I heard Tolle talk some on the youtube.(I found his voice soothing)
I liked hearing that he figured out he wasn't his EGO created self and he could find improvement being his Eternal Content, Loving self.
Of course the Eternal Self is present in the Now.
Life on Earth is such that we live in, and walk in a paradox, Eternally Now with past, present and future experiences Eternally stored for learning or correcting non-Loving behaviors.
Though I doubt if I would give the guy 1$, unless he was hungry or had a need of it.
I don't hang out with people that I have to pay for their time or presence.

Of course I am paraphrasing Tolle's words and sharing only opinion.