> As to your question here: "Who is this "my" who has a goal in meditation" > The my is me; all of me. Not just the observing me, not just the thinking me, or

> As to your question here: "Who is this "my" who has a goal in meditation" > The my is me; all of me. Not just the observing me, not just the thinking me, or the feeling me, but the inseparable combination of the three. Seriously, when _in_ meditation try asking or seeking this "me". Not in words or concepts but actually try to locate it. This is just my take on Tolle, don't try understanding what he says. Try being and living in "presence" or "being" or the now or mindfulness whatever you call it. It's the same thing. Then the insights come on their own. I rejected Tolle's book as being too simplistic etc around 2004 or so. After independently discovering "presence" or being, i came back to his book (around 2006) and found it to be greatly helpful. Whenever i get stuck in the mind/ego due to relationship issues or struggling with what's happening in life, I find his later chapters to be very helpful in bringing me back to clarity and presence. However, I understand that each of us will find different things helpful or bogus. I never really cared for Deepak Chopra. In my opinion he is one of those who has read a lot of Indian books and can put things well for western audiences, but he hasn't put in the mileage himself.