Nirmala Sundarī Devī was born in small village of Bangladesh on april 1896. Being of the brahmanic cast, she was married following the tradition at the age of 13. Her husband always held his wife and her mystical experiences in the greatest of respects, and considered her as his guru. In 1922, she gave herself "diksha"(initiation), and her religious name became Ananda Moyi, litteraly, "made of bliss".

Her perpetual voyages throughout India were what caracterized her teachings. Everyone gathered around her to hear what she had to say, and not only hindus, but also christians and muslims of the whole world came to meet her. People took on the habit of calling her "Mother" (Ma) as a sign of reverence.

She dispensed her teaching in a spontaneous way, often in the form of a game. Paradoxically, she was also know for her very difficult ascetic practices. During three years, she nourished herself exclusively of three grains of rice per day. She also often observed a vow of silence.

Contested by some ( especially in the orthodox brahmanic environment ), she is held by others as an incarnation of the diety Kali. Very often, she explained that the teachings of authentic masters are of use, and can be best understood, by those to whom they are destined. The fact that they can appear contradictory does not remove to any of them their specific worth as one of the spiritual paths to explore, and live. Her teaching was a great success, as it corresponded perfectly to the religious sensibilities of our time.

Her entire teaching is based on the underlying Unity which bonds everything together, and the fact that this ensemble is God, and can be know as that by all who sincerely seek this truth. It is said that she was in complete and constant fusion with this Unique principle of Love and Life, and that all human beings must aspire for this final victory of their divine nature, as that it is their birthright as creatures of the universe.

The disciples of Ananda Moyi Ma were often amazed that she would accept, without any protest, that a huge number of people would gather around her, and that as many people came to tell her their worries, questions and family problems. To this she answered :

"If you beleive that this is unpleasant to me, it is only because you make a distinction between their body and yours. You do not feel that carrying your head, your hands, your feet, your fingers or any of your members for that matter is a heavy burden because you consider them as intrisic parts of your own body. In the same manner, I feel all these persons as organic members of this body (pointing to herself). They do not way heavily on me, neither does their worries. Their joys, their sufferings, their problems and their solutions are a vital part of my being ; I have no sense of ego, neither of separation. In myself, each of you holds in an equal measure, the height and depth of eternity."

Ma Ananda Moyi died in 1982, in Hardwar.

According to this website:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/indianred/moyi.htm