After marrying his third wife, Juliette Paez, they began a period of roughly 25 years of a transient bohemian lifestyle on the road.
Paskowitz's philosophy about the difference between knowledge and wisdom led him to believe that the formal education systems in all the countries of the world were not useful.
He believed that achieving wisdom came from real experiences in the world, and from meeting and learning from everyday people.
Most mornings, the family ate a breakfast of multi-grain gruel (as one of his children described it),[15] and they were all expected to improve their surfing skills on a daily basis.
Several of Paskowitz's children reached a competitive level in surfing, winning contests and earning endorsement income.
[18] Paskowitz had to persuade the Israeli government to let him deliver the surfboards because after Hamas took over Gaza in June 2007, Israel has only let in essential humanitarian supplies.
The successful surfboard delivery gained international attention for Surfing For Peace and launched a global community of surfers and supporters who aim to use the shared-surfing experience to bridge cultural and political barriers.
Interviews in the movie with the Paskowitz children revealed many of them held deep resentments about their childhood, from having lost the chance to have an education, to the inappropriate exposure to their parents' sexual activity, to the extensive list of rules imposed upon them by their father.
[23] In June 2010, Variety reported that Sean Penn intended to produce and star in a movie about Dorian Paskowitz.