Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi is the founder of Sahaja Yoga. She is the first and only one to offer the experience of self-realization en masse. She declared that it is the birthright of all human beings – regardless of religion, race, nationality or circumstance – to receive their self-realization. She also insisted that one cannot pay for the truth or for self-knowledge, thus Sahaja Yoga and its techniques have always been, and continue to be, offered free of charge.