I really appreciated finding this response to the whole Oprah thing and The Secret.

Dattatreya Siva Baba is the Indian guru who introduced Dr. Wayne Dyer to japa, which is “a spiritual discipline involving the meditative repetition of a mantra or name of God”.

From his site, he answers the question… Who is Who is Dattatreya Siva Baba?

There are 3 answers for this question.

1. For the general public at large, He is the Indian Guru who gave the “Ahhh Meditation” to Wayne Dyer.
2. He is an Enlightened Master from India who teaches prosperity and enlightenment theories and practices.
3. For His devotees, He is the incarnation of the 3 Divinities, the Creator Brahma, the Maintainer Vishnu and the Destroyer Siva, in one form. Dattatreya Siva Baba has assumed human form to restore peace to the world and help people to realize God.

Included here is a YouTube video of one of his responses to The Secret.

Overall, he states that he is glad that this topic of Thought Manifestation is being discussed, but also weighs in that it is not enough to pray and wish for what you, adding that it takes time and the activation of many practices.

I also liked his answer as to why so many people live in situations that are not of their liking… “they are living in an old reality”, and “life is a learning process”.