Podcasts about trappist monks

For thousands of years Trappist Monks have sung Psalm 4 before bed. In a world filled with anxiety, we need the peace of Christ more than ever. What is it about this ancient song that has helped people sleep for generations?

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Take a journey of faith with us to France's sacred sites. Hear inspiring stories and reflections that can enrich your daily faith journey. Don't miss out on this opportunity to deepen your connection with the Blessed Virgin Mary and explore the significance of these sacred sites. During our journey, you will: Learn the significance behind the Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette and Our Lady of Sept-Fons Abbey. Hear personal experiences that make these sacred places come alive and inspire your daily pilgrimage of life. Discover how the messages of hope from these holy places can help you trust God. Click here to visit the official webpage for this episode. Jewel for the Journey: “Approach, my children, don't be afraid, I'm here to tell you great news.” - Our Lady of La Salette Do you like what you hear? Become a Missionary of Hope by sponsoring a week of Journeys of Hope, click here to get started. Learn more at https://pilgrimcenterofhope.org/media-and-resources/all-media-series/journeys-of-hope.html Help us spread hope! https://pilgrimcenterofhope.org/support/

Discover how the life of Trappist monks, centered on simplicity and mindfulness, aligns with the true meaning of Christmas. Learn how the celebration of Jesus' birth can inspire us to live with intention, purpose, and flow this holiday season.Key Takeaways:• ✅ Simplicity and mindfulness help us stay present and find flow.• ✅ Rituals and discipline connect us to deeper spiritual truths.• ✅ Reflecting on Jesus' birth invites us to live with greater purpose and humility. Make sure to subscribe and follow me for updates, tips, and more ways to stay in the flow! You can connect with me on:• Instagram: @flow_network__• YouTube: @flow_network__• TikTok: @theflownetwork• LinkedIn Newsletter: Daily Flow Stay tuned for more great content, and as always, stay in the flow!

In this episode, podcast host Stephen Roach takes listeners on a journey into the world of ecstatic poetry. Drawing from the wisdom of Trappist Monk, Thomas Merton and author/scholar Michael Edwards, Stephen highlights poetry as mankind's first language. He tells us, the meaning of a poem is not found in what a poem is about, but rather what effect the poem has on it's hearer. Through reciting several of his own poems, Stephen reveals poetry and the poetic encounter as a doorway to wonder.THE BREATH AND THE CLAY WRITER'S RETREAT Oct. 25-27 in Moravian Falls, NC. APPLY NOW.Join our creative collectiveGive a one-time donationPurchase A Collection of Stephen's Poetry

Revealing his new book Not Less Than Everything: One Man's Quest for Spiritual Enlightenment, published by Clovercroft Published September 26, 2023), August Turak reveals his stories as a member of the original team that launched MTV: Music Television and a successful hi-tech entrepreneur, Turak had what most people consider to be "the life." But he was not happy. This is the inspirational true story of how Turak overcame crippling depression and despair through a daring quest for life's ultimate meaning and purpose -- a search for transcendence.   Although his stories are wildly entertaining and often comical, Turak wishes to address the individual and collective absence of higher meaning and purpose afflicting Western civilization. He hopes this book acts, in some small way, as an antidote to that. AUGUST TURAK is a successful corporate executive, entrepreneur, award-winning author, speaker, and consultant. He is the founder of the educational nonprofit the Self Knowledge Symposium Foundation. Turak has lived and worked alongside the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey as a frequent monastic guest since 1996. As a troubled young college student in 1971, Turak was seized by the idea that the mystical experience that 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 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 longtime, part-time Trappist monk. This same spiritual roller coaster 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 to turn. Or, so it seemed.  After a corporate career with companies like MTV, Turak founded two highly successful software businesses. He has published many popular leadership articles for Forbes and featured in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Selling Magazine, the New York Times, and BusinessWeek. His book, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks, uses 1000 years of Trappist business success and his own entrepreneurial experience to demonstrate that the monks are not successful businessmen despite adhering to only the highest ethical values, but because they do.  Turak's inspirational true story, Brother John: A Monk, a Pilgrim, and the Purpose of Life, combines his $100,000 Templeton Prize-winning story with original oil paintings from award-winning artist Glenn Harrington.  August Turak lives on a seventy-five-acre cattle farm outside Raleigh, NC. For more information, visit: www.AugustTurak.com.

Joe and Nick are back and this episode is sort of a "Part II" to the previous episode. The guys discuss trappist monasteries and the rules and observances they oblige in order for their beer (or other goods) to be recognized as authentic trappist products by the International Trappist Association. There is a deep history to the trappist abbeys and there is a reason why many consider trappist ales to be some of the best beer in the world. Tune in to find out why!

Recipient of the prestigious Templeton Prize, Brother John is the true story of a meaningful encounter between a man (August Turak) going through a midlife crisis, and an umbrella-wielding Trappist monk. This magical encounter on Christmas Eve eventually leads August, and us all, to the redemptive power of an authentically purposeful life. Uplifting, deeply moving, Brother John is dramatically brought to life by over twenty full color paintings by Glenn Harrington, a multiple award-winning artist who has illustrated over 700 books for all the top publishers. Brother John's moving story takes place at Christmastime, and its inspirational message and rich illustrations are sure to bring us back again and again throughout the year.AUGUST TURAK is one of the founding members of MTV: Music Television (1981), an entrepreneur who began two highly successful software businesses, and an award-winning author, speaker, and consultant. He is the founder of the educational nonprofit the Self Knowledge Symposium Foundation. As a frequent monastic guest, Turak has been living and working alongside the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey since 1996. He has published many popular leadership articles for Forbes and been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Selling Magazine, the New York Times, and BusinessWeek.His bestselling book, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks, uses 1000 years of Trappist business success and his own entrepreneurial experience to demonstrate that the monks are not successful businessmen despite adhering to only the highest ethical values, but because they do. His most recent title, Not Less Than Everything: One Man's Quest for Spiritual Enlightenment (Clovercroft Publishing, September 26, 2023), is the inspirational true story of how Turak overcame crippling depression and despair through a daring quest for life's ultimate meaning and purpose. August Turak lives on a seventy-five-acre cattle farm outside Raleigh, NC. For more information, visit: www.AugustTurak.com.

MPF Discussion with AUGUST TURAKWhy You Need To Find Your Higher Purpose with AUGUST TURAK ABOUT AUGUSTAUGUST TURAK is a successful corporate executive, entrepreneur, award-winning author, speaker, and consultant. He is the founder of the educational nonprofit the Self Knowledge Symposium Foundation. As a frequent monastic guest, Turak has been living and working alongside the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey since 1996.After a corporate career with companies like MTV, Turak founded two highly successful software businesses. He has published many popular leadership articles for Forbes and been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Selling Magazine, the New York Times, and BusinessWeek. His book, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks, uses 1000 years of Trappist business success and his own entrepreneurial experience to demonstrate that the monks are not successful businessmen despite adhering to only the highest ethical values, but because they do. Turak's inspirational true story, Brother John: A Monk, a Pilgrim, and the Purpose of Life, combines his $100,000 Templeton Prize winning story with original oil paintings from award-winning artist, Glenn Harrington. August Turak lives on a seventy-five-acre cattle farm outside Raleigh, NC.    August is also the author of the inspirational new book “Not Less Than Everything: One Man's Quest for Spiritual Enlightenment”.On this episode of My Perfect Failure (Why You Need to Find Your Higher Purpose) If you are looking to find purpose in your life particularly in those tough times when we experience failures and setbacks.  August shows how those tough moments are merely happy accidents waiting to be discovered.  You will be inspired, enlightened, and motivated that our tough times can be our passport to a life filled with purpose, opportunity, and fulfilment.  Some of the Areas covered.·       Why we should live our lives with higher Purpose & Vales.·       August reveals his life has been a series of Happy Accidents.·       Excellence is not a Choice, It's a Habit.·       The Hero's Journey.·       Happy Accidents (We should seek the hidden opportunities in Life's setbacks)·       The Mistake we make is to try to be Right rather than Good.·       We discuss August's books including - “Not Less Than Everything: One Man's Quest for Spiritual Enlightenment”.  Connect with AugustVisit August's website and Purchase August's books. www.AugustTurak.com Purchase: “Not Less Than Everything: One Man's Quest for Spiritual Enlightenment”. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Not-Less-Than-Everything-Enlightenment-ebook/dp/B0CGMQ28CJ   What Every Leader Must Know About Personal DevelopmentFull URL: https://augustturak.org/what-every-leader-must-know-about-personal-development/Please Leave A Review Like this show? Please leave us a review here, even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!   MPF Website: http://www.myperfectfailure.com/  

AUGUST TURAK is a successful corporate executive, entrepreneur, award-winning author, speaker, and consultant. He is the founder of the educational nonprofit the Self Knowledge Symposium Foundation. After a corporate career with companies like MTV, Turak founded two highly successful software businesses. His book, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks, uses 1000 years of Trappist business success and his own entrepreneurial experience to demonstrate that the monks are not successful businessmen despite adhering to only the highest ethical values, but because they do. www.AugustTurak.com ______________ Awakenings with Michele Meiche is your place for information and insight to understand the Global Shift of Awareness and Awakening to live a more Soul fulfilling life and experiencing Soul fulfilling relationships. Awakenings broadcasts ‘Live every Wednesday 12pm -1:30 pm PT    Call in for Intuitive and Numerology Readings  # 347-539-5122  Michele answers questions about Awakening, Spirituality, Metaphysics, Dreams, Self-Development and the Soul Path.  Keep connected with Michele: YouTube – Soul Insights & Tarot-https://www.youtube.com/user/lightbeing21 YouTube Awakenings with Michele Meiche Podcast – https://www.youtube.com/@AwakeningswithMicheleMeiche Instagram- @michelemeiche Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/michelemeiche            Twitter - @michelemeiche FB- @michellemeiche Mentorcam (website/app) for mentoring questions & life advice https://mentor.cam/michelemeiche Email awakeningspodcast@gmail.com for guest and topic suggestions, as well as to have your questions answered ‘On Air'.

Ferdinand Waldo Demara held a lot of careers in his lifetime: he was a surgeon who successfully amputated a man's leg on a Canadian Naval ship, a Trappist monk, a prison warden, a pastor, and a professor of philosophy. How, you ask, could one man have mastered so many different skills? Well, he didn't. Demara was possibly the greatest conman the world has ever seen and was only found out when his photo was put in a newspaper article commending his good work. SOURCEShttps://www.influenceatwork.com/7-principles-of-persuasion/https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/09/obituaries/ferdinand-waldo-demara-60-an-impostor-in-varied-fields.htmlThe Great Impostor: The Amazing Career of Ferdinand Waldo Demara, who Posed as a Surgeon, a Prison Warden, a Doctor of Philosophy, A Trappist Monk and Many, Many Others; by Robert CrichtonThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5307439/advertisement

Winter Rain, Six Images of Thomas Merton: A staged reading of Anthony Padovano's powerful play about Thomas Merton, American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, and social activist told in six monologues by six actors with jazz piano. March 25-26 Collaborative Toledo-ACT Trinity Episcopal Church Tickets for this show are $10.00 and can be purchased at www.act419.org. Directed by Jeffrey Albright and featuring Barbara Barkan, Charles Crockett, Angie Gresko, Matt Kizaur, Mark Owen, and Phil Skeldon. Each actor portrays Merton at different stages of his life. With Tajj Crowder on piano.

Jordan Kapper, MD (‘Kapper' by his friends) is an ER doctor, real-estate investor, self-storage operator and co-founder of Investing Storage. Founded by two ER doctors, Ben and Jordan, Investing Storage, focuses on value-add self storage opportunities as well as providing investment opportunities for physician investors. Jordan lives in Center Valley, PA along with his wife, Rebecca, who manages their residential properties full-time as well as providing digital marketing services for their self storage facilities. Transitioning from full time physician to full-time in real estate, ‘Kapper' also advises several physician founded startup companies and is passionate about art, digital marketing, cryptocurrency, sales and operations. LINKS FROM THE SHOW Book Recommendations Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks by August Turak: https://www.amazon.com/Business-Secrets-Trappist-Monks-Authenticity/dp/0231160631 The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu: https://www.amazon.com/Three-Body-Problem-Cixin-Liu/dp/0765382032 Tech Recommendations Noonlight: https://www.noonlight.com/ Google Drive: https://www.google.com/drive/ LastPass: https://www.lastpass.com/ CONNECT WITH THE GUEST Investing Storage: https://www.investingstorage.com/ Kapper Properties: https://www.kapperproperties.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-kapper-md-903b1946/ Tribevest founders club: https://app.tribevest.com/vip?grsf=kdvyfs Email jordan@investingstorage.com Simple self-storage social media marketing Rebecca@kapperproperties.com Investing Storage social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/investingstorage/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/investing-storage/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/investingstor CONNECT WITH THE HOST Connect with Sean Graham to discuss self storage syndication investment opportunities at Maven Equities or to sell your self storage facility without a broker. www.mavenequities.com www.mavenstorage.com linktr.ee/seangraham --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

This month we are talking about Makers Mark with Rabbi Charles Arian.https://www.makersmark.com/Rabbi Arian is a bourbon and whiskey enthusiast who has even tried his hand at barrel aging whiskey at home: https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/rabbi-arian-shares-the-spirit-of-bourbon/He is the Rabbi of Kehilat Shalom in Gaithersburg, MD. You can learn more about him at https://www.kehilatshalom.org/rabbi Learn more about me and A Dram and a Drash

In 2006, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory and never looked back.Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers. Shawn travels to regions of Ecuador, the Amazon, the Philippines, and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate. They open their books to farmers, translating financials into their language and profit share with them.Recently named by Forbes “One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America”, the Askinosie Chocolate mission is to serve their farmers, their neighborhood, their customers, and each other, sharing the Askinosie Chocolate experience by leaving the world a better place than they found it. So far the company has provided over a million school lunches to malnourished children in Tanzania and the Philippines, without any donations. Founded at the forefront of the American craft chocolate revolution and regarded by many as a vanguard in the industry.Shawn was named by O, The Oprah Magazine “One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World.” Shawn has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Missouri-Columbia and Missouri State University. Seth Godin, entrepreneur, and author, recently praised the company's model: “[Shawn] has built a practice of creating a worthwhile luxury good that directly benefits people. Not sort of. Not a little. But directly.”Shawn's book, recently released, co-written with his daughter Lawren, published by Penguin titled "Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul" is an Amazon #1 New Release. Read Seth Godin's review of the book here. He is a Family Brother at Assumption Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Ava, Missouri and the co-founder of Lost & Found, a grief center serving children and families in Southwest Missouri.To inquire about a chocolate tasting or a general speaking engagement, please visit my blog. Learn more about Shawn at: https://askinosie.com/

Join Michael for this second episode about silence? What does this have to do with monks and prophets?

It's been a while since we've had a Trappist ale on the show, but we've got two to show you! This episode features the Spencer Trappist Ale and the Westmalle Trappist Tripel Ale. What's special about these Trappist ales? Well we've got a pitch for a beer brewing anime that will never get picked up unfortunately...but you can hear about it anyways! The Summer 2021 anime season is coming to a close, and thus begins the time to preview next season's shows; so grab your favorite ale and join us for the Fall preview! 00:00:26 Intro00:03:23 Beers of the Week: Spencer Brewery Trappist Ale and Westmalle Trappist Tripel Ale00:05:00 Trappist Monk Brewing Anime?Weekly Pairing: Fall 2021 Previews, The AniChart Top 400:08:15 Returning/Continuing Shows00:14:36 Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu00:21:40 Platinum End00:27:13 Mieruko-chan00:31:49 takt op.Destiny00:38:00 News BreakHappy Hour: Fall 2021 Previews, The Rest 00:46:40 Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei Suru00:50:34 World's End Harem00:53:43 Saihate no Paladin00:57:18 Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside01:00:52 Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi01:05:12 Visual Prison01:07:10 Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu01:11:41 Taishou Otome Otogibanashi01:14:55 Sakugan01:19:52 Puraore!: Pride of Orange01:22:55 Kyoukai Senki01:28:22 Blue Period01:30:18 Three Episode Rule Selections01:37:45 Beer Reviews01:47:38 Housekeeping/Closing To catch our shows live, head over to twitch.tv/animeondraft and give us a follow. Be sure to turn on notifications to be alerted when we go live. You can catch us on Twitter @animeondraft to receive updates on our weekly streams. Our current streaming schedule is Tuesdays or Fridays starting around 8:00 PM Pacific Time. Join our Discord! animeondraft.com/discord Podcast Survey: https://forms.gle/T89YdmrBGfcL7VP18

It's been a while since we've had a Trappist ale on the show, but we've got two to show you! This episode features the Spencer Trappist Ale and the Westmalle Trappist Tripel Ale. What's special about these Trappist ales? Well we've got a pitch for a beer brewing anime that will never get picked up unfortunately...but you can hear about it anyways! The Summer 2021 anime season is coming to a close, and thus begins the time to preview next season's shows; so grab your favorite ale and join us for the Fall preview! 00:00:26 Intro00:03:23 Beers of the Week: Spencer Brewery Trappist Ale and Westmalle Trappist Tripel Ale00:05:00 Trappist Monk Brewing Anime?Weekly Pairing: Fall 2021 Previews, The AniChart Top 400:08:15 Returning/Continuing Shows00:14:36 Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu00:21:40 Platinum End00:27:13 Mieruko-chan00:31:49 takt op.Destiny00:38:00 News BreakHappy Hour: Fall 2021 Previews, The Rest 00:46:40 Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei Suru00:50:34 World's End Harem00:53:43 Saihate no Paladin00:57:18 Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside01:00:52 Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi01:05:12 Visual Prison01:07:10 Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu01:11:41 Taishou Otome Otogibanashi01:14:55 Sakugan01:19:52 Puraore!: Pride of Orange01:22:55 Kyoukai Senki01:28:22 Blue Period01:30:18 Three Episode Rule Selections01:37:45 Beer Reviews01:47:38 Housekeeping/Closing To catch our shows live, head over to twitch.tv/animeondraft and give us a follow. Be sure to turn on notifications to be alerted when we go live. You can catch us on Twitter @animeondraft to receive updates on our weekly streams. Our current streaming schedule is Tuesdays or Fridays starting around 8:00 PM Pacific Time. Join our Discord! animeondraft.com/discord Podcast Survey: https://forms.gle/T89YdmrBGfcL7VP18

John Kiser, author of the Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love and Terror in Algeria, looks at May 1996 murders of seven Trappist monks murdered by Islamic terrorists.

In episode # 81, Dr. Reese sits down with Carl McColman, the author of the Big Book of Christian Mysticism. They talk about his encounter with the Divine at 16 years old, his mentorship with the Trappist Monks, contemplative prayer and how the death of his daughter affected his faith. They dive deep into the christian tradition and talk about Jesus, Paul, Judas, the Last Supper and more. Also, during the conversion, many Christian Mystics will be revealed from all the eras. __________________________ Support Dr. Reese's Work by becoming a member on PATREON & receive bonus recordings, behind-the-scene updates, Q&A sessions & more HERE Check out Dr. Reese meditations, books & more podcast episodes HERE --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/drreese/message

Have you ever wondered how to attract incredible success in business and in life? This week’s episode of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast features my interview with August Turak, author of Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks.

In today's podcast, Pete shares with you this conversation and prays it spurs you on in your own prayer journey. 

Tracy interviews August Turak an award-winning author, speaker, consultant and contributor for Forbes.com and the BBC. He is also the founder of the spiritual and educational nonprofit the Self Knowledge Symposium Foundation (SKSF). A super successful entrepreneur and corporate executive, Turak attributes much of his success to living and working alongside the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey since 1996. As a frequent monastic guest, he learned firsthand from the monks as they grew an incredibly successful portfolio of businesses. When he is not praying and working alongside the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey, he works with his nonprofit and lives on a seventy-five-acre farm near Raleigh, North Carolina.

On Episode 20 of WCAT Radio’s “Vows, Vocations, and Promises: Discerning the Call of Love,” show-host Dr. Mary Anne Urlakis interviews this week’s guest, Fr. Isaac Slater, O.C.S.O. regarding his life as a Trappist Monk at the Abbey of the Genesee. Fr. Isaac Slater O.C.S.O, is a Roman Catholic Priest, and the Vocations Director for the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance at the Abbey of the Genesee in Piffard, New York. The Abbey of the Genesee was founded from the Abbey of Gethsemani, in Trappist, Kentucky in 1951, and is part of the larger Cistercian family of priests and nuns which traces its origins to the year 1098. Cistercians follow the Rule of St. Benedict, and thus are part of the larger Benedictine family of religious as well. The Constitution of the Order describes the unique contemplative charism to which their communal life is ordered: “The monks dedicate themselves to the worship of God in a hidden life within the monastery under the Rule of St. Benedict. They lead a monastic way of life, in solitude and silence, in assiduous prayer and joyful penitence. . . . (Constitution §2).” In this episode, Fr. Isaac discusses his own personal vocational call to the contemplative monastic life- a life of profound beauty, immense joy, and immeasurable love. Among the unique aspects of the vocation of a fully professed Trappist monk is the recognition of the call to love. In this interview, Fr. Isaac discusses the exceptional emphasis on the devotion to love that is intrinsic to the vocation of a Cistercian of the Strict Observance. In describing the role of a newly professed monk, the Abbey of the Genesee’s website states: “The primary responsibility of the newly professed monk is to love with all his heart. The vows presuppose this love and express it exteriorly by incorporating him into a state of life which has no other reason for existence than the love of Christ and all that implies.” In Episode 20, Fr. Isaac Slater describes the typical day of a Cistercian at the Abbey of the Genesee and details the process of formation and profession of vows. The rhythm of daily life is punctuated with prayer, contemplation, liturgy, community, and work. In addition to exercising the virtue of hospitality by running a retreat house, the Trappist Monks of the Abbey of the Genesee support themselves by baking and selling delicious Monks’ Bread, biscotti, cheese crisps, and nut-butters. A link to their on-line store can be found on the Abbey’s website: https://www.geneseeabbey.org.

Trappist Monks, Banks,Chimay some stories about Mythical Warlords all so we can understand how banking works and maybe some tips of how to make them work for you and get some money? hey if you happen to follow my guests advice make sure to buy some merch!www.teespring.com/beer-battered-snobsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/beerbattered)

We review ep. 3-4 of Brews Brothers, Fall into the rabbit hole with Trappist Monks, and review Bad Sons Beer Co. "Veruca's Demise", a Gose Ale brewed with cranberries.

August Turak (Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks, and Brother John: A Monk, a Pilgrim, and the Meaning of Life), joins Sam for an in-depth discussion of principles and strategies for success. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August Turak (Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks, and Brother John: A Monk, a Pilgrim, and the Meaning of Life), joins Sam for an in-depth discussion of principles and strategies for success. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ron looks at other cultures and their weird eating methods. Is this an intervention?..Guest: Author August Turak "Business Secrets of The Trappist Monks"

Jimmy Sengenberger is joined at the Crossroads by Anthony Leonardi and August Turak. Jimmy (@SengCenter) is rejoined by Anthony Leonardi (@TonyDLeonardi), breaking news reporter for the Washington Examiner, to discuss the faux-controversy about Fox News's John Roberts supposedly not wearing a mask at a Trump administration press briefing, the Supreme Court's Trump tax return cases, Joe Biden's slide in the polls post-Tara Reade allegations, and more. Then, entrepreneur August Turak (@AugustTurak), author of the book “Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity,” drops by to offer fascinating insights on who the Trappist Monks (an order of the Catholic Church) are, how they've been remarkably successful in business, and what lessons they teach us about succeeding in business during and after the current crisis. Jimmy closes by offering thoughts on Dr. Anthony Fauci's testimony before a U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday about the coronavirus pandemic.

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August Turak is a successful entrepreneur, award winning author, speaker and founder of the educational nonprofit Self Knowledge Symposium Foundation. Since 1996 he has worked alongside monks of Mepkin Abbey. He authored Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO’s quest for Meaning and Authenticity and his latest book Brother John: A Monk, a Pilgrim, and the Purpose of Life” offers a new way of thinking for our survival and soul. Our topic “Do you trust the experts?” His articles on service and selflessness have appeared in Forbes and the BBC. www.AugustTurak.com For updates follow @erskineradio on Twitter

August Turak is a successful entrepreneur, corporate executive, media contributor, and award winning author who attributes much of his success to living and working alongside the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey since 1996. Turak's first book, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity, was published by Columbia Business School Publishing in 2013. The book chronicles Turak's 20-year odyssey as a frequent monastic guest at the Trappist monastery of Mepkin Abbey; the monks he came to know and love; the rugged lifestyle of prayer and work he share with them, and the amazing secret to 1000 years of Trappist business success: a secret that Turak calls service and selflessness.  In parallel, the book describes how Turak and his partners used these Trappist business techniques to build and eventually sell two highly successful software businesses using only $2000 in seed capital and an unwavering commitment to the Trappist business model. Finally, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks demonstrates that the new economic model that Pope Francis seems to be seeking – in light of his frequent critiques of capitalism – already exists within the Judeao-Christian Tradition. Trappist monks have been successfully running businesses for 1000 years. The Trappist model doesn't reject capitalism. Instead it transcends the flaws and limitations of capitalism. The Trappists are not wildly successful in business despite their commitment to only the highest moral and ethical principles; they are successful because they are. What every good Trappist knows is that the more we forget our selfish motivations the more successful we become. By chronicling how he was able to build two highly successful companies in a secular marketplace using this model, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks emphatically demonstrates that the Trappist model is not all “motherhood and fluff,” nor is it only suitable for cloistered monks.  For example, in 2017, Avera Health, a large, Catholic, Midwest hospital chain bought 1500 copies ofBusiness Secrets of the Trappist Monks. They worked exclusively with Turak's nonprofit SKSF to build a Resource Guide and Videos using the book and subsequently created a companywide, year-long program in organizational meaning and purpose and reported outstanding results. August Turak grew up in the cable TV business. He was a founding employee of both MTV: Music Television, and what is now the A&E Network in the 1980s. He is still in touch with Tom Freston, the former CEO of Viacom, and received a blurb for the back of his business book. Later, Turak moved to North Carolina and started the software companies that were eventually sold to BMC Software for 150 million dollars.  Though his head did well in business, Turak's religious heart was always spiritually searching for a higher meaning and purpose to life. In 1996 all these issues came to head when a freakish sky diving accident triggered a severe “Dark Night of the Soul.”  Looking for solace from deep depression, Turak turned to the monks of Mepkin Abbey: A Trappist monastery just outside Charleston, SC. He has been a frequent monastic guest ever since. Turak often spends weeks and even months at a time getting up at 3:00 AM to live, pray, and work alongside the monks. It was by living so closely with the monks that Turak was able to experience the monastic stories and lessons that he used to write Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks. In 2004, almost on a whim, August Turak entered the John Templeton Foundation's Power of Purposeessay contest. Although he had never written anything for publication before, his essay, Brother John, bested thousands of other entries and won the $100,000 grand prize. Brother John is the story of how a magical encounter with a Trappist monk finally taught Turak the purpose of life and the secret to happiness. Brother John was later reprinted in the anthologies The Best Christian Writing and The Best Catholic Writing. The Templeton Prize dramatically changed Turak's life. Brother John was published in two anthologies, The Best Christian Writing and The Best Catholic Writing, and this, in turn, launched him on a second career. Turak became a leadership contributor for Forbes.com, an on-air radio contributor for the BBC, and Columbia Business School published his book, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks. But the common fourteen-year-old thread that runs through all this subsequent work is the spirit of service and selflessness: a monastic thread that leads right back to a spool called Brother John.  But, despite Turak's intense gratitude, over the years, Brother John gradually became a Zen koan for him: a frustrating stone in his shoe that led directly to this book… Brother John was written in 2004, and it is increasingly hard to find, yet we still receive a small, but steady, stream of correspondence from people who have stumbled upon the essay. Almost without exception, they write about howBrother John helped them through the death of a child, an episode of severe depression, or a particularly painful divorce.  Being periodically reminded of the healing power of Brother John has been a double-edged blessing. Turak is, of course, profoundly moved and humbled by these letters. They always take him back to 1996: the year when the events you are about to read about actually took place. It was not an innocent religious “retreat” that initially sent August Turak to Mepkin Abbey and Brother John. A freakish sky-diving accident had triggered a personal crisis, or “Dark Night of the Soul.” Turak arrived at Mepkin Abbey hip deep in a desperate battle against depression, panic, and incipient despair. As a result, it has been especially gratifying for Turak to discover that his essay seems to convey a bit of that same healing power that he received from Brother John and the monks of Mepkin: a healing power that saved his life. Yet there is also a downside to this blessing. Why? Because these letters always left Turak wondering how much more good Brother John could accomplish if it were more widely available. He seemed to be the proud owner of a marvelous candle snugly nestled under the proverbial bushel basket. All this came to a head when a business executive drove 400 miles to thank August for writing Brother John. For several years, Turak had been toying with the idea of turning Brother John into an illustrated book. A busy executive willing to drive 400 miles proved decisive: something bigger was insisting that Turak act on his idea. Through grace or luck, he found an amazing artist, collaborator, and friend in Glenn Harrington.   Glenn is an award-winning artist who has done illustrations and cover art for all the major publishers. He was also commissioned to paint many of the portraits that now grace the World Golf Hall of Fame. Glenn took immediately to the essay and to the project. On his own initiative, he travelled to Mepkin Abbey to meet Brother John and to immerse himself in the Trappist way of life. Glenn is a deeply religious man, and his art not only captures the spirit of Brother John but also conveys the serenity and mystical power that make Mepkin Abbey a spiritual nexus, a place where heaven and earth meet.    At the John Templeton Foundation's Power of Purpose awards ceremony in New York City, Turak was asked what he intended to do with the $100,000 grand prize. He replied that he intended to give it to charity. After donating to Mepkin Abbey and several other favorite charities, Turak used the remainder to fund the Self Knowledge Symposium Foundation (SKSF). The SKSF is a not-for-profit corporation we created. Our mission is to bring Brother John's transformative message of meaning and purpose to a Western culture increasingly bereft of meaning and purpose.  Over the intervening years, Turak continues to fund the SKSF, and any remuneration he receives from his writing, speaking engagements, consulting, or personal coaching, is donated back to the SKSF to underwrite our ongoing efforts. In our latest effort to make a difference, we are turning August Turak's Templeton Prize winning essay into an illustrated book: Brother John: A Monk, a Pilgrim, and the Purpose of Life. It will be released on October 21st. It is available now for pre-release orders on Amazon. The book will contain 22 original oil paintings of Mepkin Abbey by the award-winning artist, Glenn Harrington. The rights to Turak's essay, and therefore to this book, have been transferred to the SKSF. All royalties will be reinvested into future efforts like this one. At the most critical moment of Turak's life, Brother John offered to share his umbrella. Turak's life is now dedicated to sharing, to the best of his ability, this magical umbrella with you and all our fellow men.    

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EP. 67 - The Disciple - Beacon Series Ft. Susan Stabile, Author of "Growing In Love And Wisdom: Tibetan Buddhist Sources For Christian Meditation" ========== If you listen to this show, then you've often heard me allude to a spiritual experience that took place when I was a much younger man. While I have spared the full linear details, it's sufficient to say that the experience changed my mind and gave me a reason to follow my heart. In an attempt to understand this experience of my youth, I wandered as a pilgrim, searching and studying the religions and wisdom traditions of the world. While I found treasures in many, I have never felt more at home than I have in the teachings of Jesus, the Christ, and Sidhartha Gautama, the Buddha. Living with one foot in each of these religions has been an enlightening journey. It has not been without its difficulties, especially in finding an organized religious tradition I could whole-heartedly call "home." Regardless of this challenge, I have adopted much from the traditions of Christianity and Buddhism. While there are defined differences between them, I have found that love, mercy, compassion, kindness, and wisdom rise clearly to the top. It is from these that I arrange the bouquet of my personal spiritual practice and most of my perspectives. I feel very blessed to have been born at this time on earth. The last 3,000 years have been filled with discord, conflict, war, and violence. It has also given rise to powerful voices of unity, diversity, and harmony. In the last 100 years alone, humans have gained unprecedented access to information. Many extraordinary beings have used that information to learn, grow, and find common ground. They have focused on the beauty we share, while still remaining grounded firmly in the traditions and teachings of their unique cultures. In seeking voices such as these, I have been honored to read the works of Mohandas K. Gandhi, Walt Whitman, Ram Dass, J. Krishnamurti, Henry David Thoreau, Lao Tzu, Brother David Steindl-Rhast, Tenzin Gyatso-The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Thich Nhat Hanh. Today, I share these names, and this more extended reflection with you, because it is all highly relevant to the nature of Find the Good News and my special guest. You see, recently, I added a new name to the list of wise voices I've come to treasure, and that name is Susan Stabile. I discovered Susan's work while seeking podcasters that may be discussing the writings of the Trappist Monk and Author Thomas Merton. I landed on a podcast called "Creo En Dios," which translates, "I believe in God." I do believe, so I pressed play. I listened. My mind was enlivened. My heart was opened. I pressed play again, and again, and again. What I found in Susan's lectures was a highly-Catholic voice that seemed to dance effortlessly with teachings of other wisdom traditions. She dialed beautiful practices from Buddhism into a life of Christian prayer. Susan's lectures—of which there are over a hundred—became a part of my weekly spiritual life. She presented Christian teachings and scripture in a way that felt like home for me, and in all truth, the experience was very healing. Her lectures have become a part of the journey both in-and-out of my annual spiritual retreat, framing the beginning and the end of that yearly journey. Her book, "Growing in Love and Wisdom: Tibetan Buddhist Sources for Christian Meditation," presents slightly retooled Buddhist methods for Christian's—or anyone— seeking to deepen their existing prayer life. Discovering her work has been a treasure I did not know I was seeking. Her agreeing to visit with me on this Beacon Series episode allows that work reverberate even further, so that it may enter new hearts and minds. It is my great pleasure to send this Good News Beacon out to you. This is my conversation with Susan Stabile. ========== SUPPORT FIND THE GOOD NEWS ON PATREON >> www.Patreon.com/FindTheGoodNews  ========== FOR MORE INFO ON SUSAN STABILE • BLOG >> https://susanjoan.wordpress.com/ • WEBSITE >> https://susanstabile.com/ • PODCAST >> https://susanstabile.com/podcasts/ • BOOK >> https://amzn.to/2KVVy3E    ==========  FIND THE GOOD NEWS IS PRODUCED BY PARKER BRAND CREATIVE SERVICES >> www.ParkerBrandUp.com ========== SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS ••••••••••••• SULPHUR TODAY >> www.facebook.com/sulphurtoday / #SulphurToday ••••••••••••• BRIMSTONE MUSEUM >> www.brimstonemuseum.org or Call (337) 527-0357 •••••••••••••

Segment 1: World Series Rewind – the Nationals historic run to a championship. NFL Week 9 and the return of College Basketball.  The load management power outage electric slide. LACES OUT, Adam Vinatieri, and party mode in the DMV. DC fandom dumping on Bryce Harper and the Redskins – toilet bowl champions. The Nats incredible team chemistry and a storybook ending. Bud Light double clutch guy, the Instagram flashers, Trump boos, and World Series drama. Strike zone shenanigans, Lance Barksdale butt hurt alert blowback, and the NFL PI parallel – consistency in calls. The infamous Trea Turner first base interference call, some bad lip reading, and the Rendon HR bail out. The spirit of the rules and the challenge of slow-mo frame by frame replay analysis – the NFL Films compromise. Appreciating Altuve, high ball shenanigans, and accidental innuendos. Salud o’clock! Nuns having fun, Trappist Monks, Todd’s Reach Around IPA tap takeover. The return of the Donk - the DC cougars Danger Zone. Game 7, debating Hinch pulling Greinke, Cole goes MIA, the Osuna - Harris question, and an analytics fail. Making history with an all-road game victory prop bet pipe dream. The Scherzer Game 7 fan conspiracy theory. Strasburg opts out. Fun Factoids, Nats Championship Edition. Caps and Nats party mode. Adventures with LeBron’s hairline. Segment 2 (1.33.45): NFL Week 8 and 9 throwdown. The Chargers deliver TNF BSE plus the stupidity of London relocation rumors. The Ravens handle the Patriots. Cowboys – Giants, the beefy MNF Black Cat, and Kevin Harlan’s classic call. The 49ers survive the Cardinals trap game. The Chargers throttle the Packers. Eagles – Bears, the Trubisky fail party, and a TV commentary butt hurt alert. Meatloaf won’t do that! Cranking up some Friday love – a John Witherspoon RIP. Dolphins – Jets and the Browns – Broncos Butt Suck Party. Bills – Redskins. Terminator: Dark Fate, Halloween candy hauls, and the missing Reese’s Pieces. NFL roundup. The brutality of fractional Fantasy Football losses. Seahawks – Bucs plus Wilson throws down the MVP gauntlet. Big picture NFL impressions halfway through the season. The Minshew magic runs out, a fresh start for Cam Newton, and NFL MVP chatter. CFP rankings and an NCAAF roundup. Wrap up, Popeyes sandwich murderers, and the WSU Willie Taggart buy-out. 11-08-2019, MP3 format. This is how we Brew it: Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: vasportsbrew Find us on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, LiveSportscaster.com, and the Google Play Store - Key words: Sports Brew Cheers and beers flavored by Captain Morgan 100 Proof, Coca-Cola, Three Notch’d The Ghost APA, Rueben’s Brews Autumn Harvest Imperial Pumpkin Ale, Hardywood Ginger Bread Stout, South Street Soft-Serv Porter, Leinenkugel’s Cranberry Ginger Shandy, and the general deliciousness of beer.

If you've ever wanted to know the purpose of life and why you're here, then do we have the Brother John show for you! Today I'll be talking with August Turak, award winning author, speaker, contributor for Forbes.com, and the BBC, founder of the Self Knowledge Symposium Foundation, author of "Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks", and one of the most beautiful, meaningful books I've ever read, "Brother John". And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about a monk, a pilgrim, and the purpose of life!   Key Points Discussed: What are happy accidents? What happened to August after jumping out of an airplane? What was his dark night of the soul? How did August end up working for MTV before they even launched? How did he go from being a CEO to cleaning monastery toilets? What did he learn when he first went to a Trappist Monastery? What does he mean that work is a form or prayer? What does it mean that everything is sacred? Who is Brother John and what is his magical umbrella? What can we learn from Brother John? What is the true purpose of our life? Why are we so scared to see what the purpose is of our individual lives? How do we dive into our purpose? What is the truth of the meaning of life? What's the importance of self-commitment, and to what??? What are the biggest lies? What are we so afraid of? What does it mean to act on faith? What is grace? What's the importance of living a meaningful life? What does it mean “Trappist monks don't just make success happen, they let success happen” What can we learn about business success from Trappist monks??? What can we learn from near death experiences about the meaning of life???   Additional Resources: www.AugustTurak.com …….   For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com   To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation   And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.instagram.com/inspirenationlive

Every Monday we will venture into the thoughts and voices of those in the Christian mystical tradition in five minutes or less! In the second Mystic Monday episode we hear from the father of Centering Prayer and Trappist Monk Thomas Keating. The selection for this episode comes from a very short meditation entitled The Human Condition: Contemplation and Transformation.Subscribe to the Signposts email list! Want to stay up to date on all Signposts and other projects I’m working on? Then click this link and come join me as we explore the wild paths together! Support the show!You can support the show via Patreon and for as little as $1 a month to get access to episodes before anyone else and the first dibs on any other content I create. Music provided by Alex Sugg, and songsforstory.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/ryancagle)

An Aer Lingus Plane, a bottle of holy water and an ex Trappist Monk - a real Irish hijacking!

My guest today is Sr. Jo-Ann Iannotti. Jo-Ann is a Dominican Sister of Hope, who recently retired as Art and Spirituality Coordinator at Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center in Litchfield, CT. Fifty years ago, Sr. Jo- Ann was my 8th grade teacher and is the only educator I have remained in contact with; she saw, heard, and understood me in a deep, spiritual way that helped me trust my intuition and honor my essence. Jo-Ann shares what drew her to becoming a nun, the meaning of the vows she took, her full career including ministries as educator, associate director of vocation, director of religious education, script writer for radio and television, poet, reporter, photographer, all while embracing the rich inter-relationship between art and spirituality. Sr. Jo-Ann provides background on the Trappist Monk, Thomas Merton, whose wise, compassionate writings have touched generations of spiritual seekers. Jo-Ann has a particular passion for Julian of Norwich and lectures frequently on this 14th century mystic. The first book written by a woman in English, was written by Julian, “The Revelations of Divine Love”. In fact, join me on Saturday October 26th at The Center at Mariandale in Ossining, NY to hear Sr. Jo-Ann’s Julian of Norwich program “The Woman, Her World and Her Book”. Go to mariandale.org to register (registration closes midnight October 24). Check out the links below for Sr. Jo-Ann’s upcoming workshop, plus links to Jo-Ann’s affiliated organizations. I hope you will hear why I love this inspiring woman so deeply. Enjoy the podcast! Links: The Center at Mariandale Wisdom House Dominican Sisters of Hope Dominican Institute for the Arts

Words of wisdom on finding our true selves."Perhaps if I only realized that I do not admire what everyone else seems to admire, I would really begin to live after all.  I would be liberated from the painful duty of saying what I really do not think and acting in a way that betrays God's truth and the integrity of my own soul."Thomas Merton

Beer. BBQ. Fireworks. Freedom. Right there in their name 21st Amendment Brewery celebrates one of the greatest freedoms of beer drinkers.  Just in case you aren't aware, the 21st Amendment ended Prohibition in the United States, bringing beer (and other booze) back to the people on December 5, 1933, Repeal Day.  Although the 4th of July is a big party for the brewery, co-founder and brewmaster Shaun O'Sullivan tells us Repeal Day (understandably) is their biggest celebration of the year. O'Sullivan joins us this week to talk about all those amazing freedoms.  With label art that is all about America any of their beers are ready for the holiday.  We talk grillin' out and get the scoop on their new Sparkale, a sparkling Rosé Ale and O'Sullivan's pick for the best Independence Day beer.  Homebrewing and recipe development, the early days of canning craft beer, and reminiscing on some 21st Amendment beers of the past all come up in the conversation. If you're in San Franciso stop in their brewpub or check out their brewery and taproom in San Francisco.  Otherwise, put on on some red, white, and blue, fire up the grill, and celebrate FREEDOM. Craft Beer News Celis Brewery is Being Sold at Auction on July 2nd The Trappist Monks of Saint Sixtus Abbey Have Started Selling their Beer Online The Beer List 21st Amendment Hop Crisis | DIPA 21st Amendment Toaster Pastry | Red IPA Bearded Iris Offbeat | NE DIPA Three Taverns Tropical Luxure | Fruited Cream Sour Ale Listen, Subscribe, Support Subscribe to Beer Guys Radio: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher  | RSS Visit our website: https://beerguysradio.com Follow Beer Guys Radio: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube Support the show: Patreon | Swag Shop | Our Sponsors  

August Turak joins Talking Business Now host Kelly Scanlon to discuss the business lessons he learned from the Trappist monks. Turak was a founding employee of MTV and the A&E Network. Later, he founded software companies that eventually sold to BMC Software for $150 million. He currently runs a not-for-profit called the Self-Knowledge Symposium Foundation. As a successful entrepreneur and award-winning author, Turak attributes much of his success to his 20-year stint as a frequent monastic guest of the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey. As a monastic guest, he lives and works alongside the monks sometimes for months at a time. In 1996, a skydiving accident triggered the emotional crisis or “Dark Night of the Soul” that sent Turak to Mepkin Abbey in search of the spiritual solace he so desperately needed and the monks so graciously provided. In 2004, at the encouragement of some former students, Turak decided to enter the John Templeton Foundation’s Power of Purpose essay contest. He had 3,500 words in which to answer the question: “What is the Purpose of Life?” He had never written anything for publication before, but his "Brother John" essay about an actual Christmas Eve encounter at Mepkin Abbey won the $100,000 grand prize. Later, he wrote an article for Forbes.com called "Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks." It went viral. As a result, he was invited to become a leadership contributor at Forbes. In addition, Columbia Business School Publishing asked Turak to turn his article into a book. That book, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO’s Quest for Meaning and Authenticity, applies monastic principles to secular business. Turak’s latest book, Brother John: A Monk, a Pilgrim and the Purpose of Life, combines his Templeton Prize winning essay with the illustrations of the award-winning artist Glenn Harrington to offer an inspirational message of meaning and purpose. Connect with August Turak: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aturak Twitter: https://twitter.com/AugustTurak LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/augustturak/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  When a weird dude with a mustache brings his family to Japan to (write an article for a magazine maybe?) he moves them into a haunted house where he proceeds to cosplay as a samurai, a karate instructor, a business casual samurai, and a Trappist Monk. To his family's dismay, the house is haunted by a love triangle murder suicide from the 1800's. Also, some ghost crabs that speak spooky Japanese. The (non-crab) ghosts proceed to possess the family members in an attempt to recreate the circumstances of their death, for reasons that only ghosts may know. Things go south from there. Join Matt and Tristan as they put on their silk bandannas and ring the doorbell of The House Where Evil Dwells. 

Today on Lyrically Lyme, The Total Tutor Neil Haley and Peyton Leonard will interview Author August Turak. AUGUST TURAK is an award-winning author, speaker, consultant and contributor for Forbes.com and the BBC. He is also the founder of the spiritual and educational nonprofit the Self Knowledge Symposium Foundation (SKSF). August retired as a successful entrepreneur and corporate executive. His book, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks, was published in 2013 by Columbia Business School Publishing. When he is not praying and working alongside the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey, he works with his nonprofit and lives on a seventy-five-acre farm near Raleigh, North Carolina.  

A Trappist monk since age 19, the Right Reverend Casimir Bernas reflects on a life of study and devotion mixed with physical labor.  

“In Louisville, at the corner of Fourth and Walnut, in the center of the shopping district, I was suddenly overwhelmed with the realization that I loved all those people, that they were mine and I theirs, that we could not be alien to one another even though we were total strangers.” Thomas Merton, Trappist Monk…

August is a successful entrepreneur, corporate executive, and award winning author who attributes much of his success to living and working alongside the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey as a frequent monastic guest since 1996. He is the author of Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks and a leadership contributor at Forbes.com.

33voices interviews August Turak, author of Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks.

Monks are known for living in silence and seclusion, but entrepreneur August Turak knows that they hold something of great value to the secular world—the key to business success. In his new book, “Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity,” Turak tells the story of how he spent the past 17 years working part-time alongside Trappist monks as they ran high-margin businesses producing widely sought after commodities such as beer, eggs and exotic mushrooms. Turak started out searching for enlightenment but ended up with a lifetime of lessons that taught him that success does not mean sacrificing happiness for big profits. You can have both simultaneously. The monks break every rule of business 101 except one – commitment to quality – and therein lies the secret. Rather than obsess about profits and the bottom line, the monks succeed in business by practicing the idea of “service and selflessness.” And the profits always take care of themselves.