Leslie Temple-Thurston is a renowned teacher of enlightenment, having dedicated her life to guiding others towards spiritual awakening. Her teachings embody love and heart-centered wisdom. She has mentored thousands worldwide, assisting them to awaken to higher states of consciousness through her empowering meditation techniques.

Although now retired in South Africa due to health matters, Leslie's legacy lives vibrantly through her recorded teachings, books, and the far-reaching community of spiritual teachers she nurtured. Her insights have left a profound impact on me, and I feel honored to carry this wisdom forward.

One of the most essential teachings and the core of everything Leslie imparted was the profound truth that the guru we seek exists within us, not outside. This realization is at the heart of her teachings, reminding us that the journey to self-realization and enlightenment begins by looking inward.

Leslie’s teaching emphasize:

• Looking within oneself for enlightenment rather than relying on external figures,

• Releasing egoic patterns and conditioning through self-inquiry techniques,

• Cultivating presence, acceptance and living from the heart,

These teachings shares some similarities to others like Eckhart Tolle and Thich Nhat Hanh, as they all promote awakening to our true nature through practices that minimize identification with thought and nurture compassion.

 Leslie's integration of both philosophical wisdom and practical techniques also bears resemblance to integrative teachers spanning different traditions.

 Her focus on supporting others in their own awakening journeys through mentorship further aligns with the guiding approaches of spiritual figures throughout history.

Overall, while others stress service, detachment or formless meditation, the common thread is guidance toward realization of our unity and inherent peace.

• Releasing egoic conditioning through her techniques appears aimed at dissolving identification with constant mental chatter/narratives that fuel dukkha.

• Her focus on embracing "what is" through cultivating presence echoes those like Eckhart Tolle who emphasize acceptance over resistance.

• The heart-centered aspect ties into Advaita concepts of suffering stemming from forgetting our divine nature/oneness with Being.

• Her guidance to awaken higher states of consciousness and enlightenment within hints at parallels to non-dual teachers promoting realization of our true limitless nature.

• However, Leslie seems to uniquely integrate shakti transmission of unconditional love and grace along the path, which some traditions do not explicitly address.

While sharing foundations with Buddhism and Vedanta, Leslie Temple-Thurston's perspective synergizes wisdom from varied lineages with her own emphasis on energetic clearing and experiential awakening through divine feminine principles.