Faculty . Dharma College
Dr. Bob Dozor
The phenomenon of mind is neither an intrusion into the cosmos from some outside agency, nor the emergence of something out of nothing. Mind is but the internal aspect of the connectivity of systems within the matrix... The mind as knower is continuous with the rest of the universe as known. Hence in this metaphysics there is no gap between subject and object... These terms refer to arbitrarily abstracted entities.
Ervin László
On the classes I teach
A short introduction in Bob’s own words the questions his courses explore and what students can expect. Watch more at Dharma-College.org.
A few reflections from Bob
What first drew you to explore your inner life?
Reading Siddhartha by Herman Hesse in 1967
What are you currently curious about or investigating?
I am intensely interested in “climate denialism.” Why are we putting everything at risk on this planet?
What is one insight that has stayed with you over time?
There is a path to the end of suffering.
A simple practice you return to:
Vajra Guru Mantra
What helps you find balance in daily life?
Daily practices in morning and evening.
A place physical or internal that brings you a sense of peace:
My Garden
A book, teaching, or idea that has influenced you deeply:
Lotus Trilogy
A quote you appreciate:
“Since everything is but an apparition Perfect in being what it is, Having nothing to do with good or bad, Acceptance or rejection, One may well burst out in laughter.”
Longchenpa
Websites, Books, or YouTube Channels:
Something people might not expect about you:
I love taking the ball park ferry from Larkspur to Oracle Park in San Francisco and watching the Giants.
Bio
Bob Dozor is the Medical Director of Lotus House – the Nyingma Senior Retreat Center at Ratna Ling. He holds a BA from the University of Chicago in the History and Philosophy of Science and an MD from the University of California, San Francisco, after which he practiced Family Medicine for 40 years. He has been a student of Buddhism since the 1960’s, a student of Venerable Tarthang Tulku since 1972, and a student and then instructor at Dharma College since 2018.
Explore the live online courses Bob teaches.