NOT LESS THAN EVERYTHING

One Man’s Quest for Spiritual Enlightenment

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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.

“When it comes to spirituality and life, Turak is as authentic as it gets. Wonderful read!”
— Michael Keaton, actor

NOT LESS THAN EVERYTHING reviews

  • "An inherently fascinating blend of memoir and spiritual self-help guide, Not Less Than Everything: One Man's Quest for Spiritual Enlightenment will prove to be of very special value to readers with an interest in the kind of personal transformation that leads to simple inner joyfulness, happiness, and contentment no matter what your life circumstances might be.

    James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief, Midwest Book Review

  • "I absolutely love this book. The ideas fascinated me. The stories gripped me. Not Less Than Everything represents a vision of what life can be when it is lived in dedication to something higher. It spoke to me in a way that no other book ever has."

    Kenny Felder, Author, Modern Physics

  • "This book is moving and 100 percent authentic. In seeking the transcendent, August Turak finds the utterly personal and profoundly intimate experience of divine love. Read this book and you too may suddenly realize that the God you thought was missing has been calling your name your whole life.

    Georg Buehler, Editor-in-Chief, Abandoned Text

  • This has been one of the more enjoyable books that I’ve read recently, and it’s full of memorable moments and thought provoking bits of wisdom. The quest for wisdom is something that I’ve always cared about, albeit sometimes more than others. Sometimes I get distracted from the possibility of accomplishing a higher state of being by my worries in the everyday human world. Books like this help me to keep such worries in perspective. I can’t go out and camp and have a great time outdoors all the time (what normally nourishes my spirit) so I have to figure out a way to make meaning out of my everyday mundane stressors and to maintain an attitude of wonder for a meaningful life.

    Patrick Burns, GoodReads

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