Meet Our Faculty
Description
Who is this course for
This class is open to all who have taken at least one other class at Dharma College and understand that studying mind’s operations offers liberating knowledge. What stands out most about Gesture of Great Love (GOGL) are liberating ‘exercises’ – in the context of a clear exposition of how the Regime of Mind functions in each of us.
What you will gain
Ultimately, concepts can only point to the possibility of transformation and liberation in this lifetime. Inquiry, exercises and practices make it real! Your knowledgeability will be activated by the light of mind.
Format
The entire book will be covered over five 7-week terms (35 sessions). This will take us to late Spring 2026.
Session length: Each session is 90 minutes long.
Access to recordings: Video recordings available for six months in a private community portal
Weekly structure: Fridays, October 30th to December 18th, 2025, 10-11-30 am Pacific Time via Zoom
Community engagement: Dharma College will provide an internet portal for ongoing messaging among students and faculty. We hope for a dynamic conversation.
Supplemental readings: Possibly! Certainly, one of us (Bob) has the mildly guilty pattern of referring to ancient and modern Buddhist writers, Western Philosophers and Scientists, which will appear in a limited way during the course.
There will also be practices from Joy of Being (Tarthang Tulku 2006, revised 2016). Other texts that will inevitably be referred to include Revelations of Mind, The Lotus Trilogy and Keys of Knowledge – all by Tarthang Tulku.
Weekly Topics
Week 1 – January 15th
- Chapter 10 continues
- Establishing Through Linear Time
- The Temporal Dynamic
- Interlude
- Chapter 11 – The Immediacy of the Instant
- Regime – Time
- A Paradox
- Units of Suffering
- An Infinitesimal Perspective
Week 2 – January 22nd
- Chapter 11 continues
- The immediacy of the Instant
- Not Knowing
- Opening Further
Week 3 – January 29th
- Chapter 12 – Beyond Regime-Time
- Presence
- An Open Field
- Neither Extreme
- Exercise 23 – Welcoming Each New Arising
Week 4 – February 5th
- Chapter 12 continues
- The Special Status of the Instant
- Moments
- A World Without Limits
- Within the Instant
- Exercise 24 – Being in Time
- Resting Within
Skip February 12th
Week 5 – February 19th
- Epilogue – A Treasure Within
- Unity – Wisdom
- No More Games
- The Texture of our Lives
- A Different Kind of Knowing
Week 6 – February 26th
- Epilogue Continues
- Love Born in Freedom
- Connecting to the Heart of Being
- Instructions Aren’t Necessary
- You Never Need to Be Fooled Again
Week 7 – March 5th
- Re-Vision
Readings
The Topics above are chapter and section headings from GOGL, which is the only required text for the class. While we won’t be covering many pages each week, it should be understood that slow reading of GOGL is rewarding, particularly in concert with practice.
Instructor
Dr. Bob Dozor
Bob Dozor is the Medical Director of the Integrative Medical Clinic of Santa Rosa and 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. He has been a student of Buddhism since the 1960’s and a student of Venerable Tarthang Tulku since 1972.
Dr. Richard Kingsland
Richard Kingsland holds a B.A. from Stanford University, an M.A. and Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of California, Davis, and an M.D. with honors from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He completed a residency in Emergency Medicine from the University of California, San Diego, and served as an emergency physician in San Diego County for many years. He has traveled frequently to India and Nepal and has been a student of Venerable Tarthang Tulku since 1970.
Level 200
Thursdays, January 15th to March 5th 2026, 10-11-30 am Pacific Time via Zoom