Talk:Nirmala Srivastava

message: Hello again. I've just compiled a list of scholarly references used in this article and in the Sahaja Yoga article. It seems that the scholarly references are more inclined to use the honorific title. There is a variety but most often it is "Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi" which is often shortened to "Shri Mataji". This is interesting because the shortened version is made up of two, purely honorific names. Here is the list:
Judith Coney, Sahaja Yoga: Socializing Processes in a South Asian New Religious Movement (1999) – Sri Mataji Nirmala Devi, shortened to Sri Mataji (used most often). Only one reference to Nirmala Srivastava.
Hinduism Today - Mataji Nirmala Devi 
Kakar, Sudhir (1984) Shamans, Mystics and Doctors: A Psychological Inquiry into India and Its Healing Traditions - Mata Nirmala Devi 
Holiest Wars: Islamic Mahdis, Their Jihads, and Osama Bin Laden 2005 by Timothy R. Furnish & Michael Rubin - Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
Inform brochure - Her Holiness Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi Srivastava
http://www.irelandyoga.org - Shri Mataji 
Thorax International Journal of Respiratory Medicine - HH Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
Barrett, David V. The New Believers - Shri Mataji
Claes Nobel - Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
WIPOhttp://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2001/d2001-0467.html WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center] ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION 'Vishwa Nirmala Dharma a.k.a. Sahaja Yoga v. Sahaja Yoga Ex-Members Network and SD Montford' Case No. D 2001-0467. - Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi Srivastava, shortened to Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi; or Shri Mataji.
Freelion (talk) 03:23, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
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message: Trimmed down External links sect, and added . Cirt (talk) 14:29, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links 

message: Several IP editors added today as the last day of the subject's life. I reverted them because I cannot find any confirmation online. If it is true then kindly provide some link to an official source or news site.   Will Beback  talk   22:14, 23 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for your reply. My condolences. However I'm sure you can understand why we need to have a reliable source for this before adding it to the article.   Will Beback  talk   00:59, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you. Here's the official announcement: http://www.sahajayogablog.org/2011/02/darshan.html Yogiwallah (talk) 11:47, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the link. I've added it to the article.   Will Beback  talk   22:06, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

text: Here's the official obituary: http://www.sahajaworldfoundation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=222%3Ashri-matajis-orbituary&catid=1&Itemid=240 Yogiwallah (talk) 02:01, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
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message: I dont think this page provides all the information available regarding this woman that is found in the sources of Sahaja Yoga itself. In this it matches up nicely to the actual Sahaja Yoga practice of starting off the initiate with the meditation etc. practices and once they are suggestible, only then bring up the claims of divinity at an `advanced` level. This is the same technique as used in Transcendental Meditation, except there you cant find a website outright calling the guru a god from an official group source.
http://www.adishakti.org/
http://adishakti.org/shri_mataji.htm
I will leave it to inquisitive readers to find the photograph which purports to show angels descending around a picture of `Mataji`. Once again a familiar issue with `godmen` (women?). I commend Nirmala Shrivastava for her charisma and ingenuity in pulling this off. Nevertheless, I dont wish to assert my personal view about her but only want the article to correctly reflect the actual propagated message. Neither this page nor Sahaja Yoga explains any of this. If no one brings up a substantial objection I shall make the relevant edits when logged in. There is additionally information regarding Sahaja Yoga and Ms. Shrivastava on websites from former adherents but I am not referencing such sources, nor do I believe it to be necessary to do so to present a balanced picture. 94.197.120.44 (talk) 23:43, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why doesnt this page mention anything about Ms. Shrivastavas claims to divinity? 

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