Shri Mataji Nirmaladevi – Awards and Recognition
Shri Mataji Nirmaladevi, founder of the sahaja yoga, a
divine spirit who has taken birth for peace of humanity and spreading the love
in the world was recognised and awarded by various institutions and governments
in the world.
Since foundation Mataji Nirmaladevi had done extensive
touring for spreading of sahaja yoga, a meditation technique for complete
development of human beings. She did it
all on her own, without expecting anything in return. She is real mother of the universe; she only
desires upliftment of her children from all countries. The development of
children gives so much joy to the mother and it is true about Mataji
Nirmaladevi too.
Following is the list of awards and recognition received by
Mataji Nirmaladevi.
1. Italian Government declared her as the “Personality of
the Year” in 1986.
2.In 1989 following meeting with Shri Mataji by the USSR
Health Minister, Sahaja Yoga was granted full sponsorship, including funding
for scientific research. Russians have
made great inroads in self-development with sahaja yoga.
3.During the period 1990-1994 Sri Mataji Nirmaladevi was
invited by United Nations for four consecutive years to speak about the ways
and means to achieve world peace.
4. In 1993 Shri Mataji was appointed as Honorary Member of
the Petrovskaya Academy of Arts and Science, St. Petersburg, Russia. In the
history of the academy only twelve people have been granted this honour. Shri Mataji inaugurated the first
International Conference on Medicines and Self Knowledge, which became an
annual event at the academy thereafter.
5. In 1994 September 26, proclaimed as “Shri Mataji Nirmala
Devi Day” at New York.
6. In 1995 Mataji Nirmala Devi was awarded Honorary
Doctorate in Cognitive Science by Prof. D.Drimer, head of Ecological University,
Bucharest, Romania.
7. In 1995 Mataji Nirmala Devi was the Official Guest of
Chinese Government to speak at the United Nations International Women’s
Conference.
8. In 1996 at Pune in India on the occasion of 700th
anniversary of Saint Gyaneshwara, Shri Mataji addressed the “World Philosophers
Meet 1996”. She spoke on Parliament of
Science, Religion and Philosophy and was awarded for the spiritual movement,
sahaja yoga.
9. In 1997 in London at the Royal Albert Hall, Mr. Claes
Nobel, grandnephew of Alfred Nobel, chairman of United Earth honoured the life
and work of Shri Mataji in a public speech. You can watch the video in this post at the beginning.
