The Heart Sutra: Wisdom Beyond Wisdom, Online 11/3–11/24
Description
The Zoom link to participate in this event will be provided at least 24 hours before it begins. Please call 415-354-0360 if you have any questions.
Four Tuesdays, November 3–24, 5–6:30 pm PT
In this four-week online course, we will explore the Heart Sutra, or Sutra on the Heart of Realizing Wisdom Beyond Wisdom (Prajna Paramita), one of Buddhism’s most beloved yet challenging texts.
This class will offer an approach for students at any stage of practice. We’ll trace the sutra’s philosophical roots in the two truths and the middle way—drawing on classical Buddhist teachings—while working through the text itself line by line.
The full text we will use, Heart of Great Perfect Wisdom Sutra (PDF), is available on the Services, Sutras, Texts & Songs page of SFZC’s website.
Whether you’re new to Buddhism or returning with deeper questions, please join us to discover how this ancient wisdom teaching speaks to our practice today.
Recordings:
All course sessions will be recorded, and registered participants will receive temporary access to the recordings for later viewing.
Fee Information
- Benefactor Ticket Price: $210 — supports others’ participation
- Standard ticket price: $168 — covers full program costs
- Member (Become an SFZC Member): $151 — for current SFZC members
- Supported: $101 — community supported rate
- Deeply Supported: $42 — for broadest accessibility
- Current SFZC residents and qualified SFZC retirees may attend this course for free. To register, please email onlineprograms@sfzc.org at least 72 hours before the program begins.
Or call 415-354-0360.
Furyu Nancy Schroeder
Senior Dharma Teacher
Senior Dharma Teacher Furyu Nancy Schroeder, a resident of San Francisco Zen Center since the 1970s, became Abiding Abbess at Green Gulch Farm in March 2014 and stepped down from that role in March 2023. Fu has held most of the monastic positions at San Francisco Zen Center and has been an active supporter of programs for children, people of color, the gay and lesbian community, and the interfaith community.