Shri Mataji in early days of teaching Sahaja Yoga meditation<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Shri Mataji\u2019s core teaching is that within us all lies a transformative potential, which can be awakened using her method.\u00a0 By doing so, we can bring peace and wellbeing to ourselves, our families, our social institutions, our nations and our world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In keeping with her principles, Sahaja Yoga meditation\u00a0 is now offered in over one hundred countries worldwide, free of charge.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/shrimataji.org\/100years\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Shri-Mataji-Sahaja-Yoga-Meditation-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shrimataji.org\/100years\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Shri-Mataji-Sahaja-Yoga-Meditation-02.jpg 550w, https:\/\/shrimataji.org\/100years\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Shri-Mataji-Sahaja-Yoga-Meditation-02-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shrimataji.org\/100years\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Shri-Mataji-Sahaja-Yoga-Meditation-02-496x210.jpg 496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Shri Mataji at Sydney Town Hall 2006<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\">More about Shri Mataji and Her legacy<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shrimataji.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit shrimataji.org<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Internationally recognised Shri Mataji was a Nobel Peace Prize nominee,\u00a0 recipient of the United Nations Peace Medal and was twice honoured by the United 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