Not Less Than Everything
August Turak
"When it comes to spirituality and life, Turak is as authentic as it gets. Wonderful read!"
— Michael Keaton, actor
Not Less Than Everything: One Man’s Quest for Spiritual Enlightenment is the inspirational true story of how author, August Turak overcame depression and meaningless despair through a daring quest for life’s ultimate meaning and purpose.
As a troubled young college student in 1971, Turak was seized by the idea that the mystical experience various religious traditions call Enlightenment, Satori, Nirvana, Samadhi, the Unio Mystica, or Cosmic Consciousness not only exists, but might be attainable by him.
This sparked a life altering quest as Turak became in turn,…
…the first student of a rough-hewn, hillbilly Zen master;
…the protégé of the founder of the IBM Executive School;
…the client of a mystical psychologist doing government funded research with LSD;
…a member of the original team that launched MTV: Music Television;
…a successful hi-tech entrepreneur and even a frequent monastic guest at a Trappist monastery.
It was this same spiritual roller coaster that dropped him off twenty-five years later in a tiny room of a rundown motel in Baltimore, Maryland deeply depressed, fearing for his sanity, and with nowhere else to turn. Or so it only seemed…
Through a series of true, wildly entertaining spiritual adventures and practical life lessons, Turak offers his readers an accessible, universal blueprint for a life overflowing with joy, peace, higher purpose and above all gratitude.
Duration - 1h 17m.
Author - August Turak.
Narrator - August Turak.
Published Date - Monday, 29 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2023 August Turak ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
"When it comes to spirituality and life, Turak is as authentic as it gets. Wonderful read!" — Michael Keaton, actor Not Less Than Everything: One Man’s Quest for Spiritual Enlightenment is the inspirational true story of how author, August Turak overcame depression and meaningless despair through a daring quest for life’s ultimate meaning and purpose. As a troubled young college student in 1971, Turak was seized by the idea that the mystical experience various religious traditions call Enlightenment, Satori, Nirvana, Samadhi, the Unio Mystica, or Cosmic Consciousness not only exists, but might be attainable by him. This sparked a life altering quest as Turak became in turn,… …the first student of a rough-hewn, hillbilly Zen master; …the protégé of the founder of the IBM Executive School; …the client of a mystical psychologist doing government funded research with LSD; …a member of the original team that launched MTV: Music Television; …a successful hi-tech entrepreneur and even a frequent monastic guest at a Trappist monastery. It was this same spiritual roller coaster that dropped him off twenty-five years later in a tiny room of a rundown motel in Baltimore, Maryland deeply depressed, fearing for his sanity, and with nowhere else to turn. Or so it only seemed… Through a series of true, wildly entertaining spiritual adventures and practical life lessons, Turak offers his readers an accessible, universal blueprint for a life overflowing with joy, peace, higher purpose and above all gratitude. Duration - 1h 17m. Author - August Turak. Narrator - August Turak. Published Date - Monday, 29 January 2024. Copyright - © 2023 August Turak ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:14:09
Dedication
Duration:00:41:52
Prelude
Duration:09:51:43
Chapter 1: Trapped Between Heaven and Earth
Duration:30:12:08
Chapter 2: The Teacher Appears
Duration:47:28:19
Chapter 3: Rose's Kitchen
Duration:01:05:23
Chapter 4: Rolling Stones and Hounds of Heaven
Duration:35:42:14
Chapter 5: Bus Rides and Retrospections
Duration:02:22:15
Chapter 6: The Kung Fu Revolution
Duration:37:26:41
Chapter 7: Starships and Truck Trips
Duration:12:45:07
Chapter 8: Isis Unveiled
Duration:28:01:17
Chapter 9: Ziggy Meets the Zen Master
Duration:38:46:44
Chapter 10: The Summer Retreat
Duration:31:36:07
Chapter 11: The Coming of the Lord
Duration:31:33:04
Chapter 12: Back to the Future
Duration:25:36:05
Chapter 13: Dark Night
Duration:58:25:27
Chapter 14:
Duration:47:25:00
Chapter 15: A Leadership Guru and Trappist Monks
Duration:49:10:48
Chapter 17: Prophets and MTV
Duration:31:23:44
Chapter 18: A Mental Meltdown
Duration:35:38:19
Chapter 16: Mepkin and Meredith
Duration:46:55:53
Chapter 20: Psychics and Mystic Psychologists
Duration:44:21:06
Chapter 19: Demons and a Near Death Experience
Duration:33:26:32
Chapter 21: Death and Rebirth in Baltimore
Duration:07:08:46
Chapter 22: The Return
Duration:31:06:52
Ending Credits
Duration:00:16:15
Coda
Duration:02:35:57