Leslie Temple Thurston - Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview

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Leslie Temple-Thurston is a teacher of enlightenment, who for twenty-two years has wholeheartedly dedicated her life to inspiring and guiding people towards reaching their spiritual awakening at this most important and pivotal moment in humanity's evolution.

"The heart is where heaven and earth meet—
it is the place where our human-ness meets and integrates with our divinity. The journey to discover the heart is the journey to find our true humanity—the perfected human being—that which we really are"
—Leslie Temple-Thurston

Leslie mentors individual seekers worldwide who are committed to their work of transformation and awakening to higher states. She guides people towards becoming fully conscious of and knowledgeable about the luminous core of light within themselves. She encourages her committed students, and many others who come to sit with and study with her, to aspire fully and completely towards the state of mystical enlightenment.

Vision holder and founder of the non-profit organization CoreLight, Leslie and her partner of 17 years Brad Laughlin, developed CoreLight's school of transformation, which offers online seminars and group meditations, as well as ongoing study courses.

To assist people in their awakening, Leslie also spent many years developing a unique and powerful set of processing techniques that have the capacity to release the patterned behavioral states of the ego that block an individual's ability to fulfill their spiritual potential. This simple yet potent clearing work is a vital part of the transformation that Leslie offers her students on their journey to achieve higher states of consciousness. She believes that someone can only fully wake up by looking at and releasing their ego patterning.

Leslie was born and raised in South Africa. She graduated from the University of Witswatersrand in Johannesburg with a B.A. in Fine Arts and worked professionally as a painter and art teacher while in her twenties. Art had always been an inspired way for her to express and develop the natural mystical inclination she had had since childhood. In her late twenties and thirties she found the inner pull of the mystic life to be her path, and surrendered her beloved art to give herself completely to the fulltime study of mysticism and transformation. She came to the United States in 1977, where she deepened her studies of ancient wisdom through meditation, yogic teachings and spiritual psychology.

Leslie's dedication to spirit resulted in a two-year "cave experience", which culminated in April of 1988 when she experienced the dissolution of her old ego identity and a profound awakening. With this came the gift of being able to share with others a transmission of grace, unconditional love and healing energy, known in the East as Shakti, which has uplifting, enduring, and transformational effects on those who receive it. She shares her transmission and her wisdom with those who attend her events or undertake committed study programs with her.

Leslie is the author of two books: The Marriage of Spirit—Enlightened Living in Today's World and Returning to Oneness—The Seven Keys of Ascension, which have been translated into several languages. Her extensive teachings are also available through her training courses and on numerous CDs or as mp3 downloads, which are available in English and Portuguese (Brazilian). Her training courses include: Spiritual Warrior Training, a self-paced correspondence course, and Teacher Training, a four-year advanced study course.

Leslie is the founder of the humanitarian aid organization, Seeds of Light, whose mission is to assist with the awakening of the Global Heart, which she perceives to be the interconnectedness of all life through tolerance, forgiveness, love and compassion. Seeds of Light offers services to South Africa's AIDS orphans and marginalized communities, and helps preserve endangered species and eco systems worldwide.

Leslie lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and in Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Interview recorded 10/26/2010.

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[BuddhaAtTheGasPump]

You make a good point. I read it this morning and then brought it up in an interview (with Mooji) I did a little later. The fact that I made the point just indicates some area in my own understanding that needs broadening. I have a liberal orientation myself, and have to stretch a bit to understand how a deeply awakened person can resonate with Rusch Limbaugh and his ilk. But I know one such person, so obviously it can be. Anyway, thank you for the comment, and my apologies for startling you.

[Taoistdavid]

I thought this was a wonderful interview. I appreciated how honest, unpretentious, direct and truly human it was, a great conversation which was inspiring and instructive.

[paulaameri]

I enjoy when Rick Archer brings up delicate points, paradoxes, controversial and seemingly opposing points of view. I really enjoy the penetrating questions.

Thanks Mr. Archer! 

[TheseEyesGod]

@BuddhaAtTheGasPump

You have restored my faith, even increased it. Your light shines. I am grateful

Though I left political & other leanings behind, I came from a conservative background, so I understand the heart in that path. It is different from the heart in the liberal path, but not better nor worse. They are just differing perspectives. When we adopt any perspective to the exclusion of others, we become polarized or prejudiced.

I love you, sir, & appreciate your work.

[TheseEyesGod]

I was disappointed to see you both appearing to judge that people being awakened and politically conservative would be mutually exclusive. Is there not room for all, & can not all be quite different? I don't listen to him, but I was shocked by these rather judgmental comments

Can you help me understand, please? I just don't find such judgment present in heart. I have enjoyed many of your shows in the past - maybe about 20 - and nothing there prepared me for this

Blessings. I do like your work

[lovesarinha]

it is such an amazing energy to watch Leslie talking...all my love to you..sara

[CindyLeaLamb]

This is a great video to watch as it offers insight and inspiration for all of us on this spiritual journey. Leslie's account of her enlightenment is a guidepost for these accelerated times as it is our destiny to also be enlightened for the blessing of all. I would urge everyone watching this video to take advantage of the tremendous opportunities we have access to at this time.