Mike Jenkins trained as an actor and has worked in theatres in London and around the UK. He later worked as a performing arts teacher and customer services trainer and now creates and manages websites to help people connect with their audience. He has written two stage plays, a growing collection of poetry, and has always been drawn to expressing his own perception and perspectives and exploring those of others, through the creative arts. Mike loves to talk, sing, walk, read, write, cook, eat, sleep, and to help others feel and know the deep joy, grace, and peace at the centre of all life.
After many years of mental and emotional distress in his 20’s and a diagnosis of cancer at the age of 29, Mike began an intense spiritual search that led him to teachings on nonduality that sparked a series of awakenings and set him on a journey to integrate those shifts into everyday life.
Website: heartofpresence.co.uk
Books:
- The Nonduality Diary: A journal of awakening happening
- The Escape Artist’s Handbook: Re-discovering the simple joy of being
Interview recorded 5/6/2017
Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.
YouTube Video Chapters:
- 00:00:00 – Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
- 00:04:59 – Series of Awakenings
- 00:09:19 – Awakening and Dissolving of Concepts
- 00:13:54 – The Intense Longing
- 00:18:24 – Making Peace with Death
- 00:22:55 – The Freedom of Letting Go
- 00:26:54 – The Toll on Mental Health and the Path to Spirituality
- 00:30:37 – The Horrific Record of Organized Religion and the Catholic Church
- 00:34:29 – Sexuality and Understanding
- 00:38:07 – Dealing with personal issues through awakening
- 00:41:46 – Stereotypes and Misconceptions about Sexuality and Spirituality
- 00:45:29 – Stereotypes and Misconceptions about Being Gay in Society
- 00:49:01 – Redefining Gender Identity
- 00:52:46 – The Power of Imagination and Meeting Others in Absolute Reality
- 00:56:43 – Freedom from Labels in Identity
- 01:00:20 – Living a Life of Peace and Joy
- 01:04:07 – Experiencing the Essence
- 01:07:50 – Stories of Instant Awakening
- 01:11:15 – Finding Light in the Darkness
- 01:14:55 – The End of Feeling Unfulfilled
- 01:18:27 – Being in the World or Creating
- 01:21:58 – The Unfolding Layers of Truth
- 01:25:44 – Thoughts and Conclusion
- 01:29:22 – Less Investment in Thoughts and Opinions
- 01:32:55 – Awakening and Surrendering in Creativity
- 01:36:15 – Living in an Awakened Space
- 01:40:06 – Balancing Being and Action
- 01:43:32 – The Creative Capacity
- 01:47:10 – Divine Intelligence in the World
- 01:50:51 – A Conversation with Mike Jenkins
- 01:54:41 – Farewell and Gratitude
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