FIND THE GOOD NEWS

WITH BROTHER ORAN PARKER

With Find The Good News I focus on good people doing good works. I visit with artists, educators, civic & spiritual leaders, musicians, business owners, students, volunteers, and everyday citizens who are using their creativity, resources, and talents to bring hope & happiness to their corners of the world. I discover the critical life experiences that shaped them, the perspectives that drive them, and the fundamental beliefs that have anchored them to a path of goodness. My name is Brother Oran, and I'm going to find the good.


NEW EPISODE

EP. 122 - THE Shifters - FT. STEVE TAYLOR

Author of "Extraordinary Awakenings"


PREVIOUS EPISODE

EP. 121 - THE RAW HONEY - FT. KORI HAHN

Author of "Rituals of the Soul"


RECENT EPISODE

EP. 120 - THE PERMISSION SLIP - FT. REGINA LOUISE

Author of "Permission Granted"


RECENT EPISODE

EP. 119 - THE TREMBLING TREES - FT. JONATHON STALLS

Founder of "Intrinsic Paths"


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THE SHIFTERS - EP. 122

 

"Just like a blind man that has discovered a jewel in a heap of rubbish, likewise, by some coincidence, an awakening mind has been born within me." With this simple, powerful turn of phrase, the Indian mystic Shantideva laid claim on my heart and framed my personal awakening experience over 25 years ago.

 

It was a profound moment of illumination in the midst of deep personal pain and set in motion years of curious seeking, discovery, experience, and practice that has offered shelter over my life to this very day. Perhaps this was the reason I so enjoyed the new book by Steve Taylor, "Extraordinary Awakenings: When Trauma Leads to Transformation," and why I was so eager to have him visit me on "Find the Good News."

 

Steve's new book is a collection of potent awakening stories spanning across a wide spectrum of traumatic human experiences such as imprisonment, war, addiction, depression, tragedy, and grief. He presents the common markers exhibited by the awakened—"shifters"—on the other side of a trauma experience.

 

No stranger to these uncommon causes of awakening, Steve offers a view of minds-and-hearts dawning in plain view, in the shadowy-yet-lovely circumstances of human existence, and in the beautiful, bumpy, ordinary enlightened beings blooming around us in this "heap of rubbish."

 

Now, I invite you to move beyond fundamentalism, past religious framing, and open yourself to the idea of your own potential for extraordinary awakening, then tune your attention to this Good News Beacon, and press play on a little good news.


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by visiting the Good News Book Shop!



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GET YOUR QUESTION INTO THE FISH BOWL!

Maybe you heard something on this show that helped you on your path to a happier life, but I need your finding the good. Get in touch and let me know what you think I should ask my upcoming guests and I'll see about getting your questions into the fishbowl in our Fishing For Goodies segment of the show! If you'd like to have your name and city/state/country read on the show just include it in your email when you submit your question. Your question will stay in the fishbowl for other guests to answer. Each guest will be fishing out 3 goodies each episode, so make sure your questions are creative, thought provoking, and designed to find the good! Don't be shy. I want to hear from you so we can find the good together.

 

Please note that by submitting you are allowing your content and questions to be used on the podcast. I'll do my very best to use your submission with respect and kindness. 

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KNOW SOMEONE GOOD?

I'D LIKE TO TALK TO THEM.

Is there someone in your life that's working to make their patch of the world a better place? I'd like to talk to them so others can find out where their good comes from. Let's get them on the show, learn what makes them tick, and get that good news out there. 

Please note that by submitting you are allowing your content and questions to be used on the podcast. I'll do my very best to use your submission with respect and kindness. 

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(802) 459-1668


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