I have received so many blessings and miracles since coming to Datta one year ago. My heart overflows with gratitude for Datta’s grace.

I came to Datta shortly after a very bad car accident, last year, in February 2007. I was struck at a high impact from behind by a tractor trailor, I believe I had died; my heart stopped and for a time I was in another realm. When I returned to my body, I couldn’t believe I had survived. Through grace, I did. I sustained many injuries and there were days I could not get out of bed. The pain was so intolerable, all I could do was cry for mercy.

Prior to my accident, I worked as a Photo Editor/photojournalist for a very large newspaper and I also worked on independent film documentaries. This work meant a great deal to me: I used my journalistic talents to shed light on neglected issues and topics, especially where the needs of struggling people/children were concerned. I worked on projects to help get children adopted. With photojournalism and film documentaries I brought the stories of struggling abused women to the news. I hoped these stories would bring help for these women and children. I loved my job and it meant everything to me.

I was still on leave, trying to recover from my injuries, when my employer let me go. I was devastated. I lost the job which meant so much to me, along with my income, health insurance and my apartment. And I was still in so much physical pain.

Shortly after losing my job, through divine arrangements, a Datta devotee somehow appeared, through divine synchronicity. He spoke to me about Datta and invited to me to go hear him speak. I did. From that day and the moment when Datta took me into his heart, his graced bestowed upon me blessings and miracles started coloring my world. I started to put into practice his teachings, doing the mantras, and rituals he outlined.

Even with all the physical pain and loss of the worldly things of job, I was given such a divine gift and that outweighed all else. Yes, I lost so much, as we see in the mundane world, yet, in a moment with Datta I was given everything, of importance: the grace of God.

Shortly thereafter, a beautiful devotee had offered to sponsor me to go to the India trip in October of 2007. We made arrangements, I was still in a great deal of pain, but attempted to make this sacred trip and was so grateful at the blessing of having someone so beautiful to sponsor me.

Sadly, one half hour before the limo driver arrived to pick me up to bring me to the airport, I became so ill, I could not make the trip. I had to cancel it. I cried and cried for a month, I lit candles, praying to Datta’s picture for his grace, in understanding what had happened. I prayed and prayed that he give me another opportunity to be graced with going to India. I saw Datta again New Years when he came to NYC. I went before, I spoke to him, he said he would send me help.

Another miracle, the help arrived. Months passed and then my prayer was answered, I was graced again and sponsored for Datta’s birthday trip. We got tickets 2 hours before at the airport, a miracle in of itself. Flights even changed that got us there ahead of schedule. My prayer had been answered, I arrived in India. There where so many miracles in of itself happening for me once I landed in India, before Datta. I was overwhelmed with the love and blessings from him. I was even blessed enough that our rooms kept changing and I was even in a room right next to Datta. What a blessing for me.

I asked Datta for physical healing of my injuries while in India. I immediately started feeling better. I know Datta is working on creating a miracle with my health. I feel it working now and I have been blessed with meeting so many people who help me. Datta has graced me with miracle after miracle.

Four days after I returned home, I received a letter from my car insurance company. The letter said they cut me off from everything: loss of income, treatments, everything. I sat for a minute in disbelief. I thought to myself, “how could this be happening after returning from such a sacred trip with so many blessings?” I immediately prayed. I got in touch with Devotees of Datta’s staff in India and immediately they got word to Datta about my situation.

I prayed and prayed. That day my faith was so strong; I felt so much strength coming to me, even at the thought of everything again being taken, thoughts of how I will survive, I am not better, I won’t be able to seek treatments, buy food, etc.

Once more, Datta graced me with another miracle. The very next day, a thought came to me to phone, to contact my car insurance company. Normally, no one would pick up the phone. Today, someone did: a miracle. I told her of my letter and condition. She said this did not sound right and she immediately put me through to a manager. He was kind and compassionate (unusual for a car insurance company, whose motive is always the mighty dollar). He said he would review my file: there seems to be conflicting reports, and then he would get back to me. By the end of the day, he returned my phone call. The manager said there were mistakes. In setting things right, they have reinstated my loss of income (which will at least still provide me with means of paying my health insurance and buying food) etc.

I was told to have my doctor submit a letter why I still need to continue my treatments and they would examine the letter and then make a decision as to whether or not they would continue to pay for my therapy for healing of my injuries.

What a miracle! Miracle after miracle! Datta has graced me with continuing miracles.

My heart has never felt so much love. All my losses from my accident and pain have been turned into miracles by the Grace of Dattatreya Siva Baba.I am filled with such gratitude, It is hard to find the words to even describe what Datta has given to me -the gifts he bestowed into my life and the depths of my heart. I have learned to expect a miracle everyday. I have not lost everything, I have gained everything. O, holy guru, Thou, shining in my heart, hast revealed the supreme secret and nurtured it in my heart.” Om Dattatreya Siva Baba. With gratitude, Lisa