The glorious tradition of Yoga as a super-science to self-realization is counted among the finest treasures that humankind has today. The nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw a great public revival of Indian spirituality in general and Yoga in particular. One fountainhead of this was Yogavatar Sri Sri Shyamacharan Lahiri, a saint who was extraordinary even among illuminated masters. Initiated by the peerless Mahavatar Sri Sri Babaji Maharaj, he became a central figure in the dissemination of Yoga in the modern world through Kriya Yoga.

Our spiritual lineage is founded on the pillars of eternal universal Truth and its fundamental principles that all true seekers, saints and savants have realized as one. Our path is blessed by the divine grace of self-realized masters who have from time immemorial pursued the path of universal divine transformation for the benefit of all beings. With Sree Sree Maa amidst us, we found an opportunity to be part of this eternal divine mission. With the blessings of Sri Sri Nanga Baba, Mahavatar Babaji Maharaj, Sri Sri Shyamacharan Lahiri Mahashay, Bhagwan Kishori Mohan, other revered saints and our beloved Sri Sri Baba, she has agreed to be in our midst by forming the ashram which forms the centre of her divine mission of `unification of all faiths and establishment of universal Truth' as well as her role as Sadguru in the lineage of Kriya Yoga.

Sree Sree Maa took this birth on the wishes of Sri Sri Nanga Baba, whom she refers to as her `eternal divine father'. Sri Sri Nanga Baba is revered in spiritual circles as the head of Vyaspeeth Ashram of the Himalayas. He and Mahavatar Babaji Maharaj work closely in the universal spiritual mission of descent of divine avatars. During her early childhood Sree Sree Maa received the blessings of the great saint Bhagwan Kishori Mohan Bandyopadhyay and his devotee Sannyasini Mata. Sannyasini Mata was a disciple of Swami Pranabananda Giri Maharaj who in turn was a direct disciple of Yogiraj Shyamacharan Lahiri Mahashay. Bhagwan Kishori Mohan was a divine avatar who was requested by Pranabananda Giri Maharaj to take the seat of Sadguru after his passing away. Sree Sree Maa was also blessed by the saint Sadhu Sitaram Baba of Hazaribagh in her childhood. During her early teens she received spiritual guidance from a divine personality, whom she later recognized as the peerless Mahavatar Babaji Maharaj, the guru of Sri Sri Shyamacharan Lahiri Mahashay. Later she came into contact with Sri Sachchidananda Paramhansa, the beloved disciple of Sri Sri Nanga Baba. Sri Sachchidananda Paramhansa, whom we refer to as Sri Sri Baba, spent twenty-eight years in the Himalayas to become a fully realized yogi, primarily through the path of Hatha Yoga, under the guidance of Sri Sri Nanga Baba. Later, on the personal request of Mahavatar Babaji Maharaj, Sri Sri Nanga Baba sent Sri Sri Baba to the plains for the continuation of the Kriya Yoga lineage. Sri Sri Baba was initiated into Kriya Yoga by the great yogi, Sri Nitaicharan Bandyopadhyay, who was a disciple of Sri Panchanan Bhattacharyya Mahashay. Panchanan Baba was a direct disciple of Yogiraj Shyamacharan Lahiri Mahashay. Sri Sri Baba also completed many other forms of sadhana including Shakti sadhana and Bhakti sadhana during his stay in the plains from accomplished masters like Sri Tarapada Bachaspati Mahashay and other reclusive saints. Shortly after their first meeting Sri Sri Baba initiated Sree Sree Maa in Kriya Yoga. Other than Sri Sri Baba, Sri Sri Nanga Baba and Mahavatar Babaji Maharaj, Sree Sree Maa has also been guided in her sadhana by realized yogi saints like Sri Sumerudas Baba. Later, Sri Sri Baba, with the consent of Sri Sri Nanga Baba and Mahavatar Babaji Maharaj, asked her to become a Sadguru and impart the divine science of Kriya Yoga to others. Sri Sri Nanga Baba and Mahavatar Babaji Maharaj themselves performed her formal divine anointment or `avisheka' as Sadguru in Vyaspeeth in the august presence of other saints. Sree Sree Maa imparts spiritual initiation only on her own accord and with the consent of the great gurus. We are fortunate to be her blessed children and part of an illustrious spiritual lineage.