Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi have been recognized and received numerous awards and accolades in recognition of her work . In 1993, she was appointed as Honorary Member of the Presidium of Petrovskaya academy of Art and Science. In the history of the Academy, only twelve people have been granted this honor, Einstein being one of them. She was given a Proclamation by the US Congress in 1997 which was submitted to the Congressional Records. Shri Mataji was declared "Personality of the Year" in 1986 by the Italian Government

In North America
New York, 1989-1994: Invited by the United Nations Sahaja Yoga Organization for four consecutive years to speak on ways to achieve world peace.

105th Congress, 1997 and 106th Congress, 2000: Honorarium read into Congressional Record byCongressman Eliot Engle commending Shri Mataji for her dedicated and tirelesswork for humanity.

"Shri Mataji's discovery brings genuine hope to humanity." Claes Nobel, (grandnewphew of Alfred Nobel, Nobel Peace Prize Foundation) Chairman of the United Earth Organization.

International Recognition

Nobel Peace Prize nominee

Romania, 1995, Awarded PhD in Cognitive Science from the Ecological University of Bucarest

China, 1995, Official guest speaker at the Women's Conference in Beijing as a guest of the Chinese Government

Brazil, 1994, Presented with the key to the City of Brasilia following official sponsorship of the series of Sahaja Yoga programs in the country

St. Petersburg, URS 1993, Invited to inaugurate the now annual International Conference on Medicine and Self-Knowledge.

Moscow, 1989, Government sponsorship of Sahaja Yoga research granted after meeting between Shri Mataji and the Russian Minister of Health at that time.

Italy, 1989, Named Personality of the Year by the Italian Government.

She was also greeted by the mayors of several cities in North America (Yonkers, NY, 1994 & 1996, Los Angeles, 1993 and 1994, British Columbia, 1994, Cincinnati 1992, Philadelphia 1993, Berkeley, 1997.