Dr Shree Nirmala Srivastava, also known as Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, is the founder of Sahaja Yoga, a meditation technique. She said, "You cannot know the meaning of your life until you're connected to the power that created you". She claimed to have been born in a fully realised state and spent her life working for peace by developing and promoting a simple technique through which people can achieve their own self-realisation.