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Sep 3, 2020

"Facts bring us to knowledge, but stories lead to wisdom." --Rachel Naomi Remen

Brian Conroy: The Art of Storytelling

Brian Conroy is a gifted storyteller who comes alive when he sees people of diverse faiths, races, and backgrounds working together. Founder of the Buddhist Storytelling Circle, a group of storytellers from the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery who perform at interfaith gatherings, he first encountered Venerable Master Hsuan Hua in 1976 and took refuge with the Master in 1994. Bringing together his passion for storytelling with the wisdom of Buddhism, he writes traditional and contemporary Buddhist tales. As a storyteller, Conroy has performed at festivals and conferences including the National Storytelling Festival, The Parliament for the Worlds Religions. In this piece he shares some of the wisdom stories he has collected over the years.