Eckhard Tolle’s writings were very beneficial in starting the process of me “re-finding” myself. Your points are very well taken, because he is not what I would call an originator. He has communicated valuable lessons, but my sense is that he lacks the mystical authenticity of a Ram Dass, for example. But even Ram Dass was communicating what he learned from his guru. In the end, we can take in lots of information and experiences and synthesize them for ourselves. And, we can be grateful for those who influenced us along the way.