Nathan,
These teachings and "solutions" appear cyclically through the years. One time it will be The Celestine Prophecy" then it will be "The Secret" then Tolle's books. Most of them are men or women who know that if you take a smattering of zen and throw in some hindu thoughts along with references to "what Christ really meant" as part of a way the YOU can change YOU and YOU can control your destiny or sieze the moment...then they will sell a million books before people tire and move on.


Oprah sure is searching for something and perhaps marketing more books than any human ever has. I have listened to this guy and he isn't impressive or dynamic or charismatic in anyway. I think Oprah has made him.
In a nutshell the message is all your answers are within you...either decide to abandon the self or embrace the self but it is you, you, you.
I think they rotate the idea between each book.

As you have noticed his biographical info is incredibly vague.

__________________
Richard H. King
Providence PCA
Lubbock, Texas
"No matter how far a man goes, he eventually finds out God's already there." John Wayne - the last line in "Chisum"