Sri Daya Mata (Sanskrit for Mother of Compassion), born Rachel Faye Wright, (January 31, 1914 – November 30, 2010) was the president and sanghamata (mother of the society) of the only two organizations that Paramahansa Yogananda created to disseminate his teachings, Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) of Los Angeles, California, and the Yogoda Satsanga (YSS) Society of India for over 55 years.

She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to a prominent family of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Her ancestors were among the original Mormon pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley. Her grandfather, Abraham Reister Wright, was an architect of the LDS Church's Salt Lake Tabernacle. She has been listed as a "Famous Utahn" by the Utah Office of Tourism.

Sri Daya Mata first met Paramahansa Yogananda in 1931 at the age of 17 years old, while seeking one thing: perfect, unconditional love. She found it in Yogananda, Premavatar (divine incarnation of love), and joined Yogananda's ashram that year. She describes her steadfast yearning:

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